Biomonitoring of airborne metals in urban environments: New tracers of vehicle emission, in place of lead

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-327

  Monaci, F ^a   Moni, F ^b   Lanciotti, E ^b   Grechi, D ^c   Bargagli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Agenzia Regionale Per Protez D   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne metals; Florence; Oak leaves; PM10; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DRUG DETERMINATION; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

ITALY;

ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 0033965888     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00175-X     Document Type: Article

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