Zinc accumulation in lichens due to industrial emissions around Vorkuta, northeast European Russia

• Autorzy: Walker T R
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Zinc concentrations in apices [Zn 2+]apex of the lichens, Cladonia arbuscula and C. rangiferina were determined along transects through two sub-Arctic towns in the Usa River Basin, northeast European Russia. One transect, which was 130 km long running in an east-west direction, passed through the town of Vorkuta and the other transect, which was 240 km long running in a southwest-northeast direction, passed through Inta. Zinc accumulation in lichens, which was detected 25-40 km within the vicinity of Vorkuta, was largely attributed to local emissions of alkaline coal ash from coal combustion. The present results using C. arbuscula around Vorkuta are consistent with those of previous studies suggesting that this lichen is a useful bioindicator for trace metals. There was no such elevation of [Zn 2+]apex detected in C. rangiferina along the transect running through Inta.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Polar Research
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 29
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.141-147,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Walker T R

• University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.

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