Atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Garhwal Hill Area (India): Estimation based on native moss analysis

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-111

  Saxena, Dinesh K ^a   Singh, Shivom ^b   Srivastava, Kajal ^b  

^a BAREILLY COLLEGE   (India)

^b Ministry of Environment and Forest   (India)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Garhwal Hills; Hypnum cupressiforme; Metal precipitation; Moss; Rhodobryum giganteum

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; LEUCAENA TRICHODES; RHODOBRYUM GIGANTEUM;

EID: 57849083609     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2007.07.0031     Document Type: Article

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