Antimony accumulation in Achillea ageratum, Plantago lanceolata and Silene vulgaris growing in an old Sb-mining area

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 347-352

  Baroni, F ^a   Boscagli, A ^a   Protano, G ^a   Riccobono, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achillea ageratum; Antimony; Plantago lanceolata; Silene vulgaris; Soil

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY;

ANTIMONY; BIOINDICATOR; MINING;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; MINING; PLANT; POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VEGETATION;

ACHILLEA AGERATUM; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; SILENE VULGARIS;

EID: 0034116891     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00240-7     Document Type: Article

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