1. A new measurement tool to consider for airborne pollutants evaluations using lichens.
- Author
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Catán SP, Bubach D, and Messuti MI
- Subjects
- Air Pollutants pharmacokinetics, Argentina, Lichens drug effects, Lichens growth & development, Metals, Heavy pharmacokinetics, Air Pollutants analysis, Environmental Monitoring methods, Lichens metabolism, Metals, Heavy analysis
- Abstract
An important factor affecting acquisition of pollution elements could be the lichen growth form. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller theory approach has been used to determinate the specific area surface (BET-area) of solids by gas multilayer adsorption. Taking this standard method as a new tool, we measure the specific thallus area in foliose and fruticose lichens to evaluated area/volume relation for bioaccumulation prospects. Some preliminary results of elemental contents such as REEs (La, Sc, Sr) and pollutants (Cd, Co, Pb) were also measured to support the importance to use for the analysis of these thallus attributes.
- Published
- 2019
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