Evaluation of the efficacy of the sequential elution technique, by use of electron microscopy methods

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-61

  Perez Llamazares, A ^a   Fernandez, J A ^a   Aboal, J R ^a   Giordano, S ^b   Carballeira, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Pseudoscleropodium purum; Scanning electronic microscopy; SEM EDS; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; PSEUDOSCLEROPODIUM PURUM;

EID: 79955634510     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: 17432820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037366810X12814321877543     Document Type: Article

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