Lolium perenne as a biomonitor of atmospheric levels of fluoride

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 583-588

  Rey Asensio, A ^a   Carballeira, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active biomonitoring; Air pollution; Background level; Fluorine; Rye grass

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALUMINA; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FLUORINE;

ACTIVE BIOMONITORING; ALUMINIUM SMELTERS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; L. PERENNE CULTURES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALUMINUM; FLUORIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; FLUORIDE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SMELTING;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER;

LOLIUM PERENNE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 33947714470     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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