Investigation of mercury speciation in lichens. |
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| Authors: | V Lupsina M Horvat Z Jeran P Stegnar |
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| Affiliation: | University of Ljubljana, J. Stefan Institute, Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. |
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| Abstract: | Epiphytic lichens have long been considered to be reliable bioindicators of air pollution. In the present study only one lichen species, Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl., was chosen; this species is very often used for biomonitoring in Europe. Total mercury and methylmercury were determined in lichens taken from various polluted and unpolluted locations in Slovenia, including a mercury mining area around Idrija. Additionally, total gaseous mercury in air was also determined at several sampling points. |
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