Baseline concentrations of elements in the Antarctic macrolichen Umbilicaria decussata

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: BARGAGLI, R., SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ, J. C., MONACI, F.
• Other Authors: Bargagli, R., Monaci, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Antarctic; Arctic; Guano; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/3925; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00211-2; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653598002112?via=ihub

Total concentrations of major and trace elements were determined in samples of the epilithic lichen Umbilicaria decussata from 24 ice-free areas in coastal Victoria Land (Antarctica). Overall average concentrations of trace elements except Cd were the lowest ever reported for lichens of the genus Um...