Heavy metal accumulation in lichens growing in north side of Lucknow city, India

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-51

  Saxena, Shalini ^a   Upreti, D K ^a   Sharma, Neeta ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; India; Lichens; Lucknow

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; LICHEN;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; LICHEN; MANGO; NONHUMAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW CITY; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 33846656264     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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