title: Metal deposition patterns in central Scotland, as determined by Lichen transplants.
abstract: Lichen transplants of Hypogymnia physodes were used in a high-density network of sites for collecting airborne metals from the atmosphere in Armadale, a small industrial town in central Scotland. The mapping of the concentrations of various metals revealed a gradient of metal values which decreased outwards from the town's steel foundry. The findings were discussed in the context of a previous epidemiological investigation of lung disease in the town.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Epidemiology and Cancer Centre, Department of Community Medicine, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Level 5, Dundee, Scotland.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Gailey
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Rintoul
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Lloyd