Multivariate analysis of heavy metal concentrations in soils and mosses of two North-Italy regions

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 8 A, 2006, Pages 731-737

  Gramatica, Paola ^a   Battaini, Francesca ^a   Giani, Elisa ^a   Papa, Ester ^a   Jones, Robert J A ^b,c   Cenci, Roberto M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio indicators; Heavy metals; Moss; Principal Component Analysis; Soils; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMONITORING; FALLOUT; HEAVY METAL; MOSS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOIL; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VALLE D'AOSTA;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME;

EID: 33748871659     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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