Ficus benjamina leaves as indicator of atmospheric pollution: A reconaissance study

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 879-887

  Reyes, Bertha Aguilar ^a   Ruiz, Rubén Cejudo ^a   Martínez Cruz, Juan ^b   Bautista, Francisco ^a   Goguitchaichvili, Avto ^a   Carvallo, Claire ^c   Morales, Juan ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

air pollution; heavy metals; magnetic enhancement; urban tree

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; HEAVY METAL; LEAF; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TREE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN; MORELIA;

FICUS BENJAMINA;

EID: 84864213539     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-011-0265-1     Document Type: Article

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