Lichens and mosses as biomonitors of trace elements in areas with thermal springs and fumarole activity (Mt. Amiata, central Italy)

Chemosphere

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1333-1336

  Loppi, Stefano ^a   Bonini, Ilaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bioaccumulation; Geothermal areas; Mercury; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BORON; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; FUMAROLE; LICHEN; MOSS; THERMAL SPRING;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ITALY; LICHEN; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; THERMAL SPRING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BRYOPSIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAT; ITALY; LICHENS; MERCURY; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0033920693     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(00)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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