Spatial trends in heavy metals and nitrogen deposition in Navarra (Northern Spain) based on moss analysis

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-72

  Gonzalez Miqueo L ^a   Elustondo, D ^a   Lasheras, E ^a   Bermejo, R ^a   Santamaria J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Background levels; Biomonitoring; Heavy metals; Hypnum cupressiforme; Kriging; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; NITROGEN; VANADIUM; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; KRIGING; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MOSS; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MOSS; SPAIN;

NAVARRA; SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME;

EID: 77249149883     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-009-9139-0     Document Type: Article

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