Natural and pre-treatments induced variability in the chemical composition and morphology of lichens and mosses selected for active monitoring of airborne elements

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-19

  Adamo, P ^a   Bargagli, R ^b   Giordano, S ^a   Modenesi, P ^c   Monaci, F ^b   Pittao, E ^d   Spagnuolo, V ^a   Tretiach, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active biomonitoring; Elemental composition; Hypnum cupressiforme; Natural variability; Pre treatment effects; Pseudevernia furfuracea

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACTIVE BIOMONITORING; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; NATURAL VARIABILITY; PRE TREATMENT EFFECTS; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON; NITROGEN; OXALIC ACID; SULFUR; TRACE METAL;

BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; MORPHOLOGY; MOSS; TRACE METAL; URBAN AREA;

AIR MONITOR; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRYOPHYTA; CARBON; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LICHENS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; LARIX; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA;

EID: 39749122922     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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