WIT Press

An Integrated Procedure For Determining Heavy Metals Concentrations In Air Participate And In Biomonitors

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

28

Pages

10

Published

1998

Size

571 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/AIR980161

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

M. D' Emilio & M. Macchiato

Abstract

The aim of study is to assess a calibration procedure for utilising some vegetal species as biomonitors in an integrated monitoring network. We compare heavy metals concentrations in the atmospheric participate collected on filters with the ones on vegetal samples. The sampling and the mass measurement of the atmospheric paniculate are performed by means of a low volume p-gauging sampler. For heavy metals biological monitoring, we have chosen two ryegrass species and we have developed a standardised culture cycle in which cultivation pots containing Lolium italicum and Fes

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