Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in moss (Hypnum cupressiforme) from Hungary

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2613-2619

  Kozák, Imre Olivér ^a   Kozák, Melinda ^a   Fekete, Jeno ^a   Sharma, Virender K ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypnum cupressiforme; Mosses; Pollution; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONTAMINATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

FUEL COMBUSTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRACENE; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; FUEL; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; HUNGARY; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; INDUSTRY; MOSS; POLLUTANT; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

AIR MOVEMENTS; BRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUNGARY; INCINERATION; INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME;

EID: 0141731183     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120024450     Document Type: Article

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