Leaves of Pittosporum tobira as indicators of airborne trace element and PM10 distribution in central Italy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 4025-4036

  Lorenzini, G ^a   Grassi, C ^b   Nali, C ^a   Petiti, A ^a   Loppi, S ^c   Tognotti, L ^b  

^a Dipartimento Coltivazione e Difesa delle Specie Legnose   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; ICP MS; Pollution removal; Pollution sources; SEM EDX; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; SAMPLING; SPRAYING;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; ICP-MS; POLLUTION REMOVAL; POLLUTION SOURCES; SEM-EDX; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

FORESTRY;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; BERYLLIUM; BISMUTH; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CERIUM; CESIUM; CHLORINE; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

EVERGREEN TREE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; REFERENCE SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SHRUB; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETATION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTS; FORESTRY; LEAVES; SAMPLING; SPRAYING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIVORNO [LIVORNO (PRV)]; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; PIOMBINO; ROSIGNANO MARITTIMO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA;

EID: 33745544035     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.03.032     Document Type: Article

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