Abstract In the assessment of atmospheric deposition using lichen transplants, coping with uncertainty is mandatory in cases of environmental forensics, when understanding whether an area is polluted or not, or tracing a given pollution source is of paramount importance. In this article, we have suggested a method based on the calculation of exposed-to-control ratios of element concentrations and on the quantification of the overall uncertainty associated with such calculation, which proved to be very robust and can be applied in most cases using a minimum of three replicates. The method allowed the selection of significantly accumulated elements i.e. those polluting the site under study, as well as the evaluation of whether a site is significantly polluted or not. We recommend the use of this evaluation method in biomonitoring studies based on transplanted samples.

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用地衣移植应对大气污染评估中的不确定性

摘要 在使用地衣移植评估大气沉降时，在环境法医学的情况下，应对不确定性是强制性的，当了解一个区域是否被污染或追踪给定的污染源至关重要时。在本文中，我们提出了一种基于元素浓度暴露控制比的计算以及与此类计算相关的整体不确定性量化的方法，事实证明该方法非常稳健，可以在大多数情况下使用至少三个重复。该方法允许选择显着累积的元素，即那些污染研究地点的元素，以及评估一个地点是否受到严重污染。