Snow as an accumulator of air pollutants

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1977

Department

College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

Abstract

Using simple analytical techniques, the amounts of air pollutants accumulated in winter snow were determined and the results correlated with lichen survival on trees. Pollutants measured were particulate matter, sulfate, and chloride. An inverse relationship was found between amounts of each of these pollutants and the abundance of various lichens.

Publication Title

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

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