Publications by authors named "Jian-Sen Hu"
To test the applicability of lichens in the biomonitoring of atmospheric elemental deposition in a typical steppe zone of Inner Mongolia, China, six foliose lichens (Physcia aipolia, PA; P. tribacia, PT; Xanthoria elegans, XE; X. mandschurica, XM; Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis, XPC; and Xp.
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- Air pollution is a significant issue in China, and the study focused on using lichens to monitor the deposition of 30 trace elements within the Taihang Mountains in Hebei Province.
- Lichens, specifically Xanthoria mandschurica, were collected from 21 sites and analyzed using ICP-MS to assess environmental contamination.
- The findings revealed that 8 elements were primarily from atmospheric sources, influenced by pollution from the North China Plain and local mining, while the remaining 22 elements were mostly crustal but elevated due to mining activities.