Guidelines for biomonitoring persistent organic pollutants (POPs), usinglichens and aquatic mosses - A review

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 180, Issue , 2013, Pages 330-338

  Augusto, Sofia ^a   Máguas, Cristina ^a   Branquinho, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bioindicator; Biomonitor; Human health; POP

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; FUNGI; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BIOMONITORS; DIOXINS AND FURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN HEALTH; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; AIR POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; DEPOSITION; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FURAN; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; LICHEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TOXICITY;

AIR QUALITY; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAND USE; LICHEN (DISEASE); METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PINE; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION GROWTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WET DEPOSITION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LICHEN (ORGANISM); POLLUTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMONITOR; HUMAN HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; POP;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; LICHENS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITOR; HUMAN HEALTH; POP;

EID: 84891540639     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.05.019     Document Type: Review

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