Lichens as biomonitors at indoor environments of primary schools

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-128

  Canha, N ^a   Almeida Silva, M ^a   Freitas, M C ^a   Almeida, S M ^a   Wolterbeek, H Th ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitoring; Indoor environments; Lichens; Rural and urban areas

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CALCIUM; CERIUM; CESIUM; COBALT; EUROPIUM; IRON; LANTHANUM; MERCURY; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SAMARIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; THALLIUM; THULIUM; TIN; YTTRIUM; ZINC;

AIR QUALITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LICHEN (ORGANISM); NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84863477873     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1259-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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