Critical remarks on the use of terrestrial moss (Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi) for monitoring of airborne pollution

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-57

  Reimann, C ^a   Niskavaara, H ^b   Kashulina, G ^c   Filzmoser, P ^d   Boyd, R ^a   Volden, T ^a   Tomilina, O ^e   Bogatyrev, Igor ^e  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Polar Alpine Botanical Garden Institute   (Russian Federation)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e S/C Mineral   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Airborne pollution; Environmental monitoring; Heavy metals; Northern Europe; Terrestrial moss

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT; HEAVY METAL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MOSS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; SAMPLE; SEASHORE; VAPOR; VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRYOPSIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI;

EID: 0035091568     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00156-1     Document Type: Article

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