The use of aquatic mosses in assessment of metal pollution: appraisal of type-specific background concentrations and inter-specific differences in metal accumulation |
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Authors: | Kari-Matti Vuori Heta Helisten |
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Institution: | 1.Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE Laboratories, The Jyv?skyl? Office,Jyv?skyl?n yliopisto,Finland;2.Department of Biology,University of Oulu,Oulun yliopisto,Finland |
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Abstract: | Tissue concentrations of Al, As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn were analysed from 73 river sites, including 29 unpolluted reference
sites and 44 sites differently affected by land use and industrial and municipal waste waters. Concentrations were measured
both in the youngest terminal parts (reflecting the most current exposure conditions) and in the whole vegetative shoot (indicating
long-term exposure) of mosses. For the dominant moss species, Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw., the concentration data were stratified according to the river type (small, medium, or large peatland or moraine land rivers)
and assessed for background concentrations and patterns of concentration gradients and explored possibilities for setting
criteria for environmental quality standards (EQSs). Further, we analysed species-specific differences in metal concentrations
of F. antipyretica, Dichelyma falcatum (Hedw.) and Hygrohypnum ochraceum (Turn. ex Wils.). The background concentrations varied more or less according to the river type; in general, peatland rivers had higher concentration
than moraine land rivers. The highest metal concentrations were found in rivers contaminated by acid sulphate soils. For most
metals, concentrations in D. falcatum and H. ochraceum were higher than in F. antipyretica. Prerequisites for using mosses in pollution assessment and preliminary suggestions for defining EQSs are presented. |
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