Efficacy of a biomonitoring (Moss Bag) technique for determining element deposition trends on a mid-range (375 Km) scale

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Makholm, M M ^a   Mladenoff, David J ^b  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Deposition; Element; Heavy metals; Moss; Nitrogen; Sphagnum; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAVY METALS; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

BIOMONITORING; ELEMENT DEPOSITION; MOSS BAG TECHNIQUES; POINT SOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ALUMINUM; BORON; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; SULFUR; ZINC;

ACID DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPHAGNUM; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LINEAR MODELS; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPHAGNOPSIDA; SULFUR; WISCONSIN;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM RUSSOWII;

EID: 18144413557     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-6398-3     Document Type: Article

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