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Itemized determination of As, Sb, Bi, Se, and Ge in graphite sample by HG-AFS with high-temperature microwave digestion
In this paper, we optimized a method for fast and accurate determination of five impurity elements (As, Sb, Bi, Se, and Ge) in graphite samples to overcome the shortcomings of existing methods, such as complic...
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Open AccessTwo lichens differing in element concentrations have similar spatial patterns of element concentrations responding to road traffic and soil input
Two epiphytic lichens (Xanthoria alfredii, XAa; X. ulophyllodes, XAu) and soil were sampled at three sites with varied distances to a road in a semiarid sandland in Inner Mongolia, China and analyzed for concentr...
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Open AccessElemental compositions of lichens from Duolun County, Inner Mongolia, China: Origin, road effect and species difference
To assess the response of lichen elemental compositions to road traffic and species difference in the context of high dust input and anthropogenic emissions, two foliose epiphytic lichens (Phaeophyscia hirtuosa, ...
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Open AccessLichen elemental composition distinguishes anthropogenic emissions from dust storm inputs and differs among species: Evidence from **linhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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; Xanthori...
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Open AccessUse of the lichen Xanthoria mandschurica in monitoring atmospheric elemental deposition in the Taihang Mountains, Hebei, China
Air pollution is a major concern in China. Lichens are a useful biomonitor for atmospheric elemental deposition but have rarely been used in North China. The aim of this study was to investigate the atmospheri...
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Phylogeny of Celastrus L. (Celastraceae) inferred from two nuclear and three plastid markers
This is the first comprehensive molecular investigation of the genus Celastrus L. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus were assessed based on sequences of two nuclear (ETS, ITS) and three plastid (psbA-trn...
