Trace elements analysis in forage samples from a US Navy bombing range (Vieques, Puerto Rico)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-266

  Massol Deyá, Arturo ^a   Pérez, Dustin ^a   Pérez, Ernie ^a   Berrios, Manuel ^a   Díaz, Elba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Military wastes; Phytoremediation; Trace elements; Tropics; Vieques

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; HEAVY METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COMBUSTION; EXPLOSION; FOOD WEB; FORAGE QUALITY; FOREST; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLANT; POLLUTION; PUERTO RICO; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD;

EID: 24944560126     PISSN: 16604601     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005020009     Document Type: Article

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