Emerging contaminants in the atmosphere: Analysis, occurrence and future challenges
The presence of emerging contaminants (EC) in the atmospheric environment of urban, rural
or even remote areas has become a significant issue for environmental science. This has …
or even remote areas has become a significant issue for environmental science. This has …
The use of vegetation, bees, and snails as important tools for the biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution—a review
The continuous discharge of diverse chemical products in the environment is nowadays of
great concern to the whole world as some of them persist in the environment leading to …
great concern to the whole world as some of them persist in the environment leading to …
[BOOK][B] High mountain conservation in a changing world
Protected natural areas deserve the combination of nature uniqueness and conservation
willing. The foundation stone for National Parks is the awareness of that unique character …
willing. The foundation stone for National Parks is the awareness of that unique character …
POPs in mountain soils from the Alps and Andes: suggestions for a 'precipitation effect'on altitudinal gradients
POPs are still a priority environmental problem, but can be used as a scientific tool for
understanding the distribution phenomena. Both high mountains and polar areas are seen …
understanding the distribution phenomena. Both high mountains and polar areas are seen …
Pine needles and pollen grains of Pinus mugo Turra–A biomonitoring tool in high mountain habitats identifying environmental contamination
M Chropeňová, EK Gregušková, P Karásková… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pinus mugo Turra is a typical pine tree from mountain habitats. It is ideal as a bioindicator for
air quality monitoring, but, to the best of our knowledge, has never been implemented to …
air quality monitoring, but, to the best of our knowledge, has never been implemented to …
Can pine needles indicate trends in the air pollution levels at remote sites?
Data from ten years of integrated monitoring were used here to evaluate whether pine
needles are a feasible tool for an assessment of long-term trends of the atmospheric …
needles are a feasible tool for an assessment of long-term trends of the atmospheric …
Conifers as environmental biomonitors: A multi-residue method for the concomitant quantification of pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated …
The conifer is a natural vascular land plant composed of very particular leaves called
needles that are able to accumulate, throughout years, a wide range of non-volatile, semi …
needles that are able to accumulate, throughout years, a wide range of non-volatile, semi …
Biomonitoring of pesticides by pine needles—Chemical scoring, risk of exposure, levels and trends
N Ratola, V Homem, JA Silva, R Araújo… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vegetation is a useful matrix for the quantification of atmospheric pollutants such as semi-
volatile organic compounds (SVOCs). In particular, pine needles stand out as effective …
volatile organic compounds (SVOCs). In particular, pine needles stand out as effective …
Presence and distributions of POPS in soil, atmospheric deposition, and bioindicator samples in an industrial-agricultural area in Turkey
In this study, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were detected in the soil, lichen pine needle, and …
and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were detected in the soil, lichen pine needle, and …
Selected organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in atmosphere at Ruoergai high altitude prairie in eastern edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and their …
N Gai, J Pan, H Tang, KY Tan, DZ Chen, XH Zhu… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Compared to the low-altitude areas, high-altitude regions have low air temperature and
relatively high snow precipitation. These climatological characteristics will affect the …
relatively high snow precipitation. These climatological characteristics will affect the …