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Transplanted Lichen Pseudovernia furfuracea as a Multi-Tracer Monitoring Tool Near a Solid Waste Incinerator in Italy: Assessment of Airborne Incinerator-Related Pollutants.
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Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology [Bull Environ Contam Toxicol] 2015 Nov; Vol. 95 (5), pp. 644-53. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 24. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The ability of a transplanted lichen, Pseudovernia (P.) furfuracea, to act as a multi-tracer biomonitoring tool for As, Cd, Ni, Pb, 12 PAHs, 17 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and 27 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was evaluated at six areas of varying risk (high, medium, negligible) of pollutant fallout from a municipal waste incinerator in central Italy. Transplanted P. furfuracea proved to be an useful tool to biomonitor PCDDs/Fs and PCBs. Concentrations of As, heavy metals, PAHs, PCDDs/Fs resulted similar for all monitored stations. Small differences in total PCBs (4378 and 4631 pg/g dw vs 3298, 4123, 3676 and 4022 pg/g dw) and dioxin-like PCBs (1235 and 1265 pg/g dw vs 794, 1069, 1106 and 1188 pg/g dw) were observed. Air concentrations of monitored compounds appear to be more related to general air pollution than point emissions from the incinerator.
- Subjects :
- Hazardous Substances analysis
Italy
Lichens metabolism
Metals, Heavy analysis
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins analogs & derivatives
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins analysis
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis
Air Pollutants analysis
Environmental Monitoring methods
Incineration
Lichens chemistry
Solid Waste
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-0800
- Volume :
- 95
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26205231
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1614-5