Lichens as integrating air pollution monitors

Jeran, Zvonka; Jačimović, Radojko; Batič, Franc; Mavsar, Robert

doi:10.1016/s0269-7491(02)00133-1

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“…Thus, it can be supposed that metal pollution affects more lichen abundance (illustrated by LDV) than lichen richness (IAP). This is in agreement with results from Jeran et al (2002), who had previously observed that IAP was not a good index for metal pollution.…”

Section: Resistance and Sensitivity Of Lichen Species To Metal Atmospsupporting

confidence: 93%

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: Resistance and Sensitivity Of Lichen Species To Metal Atmospsupporting

confidence: 93%

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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“…Lichen biomonitoring has proved to be a very useful technique for determining the atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in potentially polluted areas [94]. Based on physical, chemical and biological properties, lichens are used as monitors of metal deposition from the atmosphere, since they can accumulate trace elements to levels far greater than their expected physiological needs [95,96].…”

Section: Biomonitoring With Lichensmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These elements usually appear in higher content due to mining activities [97]. (Cu and Pb) [92] Тhe comparison of the median and range values for the anthropogenic elements obtained from lichen samples with the corresponding values obtained from moss samples (species: Hyloconium splendens and Pleurozium schrebery), collected from the same study area [91], is presented in Table 3 [94]. The values for the contents of both elements is highly similar (r = 0.86 and r = 0.68), which of course is due to similar modes of accumulation and binding of these elements in mosses and lichen plant tissues.…”

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Environmental Pollution With Heavy Metals in the Republic of Macedonia

Stafilov¹

2017

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An overview to the results from the application of various spectrometric (atomic absorption spectrometry, AAS; inductively coupled plasma -atomic emission spectrometry, ICP-AES; and inductively coupled plasma -mass spectrometry, ICP-MS) and radioanalytical (neutron activation analysis, NAA) techniques in environmental pollution studies in the Republic of Macedonia are presented. The results from the surveys of the pollution with heavy metals of soil, air and food are reported. The pollution with heavy metals in the particular regions was additionally investigated using moss, lichens, attic dust, soil, water and sediment samples. The results from the study of the pollution in the cities of Veles (lead and zinc smelter plant), Kavadarci (ferronickel smelter plant), Radoviš (copper mine and flotation), Probištip, Makedonska Kamenica and Kriva Palanka (lead and zinc mines and flotation plants) and Bitola and Kičevo (thermoelectric power plants) are presented.

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“…They absorb substances for growth and survival through the exposed surface of the thallus [6,7]. Lichens can accumulate trace metals (both essential and non essential) to levels far greater than their expected physiological needs [7,17] Therefore they are used as sensitive bioindicators of heavy metals in the air [5,8,17]. Lichens have been shown to be highly sensitive to gaseous air pollution, particularly to sulphur dioxide.…”

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“…Thus it makes them widely used in monitoring of air pollution [4][5][6][7]. Lichens could be collected from natural environment or transplanted from clean area to the polluted sites [5,15,17,21,22].…”

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Response of lichens to heavy metal and SO₂pollution in Poland – an overview

Sawicka-Kapusta

Zakrzewska

Byd

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WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Epiphytic lichen Hypogymnia physodes (L) Nyl. from the natural environment and transplanted was used for ten years (1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006) to estimate air contamination in Poland. Lichens from natural environment were collected from the Base Station of the Integrated Nature Monitoring System and from Polish National Parks. Transplantation was carried out in Cracow city, small forest sites near Cracow conurbation and industrial areas in the Małopolska district. Hypogymnia physodes showed the changes in air pollution in Poland but also confirmed the presence of some areas still being contaminated. They are located near heavy industry, near large cities like Cracow and also in some areas located far from industrial sources.

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Lichens as integrating air pollution monitors

Cited by 72 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

Environmental Pollution With Heavy Metals in the Republic of Macedonia

Response of lichens to heavy metal and SO₂pollution in Poland – an overview

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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

Environmental Pollution With Heavy Metals in the Republic of Macedonia

Response of lichens to heavy metal and SO2pollution in Poland – an overview

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