Element distribution in Empetrum nigrum microsites at heavy metal contaminated sites in Harjavalta, western Finland

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 435-442

  Uhlig, C ^a   Salemaa, M ^b   Vanha Majamaa, I ^b   Derome, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Copper; Empetrum nigrum; Heavy metal pollution; Nickel; Podzol

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; FOREST; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION; SMELTER; SOIL; SPECIES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COPPER; FINLAND; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EMPETRUM NIGRUM;

EID: 0035130533     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00140-8     Document Type: Article

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