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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 107, May 2003
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| Page(s) | 349 - 352 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20030313 | |
J. Phys. IV France 107 (2003) 349
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20030313
Lichens as bio-monitors of trace-elements in Central and Eastern France
O. Daillant1, J.-L. Beltramo2 and Tillier31 Observatoire Mycologique, Néronde, 71250 Mazille, France
2 Université de Bourgogne, CSAAB, 21000 Dijon, France
3 Direction Départementale des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales, Cité Administrative, 71000 Macon, France
Abstract
Lichens (105 samples, mainly P. sulcata and X. parietina) have been used to monitor As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu. Mg, Ni,
Pb, and Zn in Burgundy and in the East of France. When the industrial environment seemed to justify it, other elements were
also looked
for, such as Ag, Sn
and V. Research was carried out on
areas
with little or moderate
pollution and supplemented by studies on three "hot spots" with health problems. Record and background
concentrations in lichens are presented as well as the ratios between those values. In the case of lead, the
concentrations in lichens are compared with the results in blood tests.
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