Environmental pollution monitoring using lichens as bioindicators: A micro-PIXE study

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 783-784

  Budka, Dobrosława ^a   Mesjasz Przybyłowicz, Jolanta ^a   Przybyłowicz, Wojciech J ^a  

^a MATERIALS RESEARCH GROUP   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LICHENS; MICRO PARTICLE INDUCED X RAY EMISSION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING;

EID: 4344677960     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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