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: Graciela Zarazúa-Ortega, Josefina Poblano-Bata, Samuel Tejeda-Vega, Pedro Ávila-Pérez, Carmen Zepeda-Gómez, Huemantzin Ortiz-Oliveros, Guadalupe Macedo-Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/426492
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