Cd, Fe and Zn content of the epiphytic lichen Hypogymnia physodes in a Finnish suburb

Authors :: Martin Lodenius
Jorma Kumpulainen
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos
Bio- och miljövetenskaper, Institutionen för
Source :: The Science of the total environment. 32(1)
Publication Year :: 1983
Abstract: The epiphytic lichen Hypogymnia physodes was analysed for its content of cadmium, iron and zinc in a suburb of Helsinki. The metal contents were slightly higher than those from unpolluted areas in central Finland. Elevated concentrations were found in the vicinity of a big shipyard.

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