Effects of altitude on element accumulation in alpine moss

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 810-816

  Gerdol, Renato ^a   Bragazza, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Biomonitor; Hylocomium splendens; Metal; Mountain; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TISSUE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITOR; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; MOUNTAIN;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; LEAD; TRACE METAL; WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACCUMULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CADMIUM; CLOUD WATER; LEAD; MOSS; POLLUTANT;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CLOUD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; ITALY; MOSS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRECIPITATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS;

EID: 33745640064     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.10.053     Document Type: Article

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