he epiphytic lichen Parmelia caperata was used systematically as a bioaccumulator of radionuclides in the Travale-Radicondoli geothermal field (central Italy). The results showed that radioactivity in this area is not different from that of other non-geothermal areas and that the exploitation of geothermal resources should not cause an enrichment in radioactivity. However, the survey also revealed a negative association between total fl radioactivity in lichens and the distance from geothermal power plants, so that the latter may represent a source of local radionuclide pollution.
Loppi, S., Malfatti, A., Sani, M., Whitehead, N.E. (1997). Lichens as biomonitors of geothermal radionuclide pollution. GEOTHERMICS, 26(4), 535-540 [10.1016/S0375-6505(97)00005-9].
Lichens as biomonitors of geothermal radionuclide pollution
Loppi S.;
1997-01-01
Abstract
he epiphytic lichen Parmelia caperata was used systematically as a bioaccumulator of radionuclides in the Travale-Radicondoli geothermal field (central Italy). The results showed that radioactivity in this area is not different from that of other non-geothermal areas and that the exploitation of geothermal resources should not cause an enrichment in radioactivity. However, the survey also revealed a negative association between total fl radioactivity in lichens and the distance from geothermal power plants, so that the latter may represent a source of local radionuclide pollution.
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