Heavy Metal Accumulation in Lichens from the Hetauda Industrial Area Narayani Zone Makwanpur District, Nepal |
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| Authors: | Vivek Pandey D K Upreti Ramayan Pathak Amit Pal |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Stress Physiology Lab, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, India;(2) Lichenology Lab, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-, 226 001, India;(3) Department of Botany, Kathmandu University, Nepal;(4) Environmental Sciences, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, India |
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| Abstract: | Lichen samples collected in and around Hetauda Industrial area,(HIA) Narayani zone, Makwanpur district, Nepal, were analyzedfor Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn, Ca, Mn, Fe, Si, and Al. The samples fromthe location inside the industrial area have higher levels ofmetal than the outside areas. Pyxine meissnerina growinginside the industrial area accumulated higher levels of all themetals analyzed. |
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| Keywords: | biomonitoring lichens metal accumulation |
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