Leaves of Lolium multiflorum as indicators of airborne trace element distribution in Central Italy

International Journal of Environment and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 151-165

  Francini, Alessandra ^a   Nali, Cristina ^a   Lorenzini, Giacomo ^a   Loppi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Biomonitoring; Enrichment factor; Factor analysis; Heavy metals; ICP MS; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Pollution sources; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 77954249975     PISSN: 17434955     EISSN: 17434963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJENVH.2010.033705     Document Type: Article

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