Mercury accumulation in grass and forb species as a function of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and mercury exposures in air and soil

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 889-897

  Millhollen, A G ^a   Obrist, D ^a,b   Gustin, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Foliar uptake; Mercury; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION; FOLIAR UPTAKE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TALLGRASS PRAIRIE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL QUALITY;

ABSORPTION; AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRASSLAND; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

POACEAE; RUDBECKIA HIRTA;

EID: 33747886378     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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