Lichens as bioindicators of atmospheric heavy metal pollution in Singapore

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 63-74

  Ng, O H ^a   Tan, B C ^a   Obbard, J P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dirinaria picta; Heavy metals; ICPMS; Lichen; Singapore

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ATMOSPHERIC HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LICHENS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; HEAVY METAL; LICHEN; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LICHENS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SHIPPING; SINGAPORE; SOIL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; METALS, HEAVY; SINGAPORE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

DIRINARIA PICTA;

EID: 33751502154     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9120-6     Document Type: Article

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