Published November 2008
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Journal article
Status of chemical elements in Atlantic Forest tree species near an industrial complex
- 1. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP (Brazil)
Description
Environmental quality assessment studies have been conducted with tree species largely distributed in the Atlantic Forest. Leaf and soil samples were collected in the conservation unit Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar (PESM) nearby the industrial complex of Cubatao, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, and analyzed for chemical elements by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Results were compared to background values obtained in the Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho (PECB). The higher As, Fe, Hg and Zn mass fractions in the tree leaves of PESM indicated anthropogenic influence on this conservation unit. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Journal Volume
- 278
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 429-433
- ISSN
- 0236-5731
- CODEN
- JRNCDM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 40031898
- Subject category
- S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- BRAZIL; FORESTS; LEAVES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SOILS; TREES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; LATIN AMERICA; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; PLANTS; SOUTH AMERICA
Optional Information
- Notes
- 12 refs.