The linear accumulation of atmospheric mercury by vegetable and grass leaves: Potential biomonitors for atmospheric mercury pollution

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6337-6343

  Niu, Zhenchuan ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaoshan ^a   Wang, Sen ^c   Ci, Zhijia ^a   Kong, Xiangrui ^d   Wang, Zhangwei ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological detection limit; Biomoniotors; Effect detection limits; Grass and vegetable; Leaves; Mercury; Open top chambers

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; GRASS; LEAF; ROOT; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 84880805834     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1691-0     Document Type: Article

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