Are cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations in mosses across Europe primarily determined by atmospheric deposition of these metals?

Schroeder, Winfried; Holy, Marcel; Pesch, Roland; Harmens, Harry; Ilyin, Ilia; Steinnes, Eiliv; Alber, Renate; Aleksiayenak, Yuliya; Blum, Oleg; Coskun, MAHMUT; Dam, Maria; De Temmerman, Ludwig; Frolova, Marina; Frontasyeva, Marina; Gonzalez Miqueo, Laura; Grodzinska, Krystyna; Jeran, Zvonka; Korzekwa, Szymon; Krmar, Miodrag; Kubin, Eero; Kvietkus, Kestutis; Leblond, Sebastien; Liiv, Siiri; Magnusson, Sigurdur; Mankovska, Blanka; Piispanen, Juha; Ruhling, Ake; Santamaria, Jesus; Spiric, Zdravko; Suchara, Ivan; Thoeni, Lotti; Urumov, Viktor; Yurukova, Lilyana; Zechmeister, Harald

doi:10.1007/s11368-010-0254-y

Are cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations in mosses across Europe primarily determined by atmospheric deposition of these metals?

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JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS, vol.10, no.8, pp.1572-1584, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11368-010-0254-y
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1572-1584
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating correlations between heavy metal concentrations in mosses and modelled deposition values as well as other site-specific and regional characteristics to determine which factors primarily affect cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations in mosses. The resulting relationships could potentially be used to enhance the spatial resolution of heavy metal deposition maps across Europe.