Contribution to biomonitoring of some trace metals by deciduous tree leaves in urban areas

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 393-401

  Tomašević, Milica ^a   Vukmirovic Z ^a   Rajsic S ^a   Tasic M ^a   Stevanovic B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Anatomical changes; Biomonitor; Leaves; Soil; Trace metals; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMARKERS; METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOMONITOR; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE ANODIC STRIPPING VOLTAMETRY; URBAN POLLUTION;

HARDWOODS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; DECIDUOUS TREE; LEAD; TRACE METAL; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION; ZINC;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; HAZELNUT; PLANT LEAF; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; PLANT LEAVES; TREES; YUGOSLAVIA;

AESCULUS; AIR POLLUTION; CORYLUS; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; LEAVES; METALS; PLANTS; SOIL; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BELGRADE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SERBIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AESCULUS; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; CORYLUS AMERICANA; CORYLUS COLURNA;

EID: 38349019908     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9775-2     Document Type: Article

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