Accumulation of heavy metals from motor vehicles in transplanted lichens in an urban area

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 168-176

  Cicek, A ^a   Koparal, A S ^a   Aslan, A ^b   Yazici, K ^c  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Erzurum; Heavy metal; Lichen; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; HEAVY METAL; LICHEN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION;

ERZURUM [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

LOBARIA PULMONARIA; PELTIGERA PRAETEXTATA; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA; PULMONARIA; USNEA; USNEA LONGISSIMA;

EID: 38949208936     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701759111     Document Type: Article

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