Biomonitoring of atmospheric heavy metal pollution using lichens and mosses in the city of Istanbul, Turkey

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2066-2071

  Içel, Yeşim ^a   Çobanoǧlu, Gülsah ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomonitor; Istanbul; Lichen; Metals; Moss; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; LICHEN; MOSS;

ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

BRYOPHYTA; CLADONIA; DIDYMODON VINEALIS; EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; FLAVOPARMELIA CAPERATA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; HYPOGYMNIA TUBULOSA; PARMELIA; PARMELIA SULCATA; PHYSCIA ADSCENDENS; PYLAISIA POLYANTHA; XANTHO; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 73649118835     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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