Use of an epiphytic moss to biomonitor pollutant levels in southwestern Pennsylvania

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 379-392

  Davis, Donald D ^a   McClenahen, James R ^b   Hutnik, Russell J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sylvancare Forestry Consulting   (United States)

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EID: 0009798668     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2001)008[0379:UOAEMT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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