Biological monitoring: lichens as bioindicators of air pollution assessment - A review

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 471-492

  Conti, M E ^a   Cecchetti, G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biological monitoring; Environmental impact assessment; Italy; Lichens

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOMARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RADIOISOTOPE; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LICHEN;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LAW; LICHEN; REVIEW; THEORY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; LICHENS;

EID: 0034740822     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00224-4     Document Type: Review

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