At 08:07 AM 7/18/01, you wrote: >Can anyone help me to find some articles about the stable isotpic methods >and pollution? It is a research I have to do for a Ph.D. Any kind of pollution specifically? Here are 2 things I've come across recently that may fit your bill, depending on your definition of pollution Pearson, J., et al. (2000) "Traffic exposure increases natural 15N and heavy metal concentrations in mosses" New Phytol. v 147, 317-326 Fogg, Graham E., et al. (1998) "Spatial variation in nitrogen isotope values beneath nitrate contamination sources" Ground Water v. 36, No. 3, 418-426 Howard