Biomonitoring of 210Po and 210Pb using lichens and mosses around coal-fired power plants in Western Turkey

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 535-542

  Sert, Emel ^a   Uĝur, Aysun ^a   Özden, Banu ^a   Saç, Müslim Murat ^a   Camgöz, Berkay ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Biomonitors; Lichen; Moss

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORS; CLADONIA; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; INTERMEDIA; LICHEN; MOSS; MOSS SAMPLES; MOSS SPECIES; PB CONCENTRATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SAMPLING STATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

LEAD;

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; COAL; LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD ISOTOPE; LICHEN; MOSS; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; ROOT SYSTEM; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLADONIA CONVOLUTA; CLADONIA FOLIACEA; COAL POWER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIDYMODON ACUTUS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HOMALOTHECIUM SERICEUM; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; HYPNUM LACUNOSUM; ISOTHECIUM ALOPECUROIDES; LICHENS; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PLEUROCHATAE SQUARROSA; PTEROGONIUM GRACIALE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SYNTRICHIA INTERMEDIA; SYNTRICHIA RURALIS; TORTELLA TORTUOSA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

TURKEY;

BRYOPHYTA; CLADONIA CONVOLUTA; CLADONIA FOLIACEA; DIDYMODON ACUTUS; HOMALOTHECIUM SERICEUM; HYPNUM; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; ISOTHECIUM ALOPECUROIDES; PTEROGONIUM; SQUARROSA; SYNTRICHIA INTERMEDIA; SYNTRICHIA RURALIS; TORTELLA TORTUOSA;

BRYOPHYTA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; LICHENS; POLONIUM; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURKEY;

EID: 79955952146     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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