The ability of biological and organic synthetic materials to accumulate atmospheric particulates containing copper, lead, nickel and strontium

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 147-152

  Baptista, Mafalda S ^a   Vasconcelos, M Teresa ^a,b   Cabral, João Paulo ^a,b   Freitas, M Carmo ^c   Pacheco, Adriano M G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; RAIN; RESIN; STRONTIUM;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERE; BARK; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; TREE; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANGIOSPERMS; CELLULOSE; CHELATING AGENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT BARK; RESINS, SYNTHETIC;

FLAVOPARMELIA CAPERATA; PLATANUS X ACERIFOLIA;

EID: 33644848230     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b509177m     Document Type: Conference Paper

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