Quercus ilex L. as bioaccumulator for heavy metals in urban areas: Effectiveness of leaf washing with distilled water and considerations on the trees distance from traffic

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 576-584

  Ugolini, Francesca ^a   Tognetti, Roberto ^b   Raschi, Antonio ^a   Bacci, Laura ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deposition; Heavy metals; Holm oak; Internal concentration; Traffic pollution; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISTILLATION; HEAVY METAL; LEAF; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TREE; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ARIZONA; FLORENCE [ARIZONA]; UNITED STATES;

ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84888021137     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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