Deposition of PCBs in mountains: The forest filter effect of different forest ecosystem types

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-83

  Nizzetto, Luca ^a   Cassani, Chiara ^a   Di Guardo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Carbon; Deposition; Forest filter effect; KOA; LAI; Mountains; Organic; PCBs; POPs

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEAF AREA INDEX; PCB;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CANOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; PARAMETER; POLLUTION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; ANGIOSPERMS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; PLANT LEAVES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 29944444095     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.05.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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