Use of biomonitors for the identification of heavy metals emission sources

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-169

  Wannaz, Eduardo D ^a   Carreras, Hebe A ^a   Rodriguez, Judith H ^a   Pignata, María L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air pollution sources; Dove hunting; Heavy metals; Lead; Passive biomonitoring; Tillandsia capillaris

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPIC ACTIVITY; ARGENTINA; BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORS; DIFFUSE EMISSION; DOVE HUNTING; EMISSION SOURCES; FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; HEAVY METAL EMISSIONS; HEAVY METALS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; POLLUTION SOURCES; SAMPLING SITE; STUDY AREAS; TILLANDSIA CAPILLARIS;

HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE;

ZINC;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUNTING; MONOCOTYLEDON; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA];

TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA CAPILLARIS;

EID: 84858142153     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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