Biomonitoring of air pollution as exemplified by recent IAEA programs

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 71-72, Issue , 1999, Pages 257-266

  Smodiš, Borut ^a   Parr, Robert M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bioindicator; Biomonitor; Biomonitoring; Environment; Lichen; Moss; Nuclear analytical method

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033403241     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784211     Document Type: Conference Paper

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