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Federica Lo Medico

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Air Quality Assessment by the Determination of Trace Elements in Lichens (Xanthoria calcicola) in an Industrial Area (Sicily, Italy)

2022

This study provides data on variation in the content of metals and metalloids measured in the lichens (Xanthoria calcicola Oxner) collected in the Syracusan petrochemical complex (Sicily, Italy) which is considered one of the largest in Europe. Concentrations of eighteen trace elements measured in the lichens that were collected from 49 different points were analyzed using an inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS) device. The concentrations of the typical elements of industrial emissions (As, Cr, Ni, and V) highlight the environmental criticality that exists in the study area. The interpretation of the data in terms of multi-element statistical analysis (FA) and enrichment factor (EFs) proved …

industrial areaAir PollutantsLichensatmospheric pollutionHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthtrace elementsSettore GEO/08 - Geochimica E VulcanologiaSettore BIO/01 - Botanica GeneraleAscomycotaItalyAir Pollutionbiomonitoringtrace elements; industrial area; atmospheric pollution; biomonitoringSicilyEnvironmental MonitoringInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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