PMID- 30762185
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190729
LR  - 20200225
IS  - 1614-7499 (Electronic)
IS  - 0944-1344 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 11
DP  - 2019 Apr
TI  - Temporal change of the accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and 
      polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lichens in Switzerland between 1995 
      and 2014.
PG  - 10562-10575
LID - 10.1007/s11356-019-04236-9 [doi]
AB  - The aim of this study was to assess the temporal change of atmospheric deposition 
      patterns of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic 
      hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Switzerland between 1995 and 2014 by a passive 
      biomonitoring with lichens. Lichen tissues sampled at 16 representative sites in 
      the same season of 1995 and 2014 were analyzed for a total of 94 individual and 
      27 sum parameters of POPs and PAHs by means of gas chromatography-mass 
      spectrometry (GC/MS). The comparative analyses showed a decrease of 40 to 80% 
      (medians) for most of the POPs and PAHs concentration in lichens at all site 
      categories. Reduction in tissue concentration of the polychlorinated 
      dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans (PCDD/PCDFs), such as the highly toxic 2,3,7,8-TetraCDD 
      and the TEQ according to WHO (2005) were 66% and 73%, respectively. For the 
      dioxin- and non-dioxin-like PCBs, a decrease of 67% and 58% was found. The 
      average decrease of 30 organochlorine pesticides and insecticides (OCPs) was 65%, 
      with a 94% decrease for lindane. For the 27 PAHs and for benzo(a)pyrene, an 
      average decrease of 58% and 59% was found. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) 
      showed reduced concentrations in lichens at rural and agglomeration sites, but an 
      increase of contamination was observed at industrial and road traffic sites. The 
      direct comparison of changes of POPs and PAHs concentrations in lichens and of 
      emissions between 1995 and 2014 revealed consistent results. The results of this 
      study highlight for the first time in biota the positive effect of emission 
      regulation of POPs in Switzerland.
FAU - Herzig, Rolf
AU  - Herzig R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7782-6589
AD  - Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Bioindikation, Umweltbeobachtung und okologische Planung, 
      Quartiergasse 12, 3013, Bern, Switzerland. rolf.herzig.agb@bluewin.ch.
FAU - Lohmann, Nina
AU  - Lohmann N
AD  - Eurofins GfA Lab Service GmbH, Hamburg, Germany.
FAU - Meier, Reto
AU  - Meier R
AD  - Air Pollution Control and Chemicals Division, Swiss Federal Office for the 
      Environment (FOEN), Bern, Switzerland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190214
PL  - Germany
TA  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
JT  - Environmental science and pollution research international
JID - 9441769
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/methods
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - Lichens/*chemistry/metabolism
MH  - Pesticides/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis/metabolism
MH  - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - Switzerland
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Air pollution
OT  - Biomonitoring
OT  - OCPs
OT  - PAHs
OT  - PBDEs
OT  - PCBs
OT  - PCDD/PCDFs
OT  - POPs
OT  - Parmelia sulcata
EDAT- 2019/02/15 06:00
MHDA- 2019/07/30 06:00
CRDT- 2019/02/15 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/01/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/02/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/07/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/02/15 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-019-04236-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-019-04236-9 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Apr;26(11):10562-10575. doi: 
      10.1007/s11356-019-04236-9. Epub 2019 Feb 14.