Passive monitoring of trace elements by means of tree leaves, epiphytic lichens and bark substrate

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-88

  Loppi, S ^a   Nelli, L ^a   Ancora, S ^a   Bargagli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; SOIL; TREE;

BIOMARKERS; DUST; ECOSYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRACE ELEMENTS;

SOIL DUST CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BARK; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; LEAF; LICHEN; TRACE ELEMENT; TREE;

ITALY, TUSCANY;

FAGACEAE; PARMELIA; PARMELIA CAPERATA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CERRIS; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 0030613404     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005770126624     Document Type: Article

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