Calibration of four species of Tillandsia as air pollution biomonitors

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-209

  Wannaz, Eduardo D ^a   Pignata, María L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atmospheric total deposition; Biomonitors; Heavy metals; Tillandsia

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; SULFUR; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EPIPHYTE; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LICHENS; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PLANT DAMAGE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TILLANDSIA; TRAFFIC;

BRYOPHYTA; TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA CAPILLARIS; TILLANDSIA TRICHOLEPIS;

EID: 33745918027     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-005-9006-6     Document Type: Article

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