Alpine ecosystems are the main accumulation sites of trace metals from the atmosphere [1-2]. According to studies on alpine-like sediments in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau, anthropogenic metals began to appear around 1950, significantly increased in the 1980s, and peaked in the mid-1990s. Over 80% of Cd, Pb and Zn were quantified from anthropogenic emissions in atmospheric deposition since the mid-1990s atmosphere [3]. In Europe, the Western Carpathians are one of the most lead-polluted alpine regions [4]. Seasonal fluctuations in the lead concentrations in foliar parts of alpine plants and bones of feral pigeons have been recorded, with values higher in winter and early spring months than in summer months [1, 5-6]. In general, the presence of heavy metals in organisms shows the bioavailability of these heavy metals, which accumulate in plant parts and then subsequently are absorbed by animals. Prolonged
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