Air pollution studies in Central Russia (Tver and Yaroslavl Regions) using the moss biomonitoring technique and neutron activation analysis

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 549-561

  Ermakova, E V ^a   Frontasyeva, M V ^a   Pavlov, S S ^a   Povtoreiko, E A ^a   Steinnes, E ^b   Cheremisina, Ye N ^c  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c DUBNA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Central Russia; Factor analysis; Heavy metals; Moss biomonitoring technique; Neutron activation analysis; Source of pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CHROMIUM; HALOGEN; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LANTHANIDE; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; TANTALUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; MOSS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOSS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OIL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; VEGETATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TVER; WORLD; YAROSLAVL;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 14944339666     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-004-1265-0     Document Type: Article

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