Trace element contamination in industrial regions of Poland studied by moss monitoring |
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Authors: | Grodzińska K Frontasyeva M Szarek-Lukaszewska G Klich M Kucharska-Fabiś A Gundorina S F Ostrovnaya T M |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland;(2) Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Dubna, Russia;(3) Skryta 9/7, 60–799 Pozna, Poland |
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Abstract: | The use of terrestrial mosses as biomonitors in large-scalemulti-element studies of heavy metal deposition from theatmosphere is a well established technique in Europe. Insuch studies it is advantageous to determine as many elements as possible in order to distinguish betweendifferent source categories. A combination of INAA and AAShas been found very useful in this respect, in particularwhen epithermal activation is used for instrumental neutronactivation analysis. A total of 33 elements (Al, Cl, Sc, V,Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Ag, Cd, Sb,I, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Tb, Yb, Hf, Ta, W, Au, Pb, Th, and U) inPleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. moss samples fromthe Silesia-Kraków Industrial Region and Legnica-GogówCopper Basin and from the control (background) area inNortheast Poland were identified. The highest concentrationsof the majority of trace elements were found in mossesgrowing in the Silesia-Kraków Industrial Region, only Cu andAs concentrations were higher in mosses in the Legnica-Gogów Copper Basin. These results are in conformity withthe load of trace elements emissions in these areas. |
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Keywords: | industrial regions moss monitoring Pleurozium schreberi Poland trace elements |
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