Trace metals in soil and leaves of Jacaranda mimosifolia in Tshwane area, South Africa

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1826-1830

  Olowoyo, J O ^a   van Heerden, E ^a   Fischer, J L ^b   Baker, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b SASOL ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Leaves; Soil; Trace metals; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORS; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; CONCENTRATION OF; INDUSTRIAL SITES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SAMPLING PERIOD; SOUTH AFRICA; TRACE METAL; TRACE METALS; TRAFFIC DENSITIES;

AIR QUALITY; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; METALS; SOILS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTIMONY; CALCIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; TRACE METAL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION;

GAUTENG; PRETORIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

JACARANDA MIMOSIFOLIA;

EID: 77950630433     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.048     Document Type: Article

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