Mosses and lichens as biomonitors of trace metals. A comparison study on Hypnum cupressiforme and Parmelia caperata in a former mining district in Italy

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 279-287

  Bargagli, R ^a   Monaci, F ^a   Borghini, F ^a   Bravi, F ^a   Agnorelli, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Geothermal resources; Hypnum cupressiforme; Mining; Parmelia caperata; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; MORPHOLOGY; SAMPLING; SMELTING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

ECOPHYSIOLOGY;

POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BORON; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; SULFUR; TITANIUM; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN; MOSS; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ITALY; LICHENS; MINING; MORPHOLOGY; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BRYOPSIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ITALY; LICHENS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ITALY;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PARMELIA; PARMELIA CAPERATA;

EID: 0036131637     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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