@article{article_388956, title={Likenlerde Ağir Metal Birikiminin DNA Üzerindeki Etkileri}, journal={Turkish Journal of Scientific Reviews}, pages={37–43}, year={2008}, author={Beyaztaş, Taylan and Aras, Sümer and Duman, Demet Cansaran}, keywords={Lichens, heavy metal pollution, DNA}, abstract={Today emission of heavy metals to the environment has increased by rapid industrialization, intensive industrial activities, extensive usage of fossil fuels to obtain energy, rapid discharge of mines and increased automobile usage. Metals, particularly heavy metals have a great impact on environmental pollution because of their long term and destructive effects on organisms. Biological systems, especially plants and lichens are also used effectively and successfully to detect the atmospheric pollution in beside instrumental methods. In depth analysis by addition of molecular biological techniques to environmental pollution studies with lichen, provide not only information about the degree of pollution in the subject area but also provide the identifi cation of the extent of pollution levels directly from the genetic structure of living organisms}, number={2}, publisher={Anatolia Bilim Akademisi}