Response of Quercus pubescens leaves exposed to geothermal pollutant input in southern Tuscany (Italy)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-361

  Bussotti, Fihippo ^a   Tognelli, R ^a   Montagni, G ^b   Borghini, F ^c   Bruschi, P ^a   Tani, C ^a  

^a Department of Plant Biology ^*  (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boron; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Chlorophylls; Chloroplasts; Cumulative Pollutants Index; Geothermy; Leaf injuries; Leaf morphology; Quercus pubescens Willd; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; FORESTRY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

POLLUTANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BORON; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR;

BORON; DAMAGE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TREE;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CHLOROPLAST; CONIFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ITALY; NONHUMAN; OAK; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GEOLOGY; HEAT; POLLUTION;

ITALY;

QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

BORON; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOLOGY; HEAT; PLANT LEAVES; POWER PLANTS; QUERCUS; SULFUR;

EID: 0037332983     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00242-7     Document Type: Article

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