Internationally harmonized approach to biomonitoring trace element atmospheric deposition

Smodiš, Borut; Bleise, A.

doi:10.1016/s0269-7491(02)00123-9

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“…A fraction of lichen specimens were separated for later identifi cation. The lichens for the elemental analysis were conditioned based on the IAEA biomonitoring of air pollution by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) methodological recommendations [20,21]. The residues of substrates and other non-lichen materials were removed under dissecting stereo microscope at room temperature (22°C).…”

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Bioaccumulation of trace elements in lichens exposed to geothermal and volcanic activity from copahue-caviahue volcanic complex, patagonia, Argentina

Bubach¹,

Catán²,

Messuti³

et al. 2020

Ann Environ Sci Toxicol

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The atmospheric pollution associated with the volcano Copahue activity was evaluated by analyzing the concentration of 33 elements including heavy metals in lichens. Fruticose thalli were collected between 7 and 18 km from the volcano crater, comprising a geothermal zone. Analytical data and geographic parameters were evaluated by Principal Component Analysis. Enrichment Factors was also calculated from elemental concentrations in the lichens. The Principal Components Analysis grouped the observations corresponding to the lichen samples in relation to the volcano crater distance, the thermal areas and the direction of the prevailing winds. The less impacted area by volcanic products presented a lower concentration of toxic elements (S and Hg) and a higher concentration of biological elements (Ca, K, Mg and Mn) than the other areas. All studied sites showed S and Se enrichments, even in the most distant areas from the volcano crater. The S concentrations in lichen recorded in areas of volcanic activity were higher for the volcanic complexes: Copahue-Caviahue and Puyehue-Cordón-Caulle (2800-12000 μg/g) than those reported for the rest of the world (600-2800 μg/g).

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Bioaccumulation of trace elements in lichens exposed to geothermal and volcanic activity from copahue-caviahue volcanic complex, patagonia, Argentina

Bubach¹,

Catán²,

Messuti³

et al. 2020

Ann Environ Sci Toxicol

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“…The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supports the biomonitoring of air pollution since 1997 (Smodiš 2003;Smodiš and Bleise 2002). Members of the working group, representing 14 countries and different biomonitors, suggested a procedure for sample preparation that includes the cleaning and separation of samples from the substrate.…”

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“…Members of the working group, representing 14 countries and different biomonitors, suggested a procedure for sample preparation that includes the cleaning and separation of samples from the substrate. Smodiš and Bleise (2002) suggested the following steps: (1) dry cleaning (2) rinsing in distilled water for 5-10 s (3) drying at 40°C for 48 h (or freeze-drying), and (4) grinding using liquid nitrogen. We recommended that the rinsing (washing) procedure will be done by handshaking the samples with double distilled water at a temperature of 20°C for 15 s. The rinsing procedure has to be repeated three times of 5 s each in order to minimize the loss of water soluble elements.…”

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Lichens and Particulate Matter: Inter-relations and Biomonitoring with Lichens

Garty

Garty-Spitz

2014

Recent Advances in Lichenology

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“…In a general sense, biomonitoring may be defined as the use of organisms/materials to obtain quantitative information on certain characteristics of the biosphere (Wolterbeek, 2002). The quantitative information may be defined as a measure of integrated exposure of exposed organisms/ materials over a certain amount of time (Smodiš and Bleise, 2002).…”

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Honey as a bioindicator for environmental pollution with SO2

2005

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-Honey was proven to be a highly sensitive bioindicator for estimation of the environmental pollution with SO 2 . A bee monitoring net consisting of 32 apiaries and covering an area of about 700 km 2 was configured surrounding the Šoštanj coal-fired power plant. The results of investigations revealed that the amount of sulphate determined in honey from this area correlated with total yearly emissions of SO 2 observed by an electronic monitoring. When exhaust gases at the power plant were purified, a corresponding decrease in the amounts of sulphate in honey was observed. The proposed bee monitoring net is an example of using biomonitoring for tracing environmental pollution, which could be also applied to estimate the impact of NO x gases or to trace other pollutants.

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Internationally harmonized approach to biomonitoring trace element atmospheric deposition

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Bioaccumulation of trace elements in lichens exposed to geothermal and volcanic activity from copahue-caviahue volcanic complex, patagonia, Argentina

Bioaccumulation of trace elements in lichens exposed to geothermal and volcanic activity from copahue-caviahue volcanic complex, patagonia, Argentina

Lichens and Particulate Matter: Inter-relations and Biomonitoring with Lichens

Honey as a bioindicator for environmental pollution with SO2

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