Quantitative assessment of metal elements using moss species as biomonitors in downwind area of lead-zinc mine

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 290-301

  Balabanova, Biljana ^a   Stafilov, Trajče ^b   Šajn, Robert ^c   Andonovska, Katerina Bačeva ^d  

^a Goce Delcev University in Stip   (Macedonia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^d MACEDONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Box Cox transformations; Camptothecium lutescens; heavy metals; Hypnum cupressiforme; moss biomonitoring; spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METADATA; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NICKEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZINC; ZINC MINES;

BOX COX TRANSFORMATION; CAMPTOTHECIUM LUTESCENS; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; INTERSPECIES VARIATION; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; MOSS BIOMONITORING; MULTIVARIATE FACTOR ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC; AIR POLLUTANT; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CAMPTOTHECIUM LUTESCENS; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MINING; MOSS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; WIND; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); METABOLISM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); METALS, HEAVY; MINING; WIND; ZINC;

EID: 85001115548     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1253403     Document Type: Article

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