Morphophysiological variation and metal concentration in the thallus of Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale between urban and forest areas in the subtropical region of Brazil

Port, Renan Kauê; Käffer, Márcia Isabel; Schmitt, Jairo Lizandro

doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3246-x

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“…However, adequate sampling efforts and prior knowledge about the subject are required to enable lichen species identification environments (Raimundo-Costa & Mineo 2013;Luchetta et al 2018;Luchetta et al 2019;Loppi 2019). On the other hand, active biomonitoring has been mainly based on the analysis of potentially toxic metal accumulations in lichen thalli and morphophysiological damages (Käffer et al 2012;Saiki et al 2014;Koch et al 2018;Port et al 2018).…”

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“…This species was selected because it has wide geographical distribution, it is easily recognizable in the field and because it is sensitive to atmospheric pollution (Benatti & Marcelli 2009;Käffer et al 2012;Koch et al 2018;Port et al 2018). Its foliose thallus ranges from silver to greenish gray, or to olive green when it is wet; it presents full or subcrenated margins, as well as smooth upper cortex, which may be rough or cracked and present ridges on the ridges or simple/granular fissures (Benatti & Marcelli 2009).…”

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“…Some toxic air elements have affinity to chloroplasts, where the chlorophyll can be degraded to pheophytin, leading to the emergence of chlorosis and, later, of necrosis areas (Ellenberg et al 1991;Bargagli & Mikhailova 2002). Photobiont vitality in samples of P. tinctorum has decreased in urban and industrial areas; this morphological damage is a sensitive variable in active biomonitoring, considered as an initial response to the air pollutants exposure (Port et al 2018).…”

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The use of Parmotrema tinctorum (Parmeliaceae) as a bioindicator of air pollution

Costa¹,

Ferreira²,

Anhê³

et al. 2021

Rodriguésia

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Air quality monitoring by automatic stations, although efficient, does not allow evaluating the effects of pollution on living organisms and communities. Thus, the aim of the present study was to use lichens of the Parmotrema tinctorum species in active air quality biomonitoring. We used a new methodology of chlorosis area analyses in QGis software, as low-cost and complementary tool to physicochemical methods. Samples of the aforementioned species were exposed to atmospheric pollution for 30 consecutive days in the dry and rainy seasons, in urban and industrial regions. The chlorosis rate (34% of the lichen thalli, on average) and the accumulation of sulfur (1.1 g.kg-1, on average) were higher in the samples of lichens exposed in the industrial region, in the dry season. There was a moderate-to-high positive correlation between chlorosis rate and lichen content of nitrogen, sulfur, iron and zinc, in the dry season, mainly with sulfur (r = 0.71). The results confirmed the sensitive of P. tinctorum to atmospheric pollution, even after a short exposure time. Such new active biomonitoring methodology (chlorosis analysis in the QGis) can be used in future studies of air quality assessment by environmental and health surveillance managers.

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The use of Parmotrema tinctorum (Parmeliaceae) as a bioindicator of air pollution

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Anhê³

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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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“…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). It was also used to monitor radionuclides around the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant in Tsukuba city, Japan (Ohmura et al, 2015).…”

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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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Physiological Response and Multi-Elemental Content in Lichens Growing on Agricultural Fences: A Pilot Study Comparing No-Tillage and Organic Cropping

Filippini

Cañas

Acosta

et al. 2020

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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Morphophysiological variation and metal concentration in the thallus of Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale between urban and forest areas in the subtropical region of Brazil

Cited by 13 publications

References 56 publications

The use of Parmotrema tinctorum (Parmeliaceae) as a bioindicator of air pollution

The use of Parmotrema tinctorum (Parmeliaceae) as a bioindicator of air pollution

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

Physiological Response and Multi-Elemental Content in Lichens Growing on Agricultural Fences: A Pilot Study Comparing No-Tillage and Organic Cropping

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