Plantago Specimen (IMAGE) Botanical Society of America Caption A specimen of Plantago rugelii collected in 2015 for comparison of heavy metal accumulation with historical specimens from the Brown University herbarium collection. Credit Sofia M. Rudin, David W. Murray, and Timothy J. S. Whitfeld. From Rudin, Sofia M., David W. Murray, and Timothy J. S. Whitfeld. 2016. Retrospective analysis of heavy metal contamination in Rhode Island based on old and new herbarium specimens. <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> 5(1): 1600108. doi:10.3732/apps.1600108 Usage Restrictions Please cite the article: Rudin, Sofia M., David W. Murray, and Timothy J. S. Whitfeld. 2016. Retrospective analysis of heavy metal contamination in Rhode Island based on old and new herbarium specimens. <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> 5(1): 1600108. doi:10.3732/apps.1600108. Articles and materials published in <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY-NC-SA). License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.