Lichen and moss bags as monitoring devices in urban areas. Part II: Trace element content in living and dead biomonitors and comparison with synthetic materials

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 392-399

  Adamo, P ^a   Crisafulli, P ^b   Giordano, S ^a   Minganti, V ^c   Modenesi, P ^c   Monaci, F ^d   Pittao, E ^b   Tretiach, M ^b   Bargagli, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biomonitoring; PM10; Surface interception; Vitality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ION EXCHANGE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; PM10; SURFACE INTERCEPTION;

FUNGI;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBON; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; INTERCEPTION; LICHEN; MOSS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CATION EXCHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; ITALY; LICHEN; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRYOPHYTA; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LICHENS; METALS; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITROGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBANIZATION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; NAPLES; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRIESTE [FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA];

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA;

EID: 33847168745     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.03.047     Document Type: Article

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