Mosses as biomonitors of atmospheric heavy metal deposition: Spatial patterns and temporal trends in Europe

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3144-3156

  Harmens, H ^a   Norris, D A ^a   Steinnes, E ^b   Kubin, E ^c   Piispanen, J ^c   Alber, R ^d   Aleksiayenak, Y ^e   Blum, O ^f   Coskun M ^g   Dam, M ^h   De Temmerman, L ⁱ   Fernandez J A ^j   Frolova, M ^k   Frontasyeva, M ^l   Gonzalez Miqueo L ^m   Grodzinska K ⁿ   Jeran, Z ^o   Korzekwa, S ^p   Krmar, M ^q   Kvietkus, K ^r   Leblond, S ^s   Liiv, S ^t   Magnusson S H ^u   Mankovska B ^v   Pesch, R ^w   Ruhling A ^x   Santamaria, J M ^m   Schroder W ^w   Spiric, Z ^y   Suchara, I ^z   Thoni L ^aa   Urumov, V ^ab   Yurukova, L ^ac   Zechmeister, H G ^ad   more..

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Environmental Agency of Bolzano   (Italy)

^e International Sakharov Environmental University   (Belarus)

^f INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^g ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Faroe Islands)

ⁱ VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^k Latvian Environment   (Latvia)

^l JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^m UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

ⁿ POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^o JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^p UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

^q UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^r CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^s MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^t Tallinn Botanic Garden   (Estonia)

^u ICELANDIC INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Iceland)

^v INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^w UNIVERSITY OF VECHTA   (Germany)

^x Institute for Applied Ecology ^*  (Sweden)

^y Department of Natural Resources Management   (Croatia)

^z SILVA TAROUCA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING   (Czech Republic)

^aa FUB Research Group for Environmental Monitoring   (Switzerland)

^ab SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^ac INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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Author keywords

Biomonitoring; EMEP maps; Heavy metals; Metal deposition; Moss survey

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BALTIC STATE; BELGIUM; BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORS; EMEP MAPS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL DEPOSITION; METAL DEPOSITION; MOSS SURVEY; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SURVEYS; VANADIUM;

METALS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; EMISSION; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOSS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BALTIC STATES; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; MOSS; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATMOSPHERE; BRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; METALS, HEAVY; RAIN; SNOW;

BALTIC STATES; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77958172483     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.06.039     Document Type: Article

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