Diversity of epiphytic lichens and Hg contents of Xanthoria parietina thalli as monitors of geothermal air pollution in the Mt. Amiata area (Central Italy)

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-105

  Loppi, Stefano ^a   Paoli, Luca ^a   Gaggi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biodiversity; Biomonitoring; Geothermal energy; Italy; Lichens

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMONITORING; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; LICHEN; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; EPIPHYTE; FLOW RATE; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; LICHENS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; THALLUS; TOXICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MOUNT AMIATA; SIENA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 33745264456     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-006-6648-y     Document Type: Article

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