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Moss biomonitoring of trace elements in Croatia

To study atmospheric deposition of trace elements 98 moss samples were collected over the entire territory of Croatia in summer-autumn 2006. The results of epithermal activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrometry are reported on 42 elements determined. Analytical information is converted into GIS maps of elemental distributions over sampled area. It was revealed that air pollution in Croatia is predominantly caused by stationary fuel combustion sources: thermal power plants and energy conversion plants in Zagreb, Sisak, and Rijeka, Plomin and Osijek and combustion in small non-industrial furnaces. Pollution also comes from oil refineries in Sisak, Rijeka and Zagreb and oil production at Benicanci, Zutica, Struzec, Ivanic Grad as well as from natural gas production and processing plant in Podravina region. Croatia operates steel mills in Sisak and Split at the Adriatic coast. Additional industrial emissions come from the petrochemical and fertilizer production in Kutina, petrochemicals in Zagreb, Omisalj and Sisak ; cement industry in Split, Nasice, Koromacno and glass industry (Lipik). Those locations appear to be particularly exposed to metal pollution while the largest air emissions were registered in Sisak and Rijeka.

air protection; moss biomonitoring

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