Biomonitoring of chemical elements in an urban environment using arboreal and bush plant species

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-63

  Rucandio, Maria Isabel ^a   Petit Domínguez, Maria Dolores ^b   Fidalgo Hijano, Concepcion ^b   García Giménez, Rosario ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Arboreal species; Biomonitoring; Bush species; Chemical elements; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; BUSHLAND; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LINEARITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PLASMA; POLLUTION EFFECT; RESEARCH WORK; URBAN AREA;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

CEDRUS; CEDRUS DEODARA; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM OVALIFOLIUM; NERIUM; NERIUM OLEANDER; PINUS PINEA; PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA;

EID: 78650962549     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0350-y     Document Type: Article

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