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Elemental composition evaluation in lichens collected in the industrial city of São Mateus Sul, Paraná, Brazil

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In this study, Canoparmelia texana lichenized fungi species was used as a passive biomonitor of the atmospheric pollution from the industrial city of São Mateus do Sul, PR, Brazil. Lichen samples collected from tree barks were cleaned, freeze-dried and analyzed by neutron activation analysis. Comparisons were made between the element concentrations obtained in lichens from this city and that from a clean area of Atlantic Forest in Intervales Park, SP. The high concentrations of elements As, Ca, Co, Cr, Fe, Hf, Sb, and Th found in lichens could be attributed to the emissions from a ceramic and an oil shale plants.

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Authors are indebted to the financial support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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  1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2242, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil

    A. B. Ferreira & M. Saiki

  2. Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr Arnaldo, 455, São Paulo, SP, 0146-903, Brazil

    A. B. Ferreira & P. H. N. Saldiva

  3. Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Sergipe, Av. Engenheiro Gentil Tavares da Mota, 1166, Aracaju, SE, 49055-260, Brazil

    J. O. Santos

  4. Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo (IO-USP), Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, São Paulo, SP, 05508-120, Brazil

    A. P. Ribeiro

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Ferreira, A.B., Saiki, M., Santos, J.O. et al. Elemental composition evaluation in lichens collected in the industrial city of São Mateus Sul, Paraná, Brazil. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 291, 71–76 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-1237-1

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