Lichen (Xanthoria parietina)̄ biomonitoring of trace element contamination and air quality assessment in Livorno Province (Tuscany, Italy)

Scerbo, R.; Possenti, L.; Lampugnani, Leonardo; Ristori, T.; Barale, Roberto; Barghigiani, C.

doi:10.1016/s0048-9697(99)00333-2

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“…The different sampling and/or calculation methods may limit the data comparison (Scerbo et al, 1999). Lichen diversity values were also highest (>70) in HET 54a and EPC 74, but the lowest values (≤40) were for the two Western stations (CHS 35 and PM 72), following the lichen abundance trend.…”

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Evaluation of lichen species resistance to atmospheric metal pollution by coupling diversity and bioaccumulation approaches: A new bioindication scale for French forested areas

Agnan

Probst

Séjalon‐Delmas

2017

Ecological Indicators

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To cite this version:Y. Agnan, A. Probst, N. Séjalon-Delmas. Evaluation of lichen species resistance to atmospheric metal pollution by coupling diversity and bioaccumulation approaches: A new bioindication scale for French forested areas. Ecological Indicators, Elsevier, 2017Elsevier, , 72, pp.99-110. <10.1016Elsevier, /j.ecolind.2016 b s t r a c tIn order to evaluate the metal resistance or sensitivity of lichen species and improve the bioindication scales, we studied lichens collected in eight plottings in French and Swiss remote forest areas. A total of 92 corticolous species was sampled, grouped in 54 lichen genera and an alga. Various ecological variables were calculated to characterize the environmental quality -including lichen diversity, lichen abundance, and Shannon index -, as well as lichen communities. Average ecological features were estimated for each study site and each of the following variables -light, temperature, continentality, humidity, substrate pH, and eutrophication -and they corresponded to lichen communities. Based on lichen frequencies, we calculated the index of atmospheric purity (IAP) and lichen diversity value (LDV). These two bioindication indices were closely related to lichen diversity and lichen abundance, respectively, due to their calculation formula. It appeared that LDV, which measures lichen abundance, was a better indicator of metal pollution than IAP. Coupling lichen diversity and metal bioaccumulation in a canonical correspondence analysis, we evaluated the resistance/sensitivity to atmospheric metal pollution for the 43 most frequent lichen species. After validation by eliminating possible influences of acid and nitrogen pollutions, we proposed a new scale to distinguish sensitive species (such as Physconia distorta, Pertusaria coccodes, and Ramalina farinacea) from resistant species (such as Lecanactis subabietina, Pertusaria leioplaca, and Pertusaria albescens) to metal pollution, adapted to such forested environment.

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Section: Bioindication Indicesmentioning

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Evaluation of lichen species resistance to atmospheric metal pollution by coupling diversity and bioaccumulation approaches: A new bioindication scale for French forested areas

Agnan

Probst

Séjalon‐Delmas

2017

Ecological Indicators

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“…Oil processing is an additional important cause of HMs release into the environment: traces of HMs are present in crude oil and in derivatives of petroleum (Máthé et al, 2012). In the last decades, steel production and a number of productions of metal based devices caused non-negligible releases of HMs into the environment including lakes, rivers and their sediments (Scerbo et al, 1999).…”

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Co-selection of antibiotic and heavy metal resistance in freshwater bacteria

2016

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“…Lichens are widespread geographically (Richardson, 1992(Richardson, , 1995, and they can live for decades or even beyond 100 years (Bull, King, Kong, Moutoux, & Phillips, 1994), thereby integrating their chemical environment over an extended period of time (Sensen & Richardson, 2002). Many case studies exist worldwide of using lichen chemistry to monitor or assess airborne elements (e.g., Bennett & Wetmore, 2003;Chiarenzelli et al, 2001;Conti, Tudino, Stripeikis, & Cecchetti, 2004;Cuny, Davranche, Thomas, Kempa, & Van Haluwyn, 2004;Freitas & Pacheco, 2004;Helena, Franc, & Cvetka, 2004;Juran, Jaćimović Batič, Smodiš, & Wolterbeek, 1996;Loppi & Pirintsos, 2003;Nash et al, 2003;Scerbo et al, 1999;Yenisoy-Karakaş & Tuncel, 2004;Yun, Longerich, & Wadleigh, 2003;Zhang, Chai , & Chen, 2002;Zschau et al, 2003). Lichen chemistry was used in and around Fallon to continue assessing airborne W and Co, which are elevated in total suspended particulates within Fallon (Sheppard et al, 2006a).…”

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Using Lichen Chemistry to Assess Airborne Tungsten and Cobalt in Fallon, Nevada

Sheppard

Speakman

Ridenour³

et al. 2006

Environ Monit Assess

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This paper describes the use of lichen chemistry to assess airborne tungsten and cobalt in Fallon, Nevada, where a cluster of childhood leukemia has been on going since 1997. Lichens and their rock substrates were collected from Rattlesnake Hill within Fallon as well as from four different rock outcrops located north, east, south, and west of Fallon and at least 20 km away from the town center. In the lichens themselves, W and Co are significantly higher within Fallon than in the combined control site outside of Fallon. In the rock substrates of the lichens, no differences exist in W and Co. The W and Co differences in lichens cannot be attributed to substrate geochemistry. Fallon is distinctive in west central Nevada for high airborne W and Co, and given its cluster of childhood leukemia, it stands to reason that additional biomedical research is in order to test directly the leukogenicity of combined airborne W and Co.

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Lichen (Xanthoria parietina)̄ biomonitoring of trace element contamination and air quality assessment in Livorno Province (Tuscany, Italy)

Cited by 50 publications

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Evaluation of lichen species resistance to atmospheric metal pollution by coupling diversity and bioaccumulation approaches: A new bioindication scale for French forested areas

Evaluation of lichen species resistance to atmospheric metal pollution by coupling diversity and bioaccumulation approaches: A new bioindication scale for French forested areas

Co-selection of antibiotic and heavy metal resistance in freshwater bacteria

Using Lichen Chemistry to Assess Airborne Tungsten and Cobalt in Fallon, Nevada

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