Analysis of mosses and soils for quantifying heavy metal concentrations in Sicily: A multivariate and spatial analytical approach

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-36

  Gramatica, Paola ^a   Battaini, Francesca ^a   Giani, Elisa ^a   Papa, Ester ^a   Jones, Robert J A ^b,c   Preatoni, Damiano ^a   Cenci, Roberto M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GIS; Heavy metals; Mosses; Multivariate analysis; Principal component analysis; Soil

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; GIS; HEAVY METAL; MOSS; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRYOPSIDA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; ITALY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTION; BRYOPSIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGY; METALS, HEAVY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SICILY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME;

EID: 29344444479     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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