The use of Pb, Sr, and Hg isotopes in Great Lakes precipitation as a tool for pollution source attribution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 502, Issue , 2015, Pages 362-374

  Sherman, Laura S ^a   Blum, Joel D ^a   Dvonch, J Timothy ^a   Gratz, Lynne E ^b   Landis, Matthew S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Multivariate statistical receptor modeling; Source attribution; Stable isotopes; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

GREAT LAKES; POLLUTION SOURCES; RECEPTOR MODEL; SOURCE ATTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPES; WET DEPOSITION;

HEAVY METALS;

COAL; ISOTOPE; LEAD; MERCURY; STRONTIUM; AIR POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

HEAVY METAL; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD ISOTOPE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STABLE ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; WET DEPOSITION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DUST; FLY ASH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; WATER POLLUTANT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT LAKES REGION; LAKES; LEAD; MERCURY ISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84907685395     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.034     Document Type: Article

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