Biomonitoring of trace metals in the atmosphere using moss (Hypnum plumaeforme) in the Nanling Mountains and the Pearl River Delta, Southern China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 397-407

  Lee, Celine Siu Lan ^a   Li, Xiangdong ^a   Zhang, Gan ^b   Peng, Xinzhi ^b   Zhang, Li ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Biomonitor; Heavy metals; Moss (Hypnum plumaeforme); Pb isotopes; Pearl River Delta; South China

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES; BIOMONITORING; TRACE METALS;

AIR POLLUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MOSS; TRACE METAL;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHINA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DERIVATIZATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FIELD EMISSION; HYPNUM PLUMAEFORME; INDUSTRY; ION TRANSPORT; MOSS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; WORLD; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM PLUMAEFORME;

EID: 11044231057     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.09.067     Document Type: Article

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