Combining tree-ring metal concentrations and lead, carbon and oxygen isotopes to reconstruct peri-urban atmospheric pollution

Annick Doucet; Martine M. Savard; Christian Bégin; Joëlle Marion; Anna Smirnoff; Taha B. M. J. Ouarda

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.19005

Combining tree-ring metal concentrations and lead, carbon and oxygen isotopes to reconstruct peri-urban atmospheric pollution

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Annick Doucet, Martine M. Savard, Christian Bégin, Joëlle Marion, Anna Smirnoff and Taha B. M. J. Ouarda

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Submitted on: Jul 19, 2011

Accepted on: Feb 9, 2012

Published on: Jan 1, 2012

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Keywords:

atmospheric pollution,

tree rings,

stable isotope ratios,

metal concentrations,

lead isotope ratios,

multielemental analysis

© 2012 Annick Doucet, Martine M. Savard, Christian Bégin, Joëlle Marion, Anna Smirnoff, Taha B. M. J. Ouarda, published by Stockholm University Press
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