Monitoring of heavy metal deposition in Northern Italy by moss analysis

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-208

  Gerdol, R ^a   Bragazza, L ^a   Marchesini, R ^a   Alber, R ^b   Bonetti, L ^c   Lorenzoni, G ^c   Achilli, M ^d   Buffoni, A ^d   De Marco, N ^e   Franchi, M ^f   Pison, S ^f   Giaquinta, S ^g   Palmieri, F ^h   Spezzano, P ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio Biologico   (Italy)

^c Provincia Auton Bolzano Alto A   (Italy)

^d ENEL   (Italy)

^e Via Delle Acque 28 I 33170   (Italy)

^f PMP Azienda N 4 medio Friuli   (Italy)

^g ARPA Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^h ARPA Liguria   (Italy)

ⁱ ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deposition; Heavy metal; Moss analysis; Northern Italy

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; DEPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; MOSS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ITALY; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ITALY;

HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS;

EID: 0033627163     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00189-X     Document Type: Article

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