Evaluation of airborne heavy metal contamination by plants growing under industrial emissions

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 903-908

  Ataabadi, Mitra ^a   Hoodaji, Mehran ^a   Najafi, Payam ^a   Adib, Fuad ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Applemon Corporation (Civil and Environmental Engineering Services)   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark; Biomonitoring; Heavy metal; Leaves; Transfer factor

Indexed keywords

PHOTINIA; PHOTINIA SERRATIFOLIA; PLATYCLADUS ORIENTALIS; THUJA;

EID: 77956954948     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2010.120     Document Type: Article

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