Comparison of response of moss, lichens and attic dust to geology and atmospheric pollution from copper mine

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 517-528

  Balabanova, B ^a   Stafilov, T ^b   Sajn R ^c   Baceva K ^b  

^a GOCE DELCEV UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Attic dust; Bu im copper mine; Lichen; Macedonia; Moss; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COPPER MINES; DUST; LEAD; LITHOLOGY; NICKEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; ATTIC DUST; DISTRIBUTION OF ELEMENT; GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND; LICHEN; MACEDONIA; MOSS; REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA;

FUNGI;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; DUST; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; LICHEN; MOSS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

MACEDONIA [SOUTHERN EUROPE];

EID: 84893546938     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0262-8     Document Type: Article

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