Metal deposition patterns in central Scotland,as determined by Lichen transplants |
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| Authors: | F A Y Gailey G H Smith L J Rintoul O Ll Lloyd |
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| Institution: | (1) Environmental Epidemiology and Cancer Centre, Department of Community Medicine, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Level 5, Dundee, Scotland |
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| 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. |
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