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Meysurova, A. F./ S. D. Khizhnyak/ P. M. Pakhomov 2011: IR spectroscopic study of the chemical composition of epiphytic lichens. - Journal of Applied Spectroscopy 78(5): 711-718. [RLL List # 225 / Rec.# 33526]
Keywords: ammonia/ ammonium nitrate/ ammonium sulfate/ biomonitoring/ FTIR spectroscopy/ Hypogymnia physodes/ pig-breeding complex/ pollutant/ pollution
Abstract: Changes in the chemical composition of lichens exposed to pollutants are investigated by means of FTIR spectroscopy. According to model experiments, alkyl nitrates, ammonium salts, amines, and sulfones develop in the lichen thallus through the action of ammonia and nitric and sulfuric acids. Spectroscopic data of modeling experiments enabled nitrogen- and sulfur-containing substances to be identified as the main air pollutants in the vicinity of a pig-breeding complex and information to be obtained on the content of the pollutants and their impact on the lichens. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10812-011-9522-x
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