Elemental composition of thalli of the lichen Cladоnia stellaris under air pollution

• Published in: Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Main Author: Tatyana Sukhareva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: lichen indication method; mineral elements; concentration; copper-nickel smelter complex; pollution; heavy metals; сladоnia stellaris; northern taiga forests; murmansk region; Science; Q; Murmansk; Pasvik; Monchegorsk; taiga; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17076/eco259; https://doaj.org/article/befca12f547647b0a75626e25b7222ec

The elemental composition of Cladonia lichens in areas affected by the Murmansk Region metal processing industry was investigated. Abnormally high levels of heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Fe) were detected in lichens under this impact. Lichens can accumulate far greater amounts of heavy metals than coniferou...