Biomonitoring of Trace Elements Using Epiphytic Lichens Collected in a Suburban Area of Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Wee, Boon Siong, Shakirah, Abd Shukor, Ahmad Firdaus, Khaidir, Mohd Suhaimi, Hamzah, Shamsiah, Abdul Rahman, Md Suhaimi, Elias, Nazaratul Ashifa, Abdullah Salim, Azian, Hashim
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31360/1/Biomonitoring%20of%20Trace%20Elements%20Using%20Epiphytic%20Lichens%20Collected%20in%20a%20Suburban%20Area%20of%20Selangor%2C%20Malaysia%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31360/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_8
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Lichen samples (Dirinaria sp. and Parmotrema sp.) were collected in a suburban area of Selangor. Their chemical compositions were determined using the instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and 21 elements (Al, As, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe, Hf, Hg, K, La, Mn, Na, Rb, Sc, Se, Sm, Th, V and Zn)...