Oak leaves as accumulators of airborne elements in an area with geochemical and geothermal anomalies

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 321-329

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Elemental composition; Leaves; Quercus pubescens

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SMELTING;

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; LEAF;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ITALY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LICHENS; MINERAL BALANCE; MINING; MOSS; NONHUMAN; OAK; PLANT LEAF; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ITALY; TUSCANY;

BRYOPHYTA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 0037411395     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00465-7     Document Type: Article

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