Interpreting the dioxin and furan profiles in the lichen Ramalina canariensis Steiner for monitoring air pollution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 377, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-123

  Augusto, Sofia ^a   Catarino, Fernando ^a   Branquinho, Cristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Universidade Atlantica   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitor; Dioxins; Furans; Lichens; Organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; FURAN RESINS; SOILS;

BIOMONITORING; DIOXINS; FURANS; LICHENS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DIOXIN; FURAN; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FRUIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMALINA CANARIENSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; PORTUGAL; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

RAMALINA CANARIENSIS;

EID: 33947219805     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.01.089     Document Type: Article

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