Trace element accumulation in the moss Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. and the trees Quercus ilex L. and Pinus halepensis Mill. in Catalonia

Chemosphere

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1293-1307

  Sardans, Jordi ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Atmospheric deposition; Bedrock; Cadmium; Hypnum cupressiforme; Lead; Pinus halepensis; Quercus ilex; Soil; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEAD; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN TREES; TRACE ELEMENT ACCUMULATION;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; MOSS; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MONITORING; OAK; PINE; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION; SOIL; TREE; URBAN AREA;

CATALONIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 21844478742     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.01.059     Document Type: Article

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