Pollution Tolerance
Xanthoria parietina is a very pollution-tolerant species. In laboratory experiments, this species can tolerate exposure to air contaminants and bisulphite ions with little or no damaging effect. It is also tolerant of heavy metal contamination.
For these reasons, this species has found use as a biomonitor for measuring levels of toxic elements.
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