Impact of geothermal power plants on forest vegetation. A case study at Travale (Tuscany, Central Italy)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-194

  Bussotti, Filippo ^a   Cenni, Enrico ^b   Cozzi, Alberto ^b   Ferretti, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Linnaea ambiente srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Boron; Crown conditions; Quercus cerris L.; Sclerophylly; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BORON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SULFUR;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; FOREST; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BORON; CROWN CONDITION; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT; LEAF CHEMISTRY; SULPHUR; TURKEY OAK;

ITALY, TUSCANY, TRAVALE;

AVES; FAGACEAE; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CERRIS;

BORON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SULFUR;

BIOACCUMULATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030613941     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005790728441     Document Type: Article

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