Relationship between foliar chemical parameters measured in Melia Azedarach L. and environmental conditions in urban areas

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 243-244, Issue , 1999, Pages 85-96

  Pignata, María L ^a   Gudiño, Gustavo L ^a   Cañas, Martha S ^a   Orellana, Liliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Melia azedarach L.; Tree damage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLOROPHYLL; PHEOPHYTIN; PIGMENT; SULFUR;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LEAF; TREE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTENT;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA;

MELIA AZEDARACH;

EID: 0032779368     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00362-9     Document Type: Article

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