The distribution of heavy metals in a transect of the three states the Netherlands, Germany and Poland, determined with the aid of moss monitoring

Herpin, Uwe; Berlekamp, Jürgen; Markert, Bernd; Wolterbeek, Bert; Grodzińska, K.; Siewers, Ulrich; Lieth, Helmut; Weckert, Vera

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(96)05141-8

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“…In addition, metals deposited on trees and shrubs growing above the mosses may rinse onto the mosses and accumulate in them (Couto et al 2004, Fernandez and Carballeira 2002, Okland et al 1999, Zechmeister et al 2003 or soil particles containing metal elements may be splashed onto the mosses at sites with low soil coverage (Aničić et al 2007, Bargagli 1995, Fernandez and Carballeira 2002. In contrast, Berg and Steiness (1997), Couto et al (2004), Herpin et al (1996) and Sharma (2007) report lower element concentrations in mosses as a consequence of a leaching of accumulated elements from the mosses or a wash-off of deposited materials from the mosses. These contrasting results reported on the influence on precipitation on heavy metal concentrations in mosses might well explain the very low correlations observed in this study.…”

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“…However, Figueira et al (2002) mention agricultural practices as a source of Cd in the environment. Except for Cd in 2005, precipitation is positively, but generally very low correlated with the Cd and Pb bioaccumulation in mosses, which may be caused by increased wet deposition (Čeburnis and Valiulis 1999, Frahm 1998, Herpin et al 1996, Zechmeister 1995. In addition, metals deposited on trees and shrubs growing above the mosses may rinse onto the mosses and accumulate in them (Couto et al 2004, Fernandez and Carballeira 2002, Okland et al 1999, Zechmeister et al 2003 or soil particles containing metal elements may be splashed onto the mosses at sites with low soil coverage (Aničić et al 2007, Bargagli 1995, Fernandez and Carballeira 2002.…”

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First thorough identification of factors associated with Cd, Hg and Pb concentrations in mosses sampled in the European Surveys 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005

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The NERC and CEH trade marks and logos ('the Trademarks') are registered trademarks of NERC in the UK and other countries, and may not be used without the prior written consent of the Trademark owner. 1 European Heavy Metals in Mosses Survey AbstractThe aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing Cd, Hg and Pb concentrations in mosses sampled within the framework of the European Heavy Metals in Mosses Surveys 1990Surveys -2005. The analyses encompassed data from 4661 (1990), 7301 (1995), 6764 (2000) and 5600 (2005) sampling sites. As exemplary case studies revealed that other factors besides atmospheric deposition of metals influence the element concentrations in mosses, the moss datasets of the above mentioned surveys were analysed by means of bi-and multivariate statistics in order to identify factors influencing metal bioaccumulation. In the analyses we used the metadata recorded during the sampling as well as additional geodata e.g. on depositions, emissions and land use. Bivariate Spearman correlation analyses showed the highest correlations between Cd and Pb concentrations in mosses and EMEP modelled total deposition data (0.62 ≤ r s ≤ 0.73). For Hg the correlations with all the tested factors were considerably lower (e.g. total deposition r s ≤ 0.24). Multivariate decision tree analyses by means of Classification and Regression Trees (CART) identified the total deposition as the statistically most significant factor for the Cd and Pb concentrations in the mosses in all four monitoring campaigns. For Hg, the most significant factor 8 in 1990 as identified by CART was the distance to the nearest Hg source recorded in the European Pollutant Emission Register, in 1995 and 2000 it was the analytical method, and in 2005 CART identified the sampled moss species. The strong correlations between the Cd and Pb concentrations in the mosses and the total deposition can be used to calculate deposition maps with a regression kriging approach on the basis of surface maps on the element concentrations in the mosses.

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First thorough identification of factors associated with Cd, Hg and Pb concentrations in mosses sampled in the European Surveys 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005

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“…All the populations occur in the same climatic zone, which, according to Herpin et al (1996), this enables the comparison of the obtained results. The analysis revealed, that contents of elements in leaves depend on the degree of environmental pollution, i.e.…”

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Impact of air pollution on the occurrence of Rhytisma acerinium "tar-spot" on mapie leaves

Kosiba¹

2011

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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The aim of the study was, to find out whether the occurrence of Rhytisma acerinium and the variability of numbers of the tar-spot fungus on Acer platanoides leaves depend on the degree of environmental pollution. A significant variability was found between sites in relation to contents of chemical elements in soils, leaves and numbers of tar-spots. The similarity of sites presented in dendrograms classified them as industrial, urban-agglomeration and vehicle-transport areas. The factor and PCA analyses showed that two factors differentiate the soil of the sites in respect of Fe, Cu, Co, Mo, Cr, Ni, Cd and N, S, Mn, Pb. In case of leaves of A. platanoides populations differentiate them in respect of N, S, Fe, Pb, Zn, Co, Be, Cr, Cd and Mn, Cu, Mo. The different air pollutions affect significantly the numbers of tar-spots on leaves. Sites with the highest contents of elements do not show tar-spots, and the factors restricting their occurrence are the high contents, mainly of N, S (NO X , SO X ) and heavy metals. In sites, with the lowest contents of these elements massive infections take place. The occurrence of R. acerinium corresponding with the level of site pollution can be used as a tool for evaluation of the degree of environmental pollution.

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“…This allows to compare the microhabitats in respect of their chemical characteristics (Herpin et al 1996). The water samples were collected at the same time from various water reservoirs and were subjected to the same chemical analyses.…”

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Chemical properties and similarity of habitats of Utricularia species in Lower Silesia, Poland

Kosiba¹

2011

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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The study object consisted of 28 microhabitats of five Utricularia species localized in the Province of Lower Silesia, Poland. The aim of the study was to analyse the chemical properties of water and to present the differentiation of microhabitats in respect of their chemism, i.e., whether there are differences between the microhabitats, and which of the Utricularia species show the highest tolerance to the chemical properties of water. Analysed were the contents of NO -2 , NO -3 , NH + 4 , PO -2 4 , K + , Ca +2 , Mg +2 , Na + , Fe +3 , SO -2 4 , total hardness of water, organic substance, pH and trophicity of water. The differentiation of microhabitats of Utricularia intermedia and U. minor appeared to be small, but much higher in case of U. vulgaris, U. australis and U. ochroleuca. The similarity of microhabitats has been determined by cluster analysis. The tree plot showed the least similarity of U. minor and U. intermedia, which occupy an extreme position in relation to microhabitats of the remaining species. Such a grouping suggests that this species is clearly distinct because of its connection with water properties.

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The distribution of heavy metals in a transect of the three states the Netherlands, Germany and Poland, determined with the aid of moss monitoring

Cited by 100 publications

References 18 publications

First thorough identification of factors associated with Cd, Hg and Pb concentrations in mosses sampled in the European Surveys 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005

First thorough identification of factors associated with Cd, Hg and Pb concentrations in mosses sampled in the European Surveys 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005

Impact of air pollution on the occurrence of Rhytisma acerinium "tar-spot" on mapie leaves

Chemical properties and similarity of habitats of Utricularia species in Lower Silesia, Poland

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