The application of tree bark as bio-indicator for the assessment of Cr(VI) in air pollution

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1241-1245

  Mandiwana, Khakhathi L ^a   Resane, Tabby ^b   Panichev, Nikolay ^a   Ngobeni, Prince ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bio indicator; Electhrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry; Tree bark

Indexed keywords

ELECTHROTHERMAL ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY (ETAAS); TREE BARK;

BIOMARKERS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY;

AIR POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMARKERS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BARK; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GRASS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOPSOIL;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BARK; GRASS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHROMIUM; PLANT BARK; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

AIR POLLUTION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION; FORESTRY;

EID: 33748414245     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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