title: Lichens as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioaccumulators used in atmospheric pollution studies.
abstract: The aim of this work has been to determine the possibility of using lichens as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) bioaccumulators for the evaluation of atmospheric pollution in the city of Rieti. A lichen sample collected in a remote unpolluted area was divided into 18 sub-samples. These were collocated in nine different stations in the city of Rieti and every 5 months the PAH concentrations were determined. Only phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene and chrysene were found at concentrations over the limit of quantification. In the meantime a continuous increase of their concentrations was observed.
authors.affiliation: Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientale del Lazio-Sede di Rieti, Via Salaria per l'Aquila No. 8, 02100 Rieti, Italy. rietisparpalazio@tin.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guidotti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Owczarek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Marco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Simone
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D008011:Lichens / Q000378:metabolism*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons