Concentration of Heavy Metals in Dominant Moss Species as an Indicator of Aerial Technogenic Load

The concentrations of nickel and copper were determined in mosses Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi sampled in 1991 and 2011 at the same sites in the Lapland State Biosphere Reserve located in the impact area of atmospheric emissions from the Severonickel Smelter Combine (Monchegorsk, Mu...

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Published inRussian journal of ecology Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 128 - 134
Main Authors Barkan, V. Sh, Lyanguzova, I. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.03.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biosphere
Ecology
Emissions
Environment
Environmental monitoring
Heavy metals
Life Sciences
Metal concentrations
Mosses
Nickel
Pollution
Pollution sources
Smelters
Species
heavy metals
aerial technogenic pollution
bryoindication of pollution
Kola Peninsula
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Summary:The concentrations of nickel and copper were determined in mosses Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi sampled in 1991 and 2011 at the same sites in the Lapland State Biosphere Reserve located in the impact area of atmospheric emissions from the Severonickel Smelter Combine (Monchegorsk, Murmansk Region, Russia). Both moss species have been confirmed to adequately reflect the levels of aerial technogenic load and can be used equally to monitor environmental pollution from heavy metals. It has been statistically proven that not only the volume of atmospheric emissions of polymetallic dust and the distance to the pollution source affect the concentrations of heavy metals in the studied moss species, but the wind rose and relief are also of importance.
ISSN:1067-4136
1608-3334
DOI:10.1134/S1067413618020030