Biomonitoring of heavy metals by pollen in urban environment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 233-238

  Kalbande, D M ^a   Dhadse, Sharda N ^a   Chaudhari, P R ^a   Wate, S R ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Allergenicity; Bioaccumulation; Metals; Pollens

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSORPTION; ECOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; MONITORING;

ALLERGRENICITY; METABOLIC ACTIVITIES; URBAN ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; PETROLEUM;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SORPTION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOWER; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; POLLEN DEVELOPMENT; POLLEN TUBE; POLLINATION; SENNA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANGIOSPERMS; ARSENIC; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METALS; POLLEN;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; NAGPUR; SOUTH ASIA;

CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; KIGELIA AFRICANA; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 39049170585     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9793-0     Document Type: Article

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