Moss bioconcentration of trace elements around a FeSi smelter: Modelling and cellular distribution

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 4319-4329

  Fernandez J A ^a   Aboal, J R ^a   Couto, J A ^a   Carballeira, A ^a  

^a Facultad de Biologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Bryophytes; Metals; Sequential elution

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TISSUE; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOCONCENTRATION; SMELTERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; IRON DERIVATIVE; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRYOPHYTE; SMELTING; TOXICOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELUTION; FRACTIONATION; MOSS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTER;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 3142644856     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.04.023     Document Type: Article

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