Assessment of Spatial Variability of Heavy Metals in Metropolitan Zone of Toluca Valley, Mexico, Using the Biomonitoring Technique in Mosses and TXRF Analysis

This study is aimed at assessing atmospheric deposition of heavy metals using the epiphytic moss genera Fabronia ciliaris collected from six urban sites in the Metropolitan Zone of the Toluca Valley in Mexico. The concentrations of K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, and Pb were determined...

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Main Authors: Zarazúa-Ortega, Graciela, Poblano-Bata, Josefina, Tejeda-Vega, Samuel, Ávila-Pérez, Pedro, Zepeda-Gómez, Carmen, Ortiz-Oliveros, Huemantzin, Macedo-Miranda, Guadalupe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703337/