The German heavy metal survey by means of mosses

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 159-168

  Markert, B ^a   Herpin, U ^b   Siewers, U ^c   Berlekamp, J ^b   Lieth, H ^b  

^a International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

biomonitoring; Germany; heavy metals; mosses; survey

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MOSS MONITORING PROGRAMME;

GERMANY;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; HYPNUM; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; SCLEROPODIUM PURUM;

EID: 0029668944     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)05028-0     Document Type: Article

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