Influence of traffic exhausts on elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in leaves of medicinal plant Broussonetia papyrifera

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 370-376

  Xi, Dan ^a,b   Li, Jiong ^a   Kuang, Yuan Wen ^a   Xu, Yi Min ^a,b   Zhu, Xiao Min ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Broussonetia papyrifera; Elements; Medicinal plants; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BROUSSONETIA; BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 84885630732     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2013.042     Document Type: Article

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