Understanding the performance of different lichen species as biomonitors of atmospheric dioxins and furans: Potential for intercalibration

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1036-1042

  Augusto, Sofia ^a   Máguas, Cristina ^a   Branquinho, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Calibration; PCDD Fs; Ramalina canariensis; Regional biomonitoring; Xanthoria parietina

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FURAN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; FURAN; LICHEN; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICITY TEST;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMALINA CANARIENSIS; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIBRATION; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FURANS; LICHENS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

RAMALINA CANARIENSIS; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 70349589685     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-009-0360-z     Document Type: Article

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