Citation
R. Kricke et Gb. Feige, Biomonitoring with lichens in the Ruhr area for air quality assessment - 1966 to 2000, GEFAHR R L, 61(4), 2001, pp. 163-166
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Engineering & Energy
Journal title
GEFAHRSTOFFE REINHALTUNG DER LUFT
ISSN journal
09498036
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Volume
61
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
163 - 166
Database
ISI
SICI code
0949-8036(200104)61:4<163:BWLITR>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
In the Ruhr area, lichens have been used as bioindicators for air-quality a
ssessment apart from physico-chemical methods. The first investigation of t
he lichen vegetation took place in 1966 indicating an extremely impoverishe
d lichen flora due to high air pollution particularly by SO,. Observations
in 1985, 1988 to 1992 and 1997 to 2000 show a strong recolonization by lich
ens due to improved air quality.