Air quality biomonitoring in agricultural areas nearby to urban and industrial emission sources in Córdoba province, Argentina, employing the bioindicator Tillandsia capillaris

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1673-1680

  Rodriguez, J H ^a   Weller, S B ^b   Wannaz, E D ^a   Klumpp, A ^b   Pignata, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

C rdoba; Foliar damage index; Tillandsia capillaris; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AMBIENT AIR; ARGENTINA; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORING STUDIES; BIOMONITORS; DRY SEASONS; EMISSION SOURCES; EXPOSURE PERIOD; FOLIAR DAMAGE; HUMAN HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL AREA; METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGICAL DAMAGES; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REFERENCE SITES; STUDY AREAS; TILLANDSIA CAPILLARIS; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; WINTER SEASONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; BROMINE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CEMENT PLANTS; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COPPER; DAMAGE DETECTION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LEAD; METALLURGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VANADIUM; ZINC;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CEMENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COBALT; COPPER; EPIPHYTE; FOLIAGE; FOOD SAFETY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; IRON; METALLURGY; MONOCOTYLEDON; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOYBEAN; TOXICOLOGY; URBAN POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA];

GLYCINE MAX; TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA CAPILLARIS;

EID: 79958088823     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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