Characterization of atmospheric emission sources in lichen from metal and organic contaminant patterns

Aude Ratier , Julien Dron (1) , Gautier Revenko , Annabelle Austruy (2) , Charles-Enzo Dauphin , Florence Chaspoul (3) , Emmanuel Wafo (3)

1 LCP - Laboratoire Chimie Provence
2 LEFE - Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement
3 IMBE - Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale

Lichen samples from contrasted environments, influenced by various anthropic activities, were investigated focusing on the contaminant signatures according to the atmospheric exposure typologies. Most of the contaminant concentrations measured in the 27 lichen samples, collected around the industrial harbor of Fos-sur-Mer (France), were moderate in rural and urban environments, and reached extreme levels in industrial areas and neighboring cities (Al up to 6567 mg kg

Keywords: PCB

Keywords: SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; PAH; PCDD/F

Keywords: METAL

Keywords: EMISSION SOURCES; INDUSTRIAL; CONTAMINANT PROFILES; LICHEN BIOACCUMULATION

Domains: Environmental Sciences; Biodiversity and Ecology

Aude Ratier, Julien Dron, Gautier Revenko, Annabelle Austruy, Charles-Enzo Dauphin, et al.. Characterization of atmospheric emission sources in lichen from metal and organic contaminant patterns. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25 (9), pp.8364-8376. ⟨10.1007/s11356-017-1173-x⟩. ⟨hal-02079737⟩