Detection of pulses of atmospheric mercury deposition with extensive surveys and frequently sampled stations: A comparison

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 392-399

  Real, C ^a   Fernandez J A ^a   Aboal, J R ^a   Carballeira, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitoring; Heavy metals; Mercury; Moss; Pseudoscleropodium purum

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOSS; SURVEY;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOSS; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SPAIN; TISSUE LEVEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRYOPSIDA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA; PSEUDOSCLEROPODIUM PURUM;

EID: 43649108601     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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