Temporal variations in PAH concentrations in Quercus ilex L. (holm oak) leaves in an urban area

Chemosphere

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 432-440

  De Nicola, Flavia ^a   Maisto, Giulia ^a   Prati, Maria Vittoria ^b   Alfani, Anna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean evergreen oak; Naples (Italy); PAH biomonitoring; PAH leaf accumulation; Seasonal trend

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CONTAMINATION; METHANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SAMPLING;

NAPLES (ITALY); PAH BIOMONITORING; PAH LEAF ACCUMULATION; SEASONAL TRENDS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACETONE; DICHLOROMETHANE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; PAH; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OAK; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; ULTRASOUND; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

CAMPANIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPLES; NAPOLI; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 25144501148     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.01.082     Document Type: Article

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