Absorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Pinus bark: Analytical method and use for environmental pollution monitoring in the palermo area (Sicily, Italy)

Environmental Research

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-379

  Orecchio, Santino ^a   Gianguzza, Antonio ^a   Culotta, Loredana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air quality; Bark; Bioaccumulator; GC MS; PAH; Palermo; Pinus

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ABSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; BARK; BIOMONITORING; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXTRACTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; PAH; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BARK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ITALY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PINE; POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PINUS; PLANT BARK; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SICILY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44649146997     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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