#  Marine Lichenized Fungi Bioindicators of Coastal Ocean Pollution 

 





March 31, 2022

 

 

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 A new study in [Rhodora](https://www.rhodora.org/rhodora/currentissues.html) examined the use of marine lichens to assess water pollution levels in the Boston Harbor. The study led by Liam F. Nokes, a former student at Arlington High School who was working in Donald H. Pfister's lab, suggests that marine lichens could prove useful as bioindicators of ocean pollution, and established a plan for a state fungus. Nokes' (now a student at Dartmouth) proposal is currently under review by Massachusetts State Legislature.

 Nokes performed the collecting and analyses with the assistance from Danny Haelewaters (PhD '18) and Professor Pfister.

#####  *Image: Lichens by Monsieuricon on [flickr.com](https://flickr.com/photos/mricon/1573508508/in/photolist-3p3Dg3-4CdsLD-GdxKA3-aC7upD-bp52wZ-52Y4dv-bZzuDd-81dNVe-2P6Aud-bHNXep-aDsuuZ-bEV2A4-6kdMT7-4CdsNT-7kHT2t-9jcxeY-22WaJma-pigd45-vwi3WQ-c7JpK-hiqPNc-rSjUuF-5Jdhf3-XjmwLS-5YjwVq-sab1S9-2ekqHVh-FTVtYn-nwPAHN-r6Nemx-9kga7f-WYxBvJ-dPXRzY-8W4vii-7BSBgr-28pq4St-A2Vyxw-bs1cm3-5vMSQ3-bs1d2N-7kHT2z-nxNibZ-aemMnU-pw5SwL-9gJGaV-9vDrKb-pJdace-yxXgcL-dJxsCV-dWGJAD)*



 

 

 



 

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