Element concentrations and variations along a 120-km transect in southern Norway – Anthropogenic vs. geogenic vs. biogenic element sources and cycles

Reimann, Clemens; Arnoldussen, Arnold; Englmaier, Peter; Filzmoser, Peter; Finne, Tor Erik; Garrett, Robert G.; Koller, Friedrich; Nordgulen, Øystein

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.12.019

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“…For instance, the nutrient cycle of the vegetation can be responsible for the enrichment of transition metals in surface organic horizons (Blaser et al 2000, Reimann et al 2007). Mn and Fe can also play a role in the concentration of trace metals in soils due to the pronounced metal binding properties of their oxides (Kabata-Pendias and Pendias 1992).…”

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Heavy metal concentrations in soils from a remote oceanic island, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

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An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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This paper examines the role of parent rock, pedogenetic processes and airborne pollution in heavy metal accumulation in soils from a remote oceanic island, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. We studied five soil profiles developed from different volcanic rocks. Mineralogical composition and total concentrations of major and trace elements were determined in 43 samples. The obtained concentrations range for heavy metals were: Co: 26-261 ppm; Cu: 35-97 ppm; Cr: 350-1446 ppm; Ni: 114-691 ppm; Zn: 101-374 ppm; Hg: 2-150 ppb. The composition of soils is strongly affected by the geochemical character of the parent rock. Pedogenesis appears to be responsible for the accumulation of Zn, Co, and, to a lesser extent, of Ni and Cu, in the upper, Mn-and organic carbon-enriched horizons of the soil profiles. Pedogenic influence may also explain the relationship observed between Cr and the Fe. Hg is likely to have been added to the soil profile by long-range atmospheric transport. Its accumulation in the topsoil was further favoured by the formation of stable complexes with organic matter. Clay minerals do not appear to play an important role in the fixation of heavy metals.

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Heavy metal concentrations in soils from a remote oceanic island, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Oliveira

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An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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“…The figures quoted by both the Egyptian and Nevada studies are high compared with values obtained recently from soils sampled along a 120 km transect in southern Norway [27], an area with no gold mining activity. This study used ICP-AES (inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy) analysis, with a detection limit of 0.2 mg Au kg À1 .…”

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“…Gold in sewage sludge comes from specific anthropogenic activities, such as mining, smelting and jewelry making. In the soils of a transect in southern Norway [27], gold was the only element that showed a clear anthropogenic input, with elevated concentrations being measured in the surface soil (O horizon) collected in and around the city of Oslo. The range of gold concentrations in the O horizons of the transect soils was <0.2-58.2 mg Au kg À1 , with a median value of 1.5 mg Au kg À1 .…”

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Gold and Uranium

Pulford

2010

Trace Elements in Soils

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“…significantly correspond with the deposition rates detected by another Republic estimated in the selected biomonitoring campaigns. Examples of results available for Landscape Ecology and Land use Planningaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 14 and gave a reliable information about qualitative and quantitative composition of current atmospheric deposition loads (e.g., Novák et al, 2005;Reimann et al, 2007;Matysek et al, 2008).…”

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Spatiotemporal Changes in Atmospheric Deposition Rates Across The Czech Republic Estimated in The Selected Biomonitoring Campaigns. Examples of Results Available For Landscape Ecology and Land Use Planning

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Holá

2015

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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Several large-scale and fine-scale biomonitoring surveys were carried out in the Czech Republic to estimate current and long-term accumulated atmospheric deposition rates using moss, spruce bark and forest floor humus as bioindicators since the end of 1980s. The results of the bioindicator analyses significantly correlated with available figures of deposition rates detected at the EMEP or Czech national measurement stations.The moss monitoring programmes revealed position of about 7 hot spots of high deposition loads of about 35-40 elements and indicated spatiotemporal decrease in the element deposition rates caused by restructuralization of industry, desulphurization of coal power plants and ceased distribution of leaded petrol. The deposition loads of toxic and risk elements have significantly decreased since the end of 1980s; however, increasing atmospheric deposition rates of reactive nitrogen has been bioindicated recently. The fine-scale moss monitoring campaigns, for example, delimited deposition zones around selected emission sources, revealed changes in deposition rates after introducing new technologies or delimited contaminated area in the surroundings of a chlor-alkali plant after a catastrophic flood episode. Deposition ranges of main pollution sources were mapped depicting the aerial distribution of stable lead isotopic ratios in moss, because the isotopic ratios are highly specific for each pollution source.Monitoring the spruce bark parameters enabled to recognise the distribution of acid rain, dust and sulphate deposition rates and their spatiotemporal changes across the country between 1987 and 2010. The bark investigations along altitudinal profiles showed diminishing effect of air pollution on spruce bark parameters with increasing elevation. This phenomenon can be explained by a decreasing capacity of reduced tree crowns to trap air pollutants in the mountain environment.The mapping of element content in forest floor humus revealed position of long-term spots of high accumulation of industrial pollutants and Chernobyl-derived 137 Cs in forests. Knowledge of these hot spots is important for health and environmental protection mainly in the areas where most of the former emission sources were cancelled and the current low atmospheric deposition rates may make a false impression of the clean landscape.

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Element concentrations and variations along a 120-km transect in southern Norway – Anthropogenic vs. geogenic vs. biogenic element sources and cycles

Cited by 87 publications

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Heavy metal concentrations in soils from a remote oceanic island, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Heavy metal concentrations in soils from a remote oceanic island, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Gold and Uranium

Spatiotemporal Changes in Atmospheric Deposition Rates Across The Czech Republic Estimated in The Selected Biomonitoring Campaigns. Examples of Results Available For Landscape Ecology and Land Use Planning

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