The role of urban air pollutants on the performance of heavy metal accumulation in Usnea amblyoclada

Environmental Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-57

  Carreras, Hebe A ^a   Wannaz, Eduardo D ^a   Perez, Carlos A ^b   Pignata, María L ^a  

^a Fac Ciencias Exactes   (Argentina)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitors; Chemical response; Lichen; Selective cation uptake

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MALONALDEHYDE; NICKEL; WATER; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; LICHEN;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CATION TRANSPORT; CELL WALL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; USNEA; USNEA AMBLYOCLADA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGENTINA; ASCOMYCOTA; CELL WALL; CITIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LICHENS; METALS, HEAVY;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

USNEA;

EID: 5044240150     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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