Arsenic speciation in transplanted lichens and tree bark in the framework of a biomonitoring scenario

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-249

  Machado, A ^a   Šlejkovec, Zdenka ^b   Elteren, J T ^c   Freitas, M C ^a   Baptista, M S ^d  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmosphere; Pollution; Speciation; Transplants

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LICHENS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PARMELIA CAPERATA; PLATANUS X ACERIFOLIA;

EID: 33745929363     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-006-9013-2     Document Type: Article

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