Pollution monitoring with the help of lichen transplant technique at some residential sites of Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Bajpai, Rajesh ^a   Upreti, D K ^a   Mishra, S K ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Lichen; Metal accumulation

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; LICHEN; MONITORING SYSTEM; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; INDIA; LICHENS; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

DIRINARIA; DIRINARIA CONSIMILLIS;

EID: 1842783910     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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