title: Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis applied to biomonitoring on Alps.
abstract: The results of a research in progress at the Istituto di Fisica Generale Applicata--University of Milan--on natural and anthropogenic elements' determination in mosses as biological indicators are shown. The analytical technique was the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry. The chosen areas for a preliminary pollution mapping were Italian Central Alps (Valmalenco and Valtellina) and the hills around Como (pre-Alps); in addition, a group of mosses was from Monza Park, near Milan.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Fisica Generale Applicata, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vecchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariani
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007558:Italy; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants