Adam Begu
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lichen indication, monitoring, pollution, standard species
The monitoring of the state of the environment through the method of biological monitoring based on the principle of eco-bioindication, i.e. non-instrumental method - direction promoted at the European level and by art. 7 "b" of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Geneva, 1979). The most well-known bioindicators of air quality are lichens, successfully used in active and passive ecological monitoring in many countries of the world. In the Chisinau area, laws were established regarding the modification of the chlorophyll content or the total degradation of the lichen thallus under the action of SO2 and the capacity to accumulate heavy metals, depending on the source of pollution, geographical conditions, the species sensitivity, the exposure duration, etc. We propose the Parmelia sulcata species as a reference object (standard) in the air quality monitoring at the national level.
Cite this paper: Begu, A. (2025). TESTING THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE LICHENOINDICATION METHOD. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 14(27), 203-209. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2025.v14i27.023
