Biomonitoring metal deposition in Galicia (NW Spain) with mosses: Factors affecting bioconcentration

Chemosphere

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 535-542

  Fernandez J A ^a   Carballeira, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Canopy; Lithology; Pollution; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; GRANITE; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES;

METAL DEPOSITION;

LITHOLOGY;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL;

BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; LITHOLOGY; MOSS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOSS; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN;

GALICIA; SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; SCLEROPODIUM; SCLEROPODIUM PURUM;

EID: 0036153402     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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