Provenance of Anthropogenic Pb and Atmospheric Dust to Northwestern North America
B. G. Koffman, P. L. Saylor, Roujia Zhong, Lily Sethares, Meg Yoder, Lena Hanschka, Taylor Methven, Yue Cai, Louise Bolge, Jack Longman, S. L. Goldstein, E. C. Osterberg
Abstract
of Pb during 2013-2015, approximately 78% of the Pb from East Asia. The Pb flux to Alaska now equals that measured in southern Greenland during peak pollution from North America.
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ProvenanceAtmospheric dustMineral dustEnvironmental scienceGeographyPhysical geographyEarth scienceGeologyAerosolMeteorologyGeochemistryHeavy metals in environmentRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsMercury impact and mitigation studies