Recognition of environmental trace metal contamination using pine needles as bioindicators. The urban area of Palermo (Italy)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 914-924

  Alaimo, M G ^a   Dongarra G ^b,c   Melati, M R ^a   Monna, F ^d   Varrica, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Chimica e Fisica della Terra ed Applicazioni   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Geochimica dei Fluidi   (Italy)

^d Institut F A Forel   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Environmental geochemistry; Particulate matter; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BIOINDICATOR; BROMINE; COPPER; DETOXIFICATION; ITALY; LEAD; MESOPHYLL CELL; METABOLITE; PHENOL; POLLUTED SOIL; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; URBAN AREA; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; ANTIMONY; BIOMARKERS; BROMINE; LEAD; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; TRACE METALS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN AREA;

ITALY;

PINUS; PINUS PINEA;

EID: 0034214015     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002549900071     Document Type: Article

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