Transplants of aquatic mosses as biomonitors of metals released by a mine effluent

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 293-301

  Figueira, Rui ^a,b   Ribeiro, Teresa ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Jardim Botânico MNHN   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cu; Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw; Mg; Moss transplants; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RIVERS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC MOSSES; BIOMONITORS; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGES; METAL CONTAMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CALCIUM; COPPER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; METAL; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MINE DRAINAGE; MOSS; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DEVICE; EFFLUENT; MINING; MOSS; PLANT STRESS; PORTUGAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SOLUBILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA;

EID: 17444419032     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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