Heavy metal accumulation in Phaeophyscia hispidula en route to Badrinath, Uttaranchal, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 365-369

  Shukla, Vertika ^a   Upreti, D K ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Garhwal Himalayas; Heavy metals; India; Lichens; Pauri

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; INDIA; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

LICHENS; PHAEOPHYSCIA HISPIDULA; TOTAL METAL CONCENTRATIONS;

BIOACCUMULATION;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LICHEN; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBANIZATION;

ALGAE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY;

ASIA; BADRINATH; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

PHAEOPHYSCIA HISPIDULA;

EID: 34347386429     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9481-5     Document Type: Article

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