Atmospheric pollutants in peri-urban forests of Quercus ilex: evidence of pollution abatement and threats for vegetation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 6400-6413

  García Gómez, Héctor ^a   Aguillaume, Laura ^b   Izquieta Rojano, Sheila ^d   Valiño, Fernando ^a   Àvila, Anna ^c   Elustondo, David ^d   Santamaría, Jesús M ^d   Alastuey, Andrés ^e   Calvete Sogo, Héctor ^a   González Fernández, Ignacio ^a   Alonso, Rocío ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric pollution; Ecosystem services; Mediterranean vegetation; Nitrogen; Ozone

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EVERGREEN FOREST; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; OZONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBAN FORESTRY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

SPAIN;

QUERCUS ILEX;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMMONIA; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OAK; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPAIN; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTS; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUERCUS; SPAIN; WEATHER;

EID: 84948959619     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5862-z     Document Type: Article

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