Sampling optimization at the sampling-site scale for monitoring atmospheric deposition using moss chemistry

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1163-1172

  Fernandez J A ^a   Aboal, J R ^a   Couto, J A ^a   Carballeira, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Metals; Mosses; Semivariogram; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COPPER; DEPOSITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; NICKEL; OPTIMIZATION;

TERRESTRIAL MOSSES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; METAL; MOSS; SPATIAL VARIATION; VARIOGRAM;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; MOSS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

BRYOPHYTA; SCLEROPODIUM; SCLEROPODIUM PURUM;

EID: 0036177232     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00575-1     Document Type: Article

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