Micro X-ray fluorescence as a potential technique to monitor in-situ air pollution

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 161, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 301-305

  Bontempi, Elza ^a   Bertuzzi, Raffaella ^a   Ferretti, Enrica ^b   Zucca, Marcello ^a   Apostoli, Pietro ^c   Tenini, Stefano ^d   Depero, Laura E ^a  

^a Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d Arpa Sezione di Brescia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Heavy metals; Lichens; XRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449098324     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-007-0903-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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