title: Investigation of mercury speciation in lichens.
abstract: Epiphytic lichens have long been considered to be reliable bioindicators of air pollution. In the present study only one lichen species, Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl., was chosen; this species is very often used for biomonitoring in Europe. Total mercury and methylmercury were determined in lichens taken from various polluted and unpolluted locations in Slovenia, including a mercury mining area around Idrija. Additionally, total gaseous mercury in air was also determined at several sampling points.
authors.affiliation: University of Ljubljana, J. Stefan Institute, Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lupsina
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horvat
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jeran
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stegnar
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D008011:Lichens / Q000737:chemistry*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds; D008628:Mercury