The use of biomonitors and PIXE analysis in the study of air pollution in Mexico City

X-Ray Spectrometry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-162

  Cervantes, L ^a   Avila O ^a   Ruvalcaba, J L ^b   Miranda, J ^b   Munoz R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Secretaria del Medio Ambiente   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HEAVY METALS; ION BEAMS; MINERALS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AIR CONTAMINATION; BIOMONITORS; BROMELIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; EPIPHYTIC LICHENS; ME-XICO; MEXICO CITY; MINERAL ELEMENT; PARTICLE INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS; PARTICLE-INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 41049088203     PISSN: 00498246     EISSN: 10974539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/xrs.1056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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