Ricinus communis as an element biomonitor of atmospheric pollution in urban areas

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Bonanno, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Biomonitoring; Catania; Elements; Ricinus communis; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; FRUITS; LEAD; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETABLE OILS; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CATANIA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANGIOSPERM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION MONITORING; RICINUS COMMUNIS; URBAN AREA;

CATANIA [CATANIA (PRV)]; CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; SICILY;

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84891648165     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1852-2     Document Type: Article

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