The use of the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica L. ex Hedw. as a bioindicator for heavy metals: 1. Fundamental investigations into heavy metal accumulation in Fontinalis antipyretica L. ex Hedw.

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 137-144

  Siebert, A ^a,c   Bruns, I ^a   Krauss, G J ^a   Miersch, J ^a   Markert, B ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

^c HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Bioindication; Fontinalis antipyretica; Heavy metals; Moss

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MOSS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITOR; FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA; HEAVY METAL;

BRYOPHYTA; FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MOSS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION INDICATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030046539     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)04891-X     Document Type: Article

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