Lead, cadmium and copper concentrations in leaves of Nerium oleander L. and Robinia pseudoacacia L. as biomonitors of atmospheric pollution

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 4 A, 2010, Pages 669-675

  Kaya, Gokce ^a   Okumus, Nuh ^b   Yamant, Mehmet ^c  

^a TUNCELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b School of Dr Mustafa Ozyurt Assistant of Manager   (Turkey)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption; Biomonitoring; Environmental pollution; Nerium oleander l; Robinia pseudoacacia l; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; COPPER; DICOTYLEDON; LEAD;

GAZIANTEP; TURKEY;

NERIUM; NERIUM OLEANDER; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 77952194743     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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