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Trace Elements in the Atmospheric Environment

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The origins of atmospheric trace elements measured in the vicinity of Lake Windermere are indicated by relationships derived between the levels in air, rain and dry deposition.

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PEIRSON, D., CAWSE, P., SALMON, L. et al. Trace Elements in the Atmospheric Environment. Nature 241, 252–256 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241252a0

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