Assessing atmospheric pollution in a petrochemical industrial district using a lichen-air quality index (LiAQI)

Boonpeng, Chaiwat; Sriviboon, Chutima; Polyiam, Wetchasart; Sangiamdee, Duangkamon; Watthana, Santi; Boonpragob, Kansri

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.012

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“…Its potential to be used as a bioindicator/biomonitoring species of air quality has been tested and confirmed by several scientists (Boonpeng et al, 2018;Koch et al, 2016;Port et al, 2018). In Thailand, it was used as a biomonitor of atmospheric deposition for assessing air quality in the Map Ta Phut petrochemical complex (Boonpeng et al, 2017a;Boonpeng et al, 2017b;Boonpeng et al, 2018). In Brazil, it was used as a bioaccumulator of atmospheric pollutants in urban and forested areas in the Rio Grande do Sul (Koch et al, 2016;Port et al, 2018), and in the urban area of the Porto Alegre (Käffer et al, 2012).…”

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“…In Thailand, it is found in cool, humid, moderate-high light intensity and relatively unpolluted areas (e.g., mountain areas). Its potential to be used as a bioindicator/biomonitoring species of air quality has been tested and confirmed by several scientists (Boonpeng et al, 2018;Koch et al, 2016;Port et al, 2018). In Thailand, it was used as a biomonitor of atmospheric deposition for assessing air quality in the Map Ta Phut petrochemical complex (Boonpeng et al, 2017a;Boonpeng et al, 2017b;Boonpeng et al, 2018).…”

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Metal Accumulation in Lichens as a Tool for Assessing Atmospheric Contamination in a Natural Park

Boonpeng

Sangiamdee

Noikrad

et al. 2020

Environ. Nat. Resour. J.

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Motor vehicles passing through natural areas could contribute to the air pollution that most likely causes biodiversity losses and decreases air quality. This study assessed the impact of tourism on atmospheric metal pollution in Khao Yai National Park (KYNP), Thailand. Native thalli of the epiphytic lichen Parmotrema tinctorum were collected during the rainy period at a total of eleven sampling sites: three sites in forested (no traffic), four sites in accommodation (low-moderate traffic) and four sites in parking (moderate-high traffic) areas in KYNP. Nine traffic-related metals, including As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Sb, V and Zn, were detected using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The concentrations of most metals did not show significant differences between the higher traffic intensity areas and the no traffic area, and the concentrations of the metals were in the range of their background concentrations. Only Cr and V, metals related to motor vehicles, were identified at the accommodation sites at significantly higher concentrations (Cr=3.4 µg/g, V=1.33 µg/g) than their baseline concentrations (Cr=1.4 µg/g, V=0.96 µg/g). These two metals have adverse effects on humans, plants, lichens and other organisms. Bioaccumulation ratios (B ratios) indicated that most metals at most sampling sites did not bioaccumulate. No metal demonstrated high or severe bioaccumulation. This result suggests that the impact of tourism on atmospheric metal pollution in the rainy period at the KYNP was modest. It also affirms the ability of lichen as an effective tool for assessing atmospheric contamination in natural areas.

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Metal Accumulation in Lichens as a Tool for Assessing Atmospheric Contamination in a Natural Park

Boonpeng

Sangiamdee

Noikrad

et al. 2020

Environ. Nat. Resour. J.

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“…Among them, lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), arsenic (As), and some others are emitted to the roadside environment from the abrasion of car tires, combustion of gasoline, diesel soot, and the wear of asphalt pavement (Ozaki et al 2004;Soliman et al 2019;Panta 2020). Relatively simple, inexpensive and informative methods for assessing the ecological state of the environment, including the air quality, are available based on the study of the reactions of living organisms to anthropogenic effects (Boonpeng et al 2018;Matos et al 2019). Such organisms are defined as bioindicators when used for the identification and qualitative determination of the impacts of human activities on environmental conditions (Crawford 2019).…”

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Epiphytic and epigeal lichens as bioindicators of air pollution in the Burabay National Park, Kazakhstan

BUKABAYEVA,

ABIYEV,

SILYBAYEVA

et al. 2023

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Bukabayeva Z, Abiyev S, Silybayeva B, Assanova U, Sharipkhanova A, Sagdatkyzy B. 2023. Epiphytic and epigeal lichens as bioindicators of air pollution in the Burabay National Park, Kazakhstan. Biodiversitas 24: 2701-2709. Lichens are recognized as a symbiotic association between a fungus (mycobiont) and a chlorophyll-containing partner (photobiont). Because lichens receive all their nutrients from the atmosphere, they are very sensitive to air quality and can be used as bioindicators of pollution by heavy metals, organic compounds and radioactive elements in the air. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of lichens as bioindicators of the heavy metal content in the air in the Burabay National Park, northern Kazakhstan. In the period from 2018 to 2022, we studied the floristic composition of lichens in the national park. To inform air pollution level, we determined the quantitative characteristics and projective cover of an epiphytic lichen Evernia prunastri (L.) Ach. at different heights above ground level, and the heavy-metal content in an epigeal lichen Cladonia alpestris (L.) Rabenh (Syn. Cladonia stellaris (Opiz) Pouzar & V?zda) at different distances from the road edge. We identified 56 species of lichen belonging to 23 genera and 16 families on the roadsides or in the nearby forest. We found that the average number of individuals of E. prunastri decreased as the tree trunk height increased. The largest number of individuals (11.3) was observed at a height of 60 cm, and the smallest (2.5), at a height of 150 cm. The analysis of C. alpestris samples taken at different distances (50, 100, 150, 200 m) from the roadside showed that the concentrations of Pb, Cr, Cd, As, Ga, V, and ?s were high, and for all the elements studied, except for Mn and Be, exceeded Maximum Allowable Concentration. Our study demonstrates that E. prunastri and C. alpestris are sensitive to air pollution from road traffic and can be used as biomonitors of heavy metal pollution in the study area. Because of the ever-increasing anthropogenic pressure on the vegetation of the Burabay National Park, we recommend further research and monitoring of its lichen biota.

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“…Over the past 50 years, biomonitoring studies using lichens as a biological indicator have increased and expanded in terms of various parameters, monitoring techniques, and sampling areas [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ]. Since then, lichens have been the most studied biological indicator [ 13 , 21 ] and have been defined as “permanent control systems” for assessing air pollution. Biomonitoring with lichens has several advantages over conventional techniques, such as low cost, easy sampling, and the ability to monitor large areas [ 22 ].…”

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Air Quality Assessment by the Determination of Trace Elements in Lichens (Xanthoria calcicola) in an Industrial Area (Sicily, Italy)

Varrica

Medico

Alaimo

2022

IJERPH

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This study provides data on variation in the content of metals and metalloids measured in the lichens (Xanthoria calcicola Oxner) collected in the Syracusan petrochemical complex (Sicily, Italy) which is considered one of the largest in Europe. Concentrations of eighteen trace elements measured in the lichens that were collected from 49 different points were analyzed using an inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS) device. The concentrations of the typical elements of industrial emissions (As, Cr, Ni, and V) highlight the environmental criticality that exists in the study area. The interpretation of the data in terms of multi-element statistical analysis (FA) and enrichment factor (EFs) proved to be particularly useful in identifying several sources that contribute to the presence of trace elements in the atmospheric particulate between anthropogenic emissions and geogenic emissions. The results of this study reveal the versatility of the lichen species Xanthoria calcicola Oxner in the search for trace elements in highly anthropized environments, so the approach followed in this study can also be applied to other industrial contexts.

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Assessing atmospheric pollution in a petrochemical industrial district using a lichen-air quality index (LiAQI)

Cited by 28 publications

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Metal Accumulation in Lichens as a Tool for Assessing Atmospheric Contamination in a Natural Park

Metal Accumulation in Lichens as a Tool for Assessing Atmospheric Contamination in a Natural Park

Epiphytic and epigeal lichens as bioindicators of air pollution in the Burabay National Park, Kazakhstan

Air Quality Assessment by the Determination of Trace Elements in Lichens (Xanthoria calcicola) in an Industrial Area (Sicily, Italy)

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