Investigation of mercury speciation in lichens
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in The Analyst
- Vol. 117 (3) , 673-675
- https://doi.org/10.1039/an9921700673
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.Keywords
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