Magneto-biomonitoring of intra-urban spatial variations of particulate matter using tree leaves

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 315-325

  Power, Ann L ^a   Worsley, Ann T ^a   Booth, Colin ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particulate pollution; Mineral magnetism; Tree leaves

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEAF; MAGNETIC METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA;

ACER; CHEMISTRY; CITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTANT; TILIACEAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACER; CITIES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MAGNETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT LEAVES; TILIA; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WOLVERHAMPTON [ENGLAND];

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; MALVACEAE; TILIA EUROPAEA;

EID: 61849125865     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9217-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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