Evaluation of the impact of reducing national emissions of SO2 and metals in Poland on background pollution using a bioindication method.

Changes in environmental pollution by S, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in 2006-2014 were evaluated using a bioindication method. This method was based on measurements of pollutants in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles. The measurements were performed in the Chojnowskie Forests, a region recognized as a b...

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Main Authors: Wojciech Dmuchowski, Dariusz Gozdowski, Aneta H Baczewska-Dąbrowska, Piotr Dąbrowski, Barbara Gworek, Irena Suwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5825029?pdf=render