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15142770

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
The results of a biomonitoring survey carried out in the town of Montecatini Terme (central Italy) in the period 1993-2000 using the biodiversity of epiphytic lichens and the accumulation of heavy metals in thalli of Flavoparmelia caperata as indicators of air pollution are reported. From 1993 to 2000, the mean ILD value for the whole study area increased from 18+/-18 to 42+/-22, the lowest ILD value increased from 0 to 11 and the highest ILD value increased from 67 to 84. A 'lichen desert' was found only in 1993 and stations classified as 'natural' were lacking only in 1993 and 1996. Concentrations of all heavy metals decreased from 1993 to 1999. It is concluded that vehicular traffic is the main source of atmospheric pollution in the study area. The most likely changes that may have caused lichen communities to improve and heavy metals to drop is conversion of heating systems to methane (abatement of SO2) and the use of unleaded gasoline (reduction of Pb). The present results showed that despite their slow growth rate, lichens respond rapidly to decreasing concentrations of air pollutants, allowing annual changes to be detected.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0048-9697
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copryright 2003 Elsevier B.V.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
326
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Biodiversity of epiphytic lichens and heavy metal contents of Flavoparmelia caperata thalli as indicators of temporal variations of air pollution in the town of Montecatini Terme (central Italy).
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali 'G. Sarfatti', Università di Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, I-53100 Siena, Italy. loppi@unisi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article