Although sulfur dioxide concentration decreased in recent years caused by the
discouragement of fossil fuel, pollutants in the atmosphere still forming a considerable threat …

Lichens as bioindicators of air pollution ME Conti 1 Introduction Lichens are considered the
result of a symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga. More precisely the term\“alga” …

In this study, epiphytic lichen Xanthoria parietina was applied as the biomonitor of air
pollution to determine the environmental influence in the vicinity of Soma coal-fired power …

Three different growth forms of lichens belonging to six species; Phaeophyscia hispidula,
Parmotrema praesorediosum (foliose); Caloplaca subsoluta, Diploschistes candidissmus …

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 …

The heavy metal (HM) pollution in the environment can be traced back to the discovery of
mining and metallurgical activities by human beings. Metals are a part of the natural …

In laboratory conditions, the ionic equilibriums between a solution and a cation-active layer
of epiphytic lichens Hypogymnia physodes immersed in the solution were examined. It was …

Abstract BIOMONITORING OF TRACE METALS BY LICHENS IN HIGH-RISK AREAS OF
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA (NE ITALY). This study is based on the concentrations of 16 metals …

In order to estimate the global air pollution of the Moroccan Atlantic coast Safi-Essaouira, we
have used a qualitative approach based on the spatial distribution of saxicolous-calcicolous …

The toxic pollutants are widely distributed on terrestrial and marine environment and their
early identification is fundamental to prevent or to control the damages to humans and …