Use of geochemical signatures, including rare earth elements, in mosses and lichens to assess spatial integration and the influence of forest environment

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-104

  Gandois, L ^a,b   Agnan, Y ^a,b   Leblond, S ^c   Sejalon Delmas N ^a,b   Le Roux, G ^a,b   Probst, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Institut National Polytechnique   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bulk deposition; Lichens; Mosses; Rare earth element; Throughfall; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CESIUM; COPPER; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; INTEGRATION; LEAD; MANGANESE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NICKEL; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

BULK DEPOSITIONS; LICHENS; MOSSES; THROUGHFALL; TRACE METAL;

POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CESIUM ION; CHROMIUM; CUPRIC ION; FERRIC ION; LANTHANIDE; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TIN; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; LICHEN; MONTANE FOREST; MOSS; POLLUTION MONITORING; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; DISSOLUTION; DRY DEPOSITION; FOREST; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LICHEN (ORGANISM); MOSS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CESIUM; COPPER; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; INTEGRATION; LEAD; LICHENS; MANGANESE; MOSS; NICKEL; POLLUTION;

FRANCE;

EID: 84902665824     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.06.029     Document Type: Article

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