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Heavy metal deposition in Scandinavia

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Maps showing the regional differences in the atmospheric deposition of Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Fe have been prepared for Finland, Norway and Sweden from data obtained by means of moss analysis, a method previously shown to be a sensitive and reliable tool in measuring heavy metal deposition. In all elements the minima were recorded in northern Norway, the maxima in south-central or south-western Sweden and southernmost Norway. The greatest regional differences were measured in Pb and Cd.

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    Åke Rühling & Germund Tyler

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Rühling, Å., Tyler, G. Heavy metal deposition in Scandinavia. Water Air Soil Pollut 2, 445–455 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00585089

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