Lichen (Xanthoria parietina) biomonitoring of trace element contamination and air quality assessment in Livorno Province (Tuscany, Italy)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 241, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 91-106

  Scerbo, R ^a   Possenti, L ^b   Lampugnani, L ^c   Ristori, T ^a   Barale, R ^b   Barghigiani, C ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b Dipto Sci dell'Uomo dell'Ambiente   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric contamination; Biomonitoring; Heavy metals; Lichens

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN; TRACE ELEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ITALY; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ITALY; TUSCANY;

XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 0032874723     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00333-2     Document Type: Article

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