dendrochemistry

[‚den·drō′kem·i·strē]

(chemistry)

The analysis of the chemical composition of tree rings for naturally occurring or human-manufactured chemicals, especially the mineral elements, to understand the impact of pollution in the air, or surface-water or ground-water supply in ecosystems, or to detect environmental changes over time.

References in periodicals archive

Tree biology and dendrochemistry. In: Tree Rings, Environment, and Humanity (eds.

Litterfall and nutrients return to soil in pure and mixed stands of oak and beech/Saf ve karisik mese, kayin mescerelerinde olu ortu dokumu ve bu yolla topraga verilen besin maddeleri

Researchers also use dendrochemistry tools to track how acid rain affects soil chemical changes (Guyette, Cutter 1994; Berger et al.

Plant-soil feedback in spruce (Picea abies) and mixed spruce-beech (Fagus sylvatica) stands as indicated by dendrochemistry, Plant and Soil 264: 69-83.

Change in the dendrochemistry of sacred fir close to Mexico City over the past 100 year, Environmental Pollution 104: 79-88.

Investigation and evaluation of copper and zinc concentration tendencies in Pinus sylvestris L. tree-rings/Vario ir cinko koncentracijos kaupimosi tendencijos Pinus sylvestris L. metinese rievese tyrimai ir vertinimas

Anatomical, chemical and ecological factor affecting tree species choice in dendrochemistry studines, Journal of Environment Quality 22: 611-619.

Research and assessment of forest soil properties in south-eastern Lithuania/Pietryciu Lietuvos misko dirvozemio savybiu tyrimai ir vertinimas

.Although the field is less than a century old, there are now scientists who study dendroclimatology, dendrovolcanology, dondropyrochronology, dendrochemistry. dendroarchaeology, dendrotempestology, dendro--well, you get the idea.

History in the heartwood

Bald cypress dendrochemistry and sediment geochemistry in a lake fringe wetland, Sky Lake, Mississippi.

Transport of agricultural Pb, As and P through a riparian wetland

METHODS: We used dendrochemistry, the study of element concentrations through time in tree rings, in Fallon to assess temporal variability of airborne tungsten and cobalt since the late 1980s.

RESULTS: The Sweet Home test case confirms the accuracy of dendrochemistry for showing temporal variability of environmental tungsten.

Temporal variability of tungsten and cobalt in Fallon, Nevada