Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in the tree foliage of Eucalyptus rostrata, Pinus radiata and Populus hybridus in the vicinity of a large aluminium smelter in Argentina

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-42

  Rodriguez, J H ^a   Wannaz, E D ^a   Salazar, M J ^a   Pignata, M L ^a   Fangmeier, A ^b   Franzaring, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere vegetation; Biomonitoring; PAH deposition; Persistent toxic pollutants

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION; ALUMINIUM SMELTER; ALUMINIUM SMELTING; ARGENTINA; ATMOSPHERE-VEGETATION; BIOMONITORING; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; PATAGONIA; PINUS RADIATA; POLLUTION GRADIENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); POPULUS; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; STUDY AREAS; TOXIC POLLUTANTS; TREE FOLIAGE;

ALUMINUM; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; MANGANESE; POLLUTION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; CADMIUM; CHRYSENE; COPPER; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORENE; HEAVY METAL; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; ZINC;

ACCUMULATION; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; COPPER; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FOLIAGE; PAH; POLLUTION MONITORING; SMELTING; TOXIC MATERIAL;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EUCALYPTUS ROSTRATA; FOLIAGE; NONHUMAN; PINUS RADIATA; PLANT LEAF; POPULUS HYBRIDUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER; TREE;

ALUMINUM; ARGENTINA; DEPOSITION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCARBONS; IMPURITIES; MANGANESE; PLANTS; POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; PINUS RADIATA; POPULUS;

EID: 84859702665     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.03.026     Document Type: Article

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