Determination of atmospheric pollution around the thermoelectric power plant using a moss biomonitoring

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 541-557

  Dimovska, Bojana ^a   Šajn, Robert ^b   Stafilov, Trajče ^a   Bačeva, Katerina ^a   Tănăselia, Claudiu ^c  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION   (Romania)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitoring; Bitola; Heavy metals; ICP MS; Macedonia; Moss

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CORRELATION; HEAVY METAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPEN PIT MINE; POWER PLANT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

BITOLA; MACEDONIA [SOUTHERN EUROPE];

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84911806379     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-014-0257-8     Document Type: Article

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