Accumulation of airborne trace elements in mosses, lichens and synthetic materials exposed at urban monitoring stations: Towards a harmonisation of the moss-bag technique

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-299

  Giordano, S ^a   Adamo, P ^a   Spagnuolo, V ^a   Tretiach, M ^b   Bargagli, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne elements; Exposure protocol; Moss devitalisation treatments; Moss bag monitoring; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FUNGI; SOILS; URBAN PLANNING; WASHING;

AUTOMATIC MONITORING; COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; MOSS BAG TECHNIQUES; MOSS DEVITALISATION TREATMENTS; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CELLULOSE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CELLULOSE; FILTER; LICHEN; MONITORING SYSTEM; MOSS; ORDINATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHEN (ORGANISM); MOSS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URBAN AREA;

CELLULOSE; FUNGI; LEAD; LICHENS; MONITORING; MOSS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASHING; ZINC;

ITALY;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PSEUDEVERNIA FURFURACEA;

EID: 84869866158     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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