Application of lichens for the determination of precipitation pH by the exposure method

Environmental Engineering - Proceedings of the 2nd National Congress of Environmental Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 507-512

  Kłos, Andrzej ^a   Rajfur, Małgorzata ^a   Wacławek, Maria ^a   Wacławek, Witold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ion exchange; Lichenoindication; Lichens; PH of precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION; CALCIUM SULPHATE; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; LAYER COMPOSITION; LICHENOINDICATION; LICHENS; PH VALUE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ION EXCHANGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 84857496036     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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