Bryophytes as indicators of trace metal pollution in the River Brenta (NE Italy)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 286, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 233-242

  Nimis, P L ^a   Fumagalli, F ^b   Bizzotto, A ^b   Codogno, M ^a   Skert, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ARPAV Osservatorio Regionale Acque   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitors; Mosses; Trace elements; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; METALS;

SAMPLING SITES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; LEAD; TRACE METAL;

BIOMONITORING; BRYOPHYTE; RIVER POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLASSIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRY; ITALY; MOSS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BRYOPSIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ITALY;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 0037040510     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00979-2     Document Type: Article

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