Conifer needles as biomonitors of atmospheric heavy metal deposition: Comparison with mosses and precipitation, role of the canopy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 4265-4271

  Ceburnis D ^a   Steinnes, E ^b  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomonitors; Canopy; Moss; Needles; Precipitation; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DEPOSITION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETATION;

BIOMONITORS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; HEAVY METAL; MOSS;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST; LITHUANIA; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PINE; PLANT LEAF; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LITHUANIA;

ABIES; BRYOPHYTA; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; EURHYNCHIUM ANGUSTIRETE; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; PICEA ABIES; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI;

EID: 0034718045     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00213-2     Document Type: Article

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