Environmental distribution of uranium and other trace elements at selected Kosovo sites

Chemosphere

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 861-865

  Di Lella, Luigi A ^a   Frati, Luisa ^a   Loppi, Stefano ^a   Protano, Giuseppe ^a   Riccobono, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Depleted uranium; Heavy metals; Lichens

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; CONTAMINATION; DEMODULATION; DIFFUSION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRIBUTION; LICHENS;

URANIUM;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; LICHEN; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; WAR;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KOSOVO; SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3142732045     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.04.036     Document Type: Article

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