The role of sample preparation in interpretation of trace element concentration variability in moss bioindication studies

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-329

  Migaszewski, Zdzisław M ^a   Lamothe, Paul J ^b   Crock, James G ^b   Gałuszka, Agnieszka ^a   Dołęgowska, Sabina ^a  

^a JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ashing vs. digestion; Cluster analysis; Hylocomium splendens; Moss bioindication; Pleurozium schreberi; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ASHING VS.; BIOINDICATION; DIGESTION; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; MOSS BIOINDICATION; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; SAMPLE PREPARATION; TRACE ELEMENT DETERMINATION; TRACE ELEMENTS CONCENTRATION; TRACES ELEMENTS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI;

EID: 80051665805     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-010-0282-2     Document Type: Article

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