| Autor: | S. A. Pirintsos, Ettore Putortì, V. De Dominicis, Stefano Loppi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Pollution
Parmelia Municipal solid waste biology media_common.quotation_subject Environmental engineering General Medicine Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification Incineration Waste treatment Biomonitoring Environmental science Epiphyte Lichen General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 61:361-371 |
| ISSN: | 0167-6369 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/a:1006117731936 |
| Popis: | The epiphytic lichen Parmelia caperata was usedas biomonitor in the area of a municipal solid wasteincinerator (Poggibonsi, central Italy) to investigatethe levels and the spatial distribution of the heavymetals Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Pb and Zn. Levels ofAl, Cu and Hg were similar to those in unpollutedareas, whereas high values were found for Cr, Zn andespecially Cd. The distribution pattern of the lastthree metals and the exponential relationship of theirconcentrations with distance from the incinerator,showed that the disposal plant is a local source ofatmospheric pollution due to Cd, Cr and Zn. For thesemetals, long-term hazard should be seriously taken into account. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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