Lichens as indicators of air pollution
- 1 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Science of Nature
- Vol. 63 (8) , 364-367
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00607929
Abstract
Field and laboratory studies have demonstrated that lichens are extremely sensitive to sulfur dioxide and that lichens are fairly sensitive to hydrogen fluoride and heavy metals. Further studies are necessary to assess lichens' relative sensitivity to oxidant air pollutants.Keywords
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