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Abstract
Radioactivity levels in lichens collected from Akçaabat and Çamlihemşin in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey were investigated. Radioactive pollution was detected in all samples and varied with species, area and location. The highest concentrations of Cs‐137 were found in Parmelia perlata, Parmelia caperata, Parmelia conspersa, Xanthoria parietina, Diploschistes ocellatus, Cladonia portentosa and Dermatocarpon miniatum and the lowest activity in Peltigera praetextata, Cladonia furcata, Cladonia rangiformis and Lobaria pulmonaria. A great variation was not observed among the individuals of Peltigera praetextata and Parmelia caperata collected from Akçaabat and Çamlihem, in.