Comparison of element accumulation of different moss- and lichen-bags, exposed in the city of Sofia (Bulgaria)

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Culicov, O A ^a,b   Yurukova, L ^c  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Lichen and moss bags; Neutron activation analysis; Trace elements; Urban atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CERIUM; CESIUM; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; GADOLINIUM; GOLD; HAFNIUM; HEAVY METAL; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SCANDIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; TIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; LICHEN; MOSS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BULGARIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; MOSS; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPHAGNUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; USNEA;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOFIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA; SPHAGNUM GIRGENSOHNII; USNEA BARBATA;

EID: 33747602382     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-005-9002-x     Document Type: Article

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