Air Quality Indication in Blace (Southeastern Serbia) Using Lichens as Bioindicators
Abstract
Air quality investigations have not been undertaken in Blace until now. Identifying the presence of different types of epiphytic lichens was performed in the summer 2012 in Blace (southeastern Serbia), and selected rural settlements around Blace, in order to establish the air quality of the area. The analysis of samples from described localities indicated the presence of 25 lichen taxa from 19 genera. Using the Index of Atmospheric Purity (IAP), it was found that there are 2 different air pollution zones in Blace: "lichen desert" and "transitional" or "struggle zone", which includes the periphery of the city. In these zones the air is moderately polluted. In the urban area of Blace there is no "normal" zone, but one was detected in the surrounding rural areas.
Keywords:
Air quality / bioindication / bioindication / lichens / lichens / Blace / Blace / Serbia / SerbiaSource:
Archives of biological sciences, 2013, 65, 3, 893-897Publisher:
- Inst Bioloska Istrazivanja Sinisa Stankovic, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- The electrical breakdown of gases, surface processes and applications (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-171025)
- Preventive, therapeutic, and ethical approach in preclinical and clinical studies of the genes and modulators of redox cell signaling in immune, inflammatory and proliferative cell response (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-41018)
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1303893S
ISSN: 0354-4664
WoS: 000322348800010
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84882568444
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Hemijski fakultet / Faculty of ChemistryTY - JOUR AU - Stamenković, S. M. AU - Ristić, Svetlana S. AU - Djekic, Tatjana L. AU - Mitrovic, Tatjana U. AU - Baošić, Rada PY - 2013 UR - https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1378 AB - Air quality investigations have not been undertaken in Blace until now. Identifying the presence of different types of epiphytic lichens was performed in the summer 2012 in Blace (southeastern Serbia), and selected rural settlements around Blace, in order to establish the air quality of the area. The analysis of samples from described localities indicated the presence of 25 lichen taxa from 19 genera. Using the Index of Atmospheric Purity (IAP), it was found that there are 2 different air pollution zones in Blace: "lichen desert" and "transitional" or "struggle zone", which includes the periphery of the city. In these zones the air is moderately polluted. In the urban area of Blace there is no "normal" zone, but one was detected in the surrounding rural areas. PB - Inst Bioloska Istrazivanja Sinisa Stankovic, Beograd T2 - Archives of biological sciences T1 - Air Quality Indication in Blace (Southeastern Serbia) Using Lichens as Bioindicators VL - 65 IS - 3 SP - 893 EP - 897 DO - 10.2298/ABS1303893S ER -
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Stamenković, S. M., Ristić, S. S., Djekic, T. L., Mitrovic, T. U.,& Baošić, R.. (2013). Air Quality Indication in Blace (Southeastern Serbia) Using Lichens as Bioindicators. in Archives of biological sciences Inst Bioloska Istrazivanja Sinisa Stankovic, Beograd., 65(3), 893-897. https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1303893S
Stamenković SM, Ristić SS, Djekic TL, Mitrovic TU, Baošić R. Air Quality Indication in Blace (Southeastern Serbia) Using Lichens as Bioindicators. in Archives of biological sciences. 2013;65(3):893-897. doi:10.2298/ABS1303893S .
Stamenković, S. M., Ristić, Svetlana S., Djekic, Tatjana L., Mitrovic, Tatjana U., Baošić, Rada, "Air Quality Indication in Blace (Southeastern Serbia) Using Lichens as Bioindicators" in Archives of biological sciences, 65, no. 3 (2013):893-897, https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1303893S . .