Annual variability in heavy-metal bioconcentration in moss: Sampling protocol optimization

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 3517-3527

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autocorrelograms; Biomonitoring; Metals; Mosses; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CORRELATION METHODS; TISSUE;

BIOCONCENTRATION;

HEAVY METALS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MOSS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SUMMER; WINTER;

BRYOPHYTA; SCLEROPODIUM; SCLEROPODIUM PURUM;

EID: 0037972689     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00447-3     Document Type: Article

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