DIFFERENTIAL ACCUMULATION OF LEAD IN LIVING AND DECAYING GRASS ON ROADSIDE VERGES

被引:11
作者
RATCLIFFE, D [1 ]
BEEBY, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LEICESTER,DEPT ZOOL,LEICESTER LE1 7RH,ENGLAND
来源
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SERIES A-ECOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL | 1980年 / 23卷 / 04期
关键词
Air pollution - AUTOMOBILE ENGINES - Exhaust Gases - Lead compounds;
D O I
10.1016/0143-1471(80)90070-7
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Dead and decaying grass from roadside verges is shown to accumulate more Pb from automotive exhaust fumes than living material. The variation in Pb content of roadside grass from place to place and from time to time is explained in terms of varying proportions of live and dead leaves and other factors. The capacity of dead grass to bind Pb is compared with that of mosses.
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页码:279 / 286
页数:8
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