Biomonitoring method for mountain areas, design aspects and results

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 457, Issue , 1998, Pages 29-36

  Badino, G ^a   Sberze, A ^b   Gulmini, M ^a   Ostacoli, G ^a   Zelano, V ^a   Magri G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Consulagri Srl ^*  (Italy)

^c SITAF Spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthyllis vulneraria; Artemisia absinthium; Chrysanthemum leucanthemum; Festuca rubra; Heavy metals; Holcus lanatus; Taraxacum officinale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879480145     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.457.3     Document Type: Article

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