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Lead-containing particles on urban leaf surfaces

Journal Article · · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es60133a003· OSTI ID:5041092
London plane tree (Platanus acerifolia (Ait.) Willd.) leaf samples collected from an urban environment were examined with an electron microanalyzer and electron microscope equipped with an energy-dispersive x-ray analyzer. Lead-containing aerosol particles found upon these leaves contained no detectable chlorine or bromine. The lead appeared to be associated with sulfur and phosphorus in the form of lead sulfate and lead orthophosphate.
Research Organization:
Yale Univ., New Haven
OSTI ID:
5041092
Journal Information:
Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 11:10; ISSN ESTHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English