Integrating dispersion modelling and lichen sampling to assess harmful heavy metal pollution around the Karabash copper smelter, Russian Federation

Adam S Pollard; Ben J Williamson; Mark Taylor; William O Purvis; Marc Goossens; Stefan Reis; Pavel Aminov; Valery Udachin; Nicholas J Osborne

Journal article

Integrating dispersion modelling and lichen sampling to assess harmful heavy metal pollution around the Karabash copper smelter, Russian Federation

Adam S Pollard, Ben J Williamson, Mark Taylor, William O Purvis, Marc Goossens, Stefan Reis, Pavel Aminov, Valery Udachin, Nicholas J Osborne

Atmospheric Pollution Research | TURKISH NATL COMMITTEE AIR POLLUTION RES & CONTROL-TUNCAP | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2015.04.003

University of Melbourne Researchers

Nick Osborne Author BioSciences

Grants

Awarded by EU FP7 contract 'Impact Monitoring of Mineral Resources Exploitation'

Awarded by European Regional Development Fund

Funding Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge funding from a 3 year (2010-2012) EU FP7 contract 'Impact Monitoring of Mineral Resources Exploitation' (ImpactMin, Contract: 244166). Dr David Bellis is thanked for carrying out the preparation and ICP-MS analysis of the native and transplanted lichens.The European Centre for Environment and Human Health (part of the University of Exeter Medical School) is supported by investment from the European Regional Development Fund 2007 to 2013 (Contract: 500020) and European Social Fund Convergence Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.