Ronen, R/ Galun, M 1984: Pigment extraction from lichens with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and estimation of chlorophyll degradation. - Environmental and Experimental Botany24: 239-245. [RLL List # 122-79 / Rec.# 15840] Keywords: PIGMENTS/ DMSO/ CHLOROPHYLL/ EXTRACTION/ AIR POLLUTION
Abstract: 6 figures. 4 tables. [The DMSO extraction method can be used for quantitative determination of total chlorophyll, and this rapid, one-step procedure is "...preferable for large scale monitoring of the effect of air pollution on lichen chlorphyll."]