Chemical analysis of transplanted aquatic mosses and aquatic environment during a fish kill on the Chungnang river, Seoul, Korea

Lee, Joo‐Hyoung; Johnson‐Green, Peny; Lee, Eun Ju

doi:10.1080/12265071.2002.9647654

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“…Until now, moss bags have been employed in biomonitoring actions at few stations (5-20) and in the absence of specific indices to interpret results (Bruns et al 1997;Carballeira et al 2001;Cenci 2000;Cesa et al 2006Cesa et al , 2009aClaveri et al 1993Fernandez et al 2006;Figueira and Ribeiro 2005;Lee et al 2002;Martinez et al 1993;Mersch and Johansson 1993;Mersch and Reichard 1998;Mouvet 1984;Rasmussen and Andersen 1999;Samecka-Cymerman et al 2005;Vàzquez et al 2000;Wehr et al 1987;Yurukova and Gecheva 2003). The sampling density and intensity in such case studies were calibrated for small-scale investigations, data comparison with autochthonous bryophytes or physiological experiments rather than for extended environmental surveys.…”

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Palladio, an Index of Trace Element Alteration for the River Bacchiglione Based on Rhynchostegium riparioides Moss Bags

Cesa

Bizzotto

Ferraro

et al. 2009

Water Air Soil Pollut

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The concentration of Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, V and Zn was measured in the aquatic bryophyte Rhynchostegium riparioides after a 4-week transplantation at 83 stations in seven main watercourses and three smaller tributaries of the basin of the River Bacchiglione (NE Italy). The study, carried out in 9 months, aimed at establishing a database for statistical analyses to define a novel index of water quality, specifically calibrated for moss bags, and suitable for bio-monitoring purposes where autochthonous bryophytes are not available. The background level was estimated for each element, the ratio between sample and background concentration was adopted as measure of environmental alteration and a five-class interpretation scale was defined. The 73.8% of measured concentrations reflected a condition of naturality, 16.6% suspect of alteration, 7.6% sure alteration, 1.6% severe alteration and <0.5% extreme alteration. The condition of global environmental alteration (all contaminants) at each station was also defined. Forty-four stations presented absence or suspect of alteration, 39 sure alteration for one or more elements. Bivariate and multivariate analyses revealed (1) highly significant correlations (p < 0.001) between the concentrations of Co–Mn, Sb–Zn, and Fe–V, depending on both natural and human factors, (2) chemical patterns leading to galvanic industries, metallurgy or urban sewages, in some case with a geographical distribution and (3) a gradient of environmental alteration from the Pre-Alps to the lowland. Coloured maps indicate both point sources and widespread environmental alteration, highlighting not only industrial–urban areas but also some apparently undisturbed sites

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Palladio, an Index of Trace Element Alteration for the River Bacchiglione Based on Rhynchostegium riparioides Moss Bags

Cesa

Bizzotto

Ferraro

et al. 2009

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…The ability of native and transplanted bryophytes (moss bags) to accumulate trace elements has been tested in rivers with chronic (Siebert et al 1996;Mersch & Reichard 1998;Figueira 2002) or intermittent pollution (Kelly et al 1987;Rasmussen & Andersen 1999;Lee et al 2002;Yurukova & Gecheva 2003;Cesa et al 2006) and in the laboratory (Claveri et al 1994;Mouvet & Claveri 1999;Martins & Boaventura 2002).…”

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Moss bags as indicators of trace element contamination in Pre-alpine streams

Cesa

Azzalini²,

Toffol³

et al. 2009

Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all As

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Moss bags of the aquatic bryophyte Rhynchostegium riparioides (Hedw.) C.E.O. Jensen (¼ Platyhypnidium riparioides (Hedw.) Dixon) were transplanted into freshwaters of the Province of Belluno (NE Italy). This study was aimed at testing the bioaccumulation of trace elements in Pre-alpine Dolomitic streams, where this species does not grow naturally, and where analyses of water samples have never revealed trace element pollution. Mosses were collected after 13, 26 and 59 days of exposure. The concentrations of nine trace elements in the apical shoots were measured. Average concentrations reached in three control stations were adopted as background values, to calculate the contamination factor (CF). Transplants accumulated trace elements and discriminated between non-or scarcely contaminated waters (low CF) and polluted ones (high CF). Furthermore, two patterns of contamination were revealed by multivariate analysis: (I) metals (Cr, Cu, Ni) from galvanic industries, and (II) metals (Pb, Zn) from other industrial/domestic sources or mine sites.

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Water Quality Monitoring by Aquatic Bryophytes

Gecheva

Yurukova

2013

Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World

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Chemical analysis of transplanted aquatic mosses and aquatic environment during a fish kill on the Chungnang river, Seoul, Korea

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Palladio, an Index of Trace Element Alteration for the River Bacchiglione Based on Rhynchostegium riparioides Moss Bags

Palladio, an Index of Trace Element Alteration for the River Bacchiglione Based on Rhynchostegium riparioides Moss Bags

Moss bags as indicators of trace element contamination in Pre-alpine streams

Water Quality Monitoring by Aquatic Bryophytes

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