Bangalore is the principal administrative, cultural, commercial, industrial, and knowledge
capital of the state of Karnataka, with a population approaching nine million. Economic …

Air pollution has become a major concern due to its detrimental effects on living beings. The
present study is aimed at assessing the current status of air pollution in Lucknow city using …

Ecological indicators can be used to assess the condition of the environment, to provide an
early warning signal of changes in the surrounding environment or to diagnose the causes …

The study of climate change and air pollution is very important in present circumstances
throughout the world. Several methods including biological methods are being used for …

The distribution and origin of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the lichen,
Phaeophyscia hispidula (Ach.) Essl., collected from nine different road crossings of …

Lichens have been used as bioindicators in various atmospheric pollution assessments in
several countries. This study presents the first data on levels of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cu, Ni …

The lichens are self-sustaining, long-living symbiotic systems that result from the symbiosis
between mycobiont and photobiont. The lichen biodiversity is sensitive to environmental …

Environmental pollution, especially from coal-based thermal power plants, poses significant
risks to human respiratory health and the environment. This study evaluates the diversity of …

The study of heavy metal (HMs) contamination of environment is of great interest due to their
serious health hazard. In this work, the contamination of tree leaves with the HMs in the most …

A biomonitoring study was conducted to assess the levels of atmospheric heavy metal
pollution in Katni and Rewa cities of Madhya Pradesh, state in central India. The Pyxine …