Chapter 8 Environment and elemental content of lichens

Trace Metals in the Environment

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2000, Pages 245-276

  Garty, J ^a  

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Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitoring; Elemental content; Large scale surveys; Lichens; Point emission sources; Remote areas; Vehicular activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957024356     PISSN: 09275215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5215(00)80011-9     Document Type: Article

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