Magnetic properties of terrestrial moss ( Hylocomium splendens) along a north–south profile crossing the city of Oslo, Norway

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 409; no. 11; pp. 2252 - 2260
• Main Authors: Fabian, Karl, Reimann, Clemens, McEnroe, Suzanne A., Willemoes-Wissing, Bjørn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.05.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Airborne pollution; Analysis methods; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Bryopsida - chemistry; Bryopsida - ultrastructure; Cities; Dust - analysis; Environmental magnetism; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Exact sciences and technology; Iron Compounds - analysis; Iron Compounds - chemistry; Magnetic susceptibility; Magnetics; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Moss monitoring; Norway; Oslo; Pollution; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil Pollutants - chemistry; Transect; Urban influence; Norway; Europe; Environmental magnetism; Oslo; Urban influence; Moss monitoring; Airborne pollution; Transect; Magnetic susceptibility; Musci; Magnetic monitoring; Latitudinal gradient; Bryophyta; Biological indicator; Air quality; Urban area; Air pollution; Hylocomium splendens; Magnetic properties

Magnetic measurements are routinely used in geophysics and environmental sciences to obtain detailed information about concentrations and quality of iron minerals. Here, magnetic properties of 38 terrestrial moss samples ( Hylocomium splendens) from a ~ 120 km south–north transect through Oslo are s...