Lichens as indicators of air pollution in urban and rural sites of rieti (Central Italy)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 288-295

  Owczarek, M ^a   Spadoni, M ^b   De Marco, A ^a   De Simone, C ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Istituto Sperimentale per lo Studio e la Difesa del Suolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bioindicators; Lichens; SO2

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; ITALY; LICHEN;

INDICATOR; POLLUTION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; LICHEN;

ITALY; LAZIO; RIETI;

EID: 0032980224     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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