Holm Oak (Quercus ilex L.) canopy as interceptor of airborne trace elements and their accumulation in the litter and topsoil

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 183, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-95

  Fantozzi, Federica ^a   Monaci, Fabrizio ^a   Blanusa, Tijana ^b,c   Bargagli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne metals; Leaves; Leaves litter; Quercus ilex; Topsoil; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; URBAN PLANNING; ZINC;

AIRBORNE METALS; LEAVES; LEAVES LITTER; QUERCUS ILEX; TOPSOIL; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; METAL; AIR POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; CANOPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEAF LITTER; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; QUERCUS ILEX; SOIL; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPSOIL; TREE TRUNK; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; AIRBORNE METALS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAVES; LEAVES LITTER; OAK; SOIL POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS;

QUERCUS ILEX;

AIRBORNE METALS; LEAVES; LEAVES LITTER; QUERCUS ILEX; TOPSOIL; URBAN ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84891693174     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.11.037     Document Type: Article

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