The use of an epiphyte (Tillandsia caput-medusae morren) as bioindicator of air pollution in Costa Rica

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-180

  Brighigna, L ^a   Ravanelli, M ^b   Minelli, A ^b   Ercoli, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

biomonitoring tester; monitoring study; Tillandsia caput medusae

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

AIR POLLUTION; ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; MONITORING; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

TILLANDSIA CAPUT-MEDUSAE; BROMELIACEAE; CAPUT; HYDROIDA; TILLANDSIA;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; EPIPHYTE;

COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE;

EID: 0030616683     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)05447-8     Document Type: Article

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