Baseline elemental-composition of selected plants and soils, and assessment of airborne element contamination, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Gough LP, Peard JL, Severson RC, Jackson LL, Arbogast BF, Motooka JM, Snow S, Engleman EE, Bennett JP. 1985. Baseline elemental-composition of selected plants and soils, and assessment of airborne element contamination, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report. 85-251. US Department of The Interior, Geological Survey. Reston, VA
This is an investigation of the relative effects of known contamination sources on the sulfur and trace metal contents of plants and soils in selected national park units. Study designs and specific objectives differ from one park region to another and include: the use of lichens (or other epiphytes) or selected vascular plant species as biomonitors of possible phytotoxic effects, and the establishment of baseline biogeochemical and geochemical levels so that the magnitude of chemical changes with time can be monitored.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gough, L; Peard, J; Severson, R; Jackson, L; Arbogast, B; Motooka, J; Snow, SW; Engleman, E; Bennett, J
- Date of Issue
- 1985
- Publisher
- US Department of The Interior, Geological Survey
- Units
- ARD , HIST , THRO
- Keywords
- Air Pollution, AIRBIB, ARD_Park-Air-Info_Collection, Baseline Data, Contaminants, Deposition, ehistory, Environmental Assessment, Geology, History, Inventory & Monitoring, Lichen (Mycophycophyta), Mercury, National Park Service, Natural Resource Management, Nitrogen, Particulates (Air), Plant Studies, Plants, Soil Chemistry, Soils, Sulfur, Sulfur (S), Toxics, Trace Metals