Anal Bioanal Chem. 1996 Mar;354(5):703-8. doi: 10.1007/s0021663540703.
Comparison of metal concentrations in three species of mosses and metal freights in bulk precipitations.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
L Thöni, N Schnyder, F Krieg
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Affiliations
- Forschungsstelle für Umweltbeobachtung (FUB), Forchstrasse 100, CH-8132, Egg/ZH, Switzerland.
PMID: 15067476
DOI: 10.1007/s0021663540703
Abstract
Concentration of 25 trace metals in mosses ( Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi and Hypnum cupressiforme) are compared with bulk deposition freights (Bergerhoff method) at 3 sites in Switzerland, one on the plateau, a second in the northern prealps and a third in the southern alps. The three moss species are interchangeable and the atmospheric background deposition can be estimated with sufficient accuracy for Ag, Al, As, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, La, Li, Mo, Nb, Ni, Pb, Th, Ti, U, V, W, Y, Zn. For Hg this study does not give definite results. No seasonal differences in moss concentrations from spring to autumn can be shown.
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