Naslov
Heavy metals and nitrogen in mosses: spatial patterns in 2010/2011 and long-term temporal trends in Europe

Autori
Harmens, Harry ; Mills, Gina ; Norris, Dave ; Hayes, Felicity ; Holy, Marcel ; Pesch, Roland ; Ilyin, Ilia ; Steinnes, Eiliv ; Blum, Oleg ; Coskun, Mahmut ; Dam, Maria ; De Temmerman, Ludwig ; Frovola, Marina ; Frontasyeva, Jeran, Zvonka ; Korzekwa, Szymon ; Krmar, Miodrag ; Kubin, Eero ; Kvietkus, Kestutis ; Leblond, Sébastien ; Liiv, Schröder, Winfried ; Siiri ; Magnusson, Sigurdur ; Mankovská, Blanka ; Piispanen, Juha ; Rühling, Ake ; Santamaria, Jesus ; Stafilov, Trajče ; Špirić, Zdravko ; Suchara, Ivan ; Thöni, Lotti ; Urumov, Viktor ; Yurukova, L.ilyana ; Zechmeister, Harald G. et al.

Ostali urednici
Harmens, H., Norris, D., Mills, G.,

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija knjige
Autorske knjige, monografija, znanstvena

Izdavač
International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP Vegetation) ; Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) ; Environment Centre Wales (ECW)

Grad
Bangor

Godina
2013

Stranica
66

ISBN
978-1-906698-38-6

Ključne riječi
Air pollution and vegetation. ICP Vegetation

Sažetak
Naturally-occurring mosses have been sampled across Europe to monitor the deposition of heavy metals and nitrogen from the air. This survey has been repeated at five-yearly intervals since 1990 for heavy metals and since 2005 for nitrogen. In 2010/2011, mosses were collected at ca. 4, 500 sites in 25 countries for heavy metals and ca. 2, 400 sites in 15 countries for nitrogen. In general, the lowest concentrations in mosses were found in northern Europe for both heavy metals and nitrogen. The highest concentrations of heavy metals were often observed in south-eastern Europe, whereas the highest concentrations of nitrogen were found in parts of western and central Europe. Europe-wide the concentration of lead (77% decline), vanadium (57%), iron (52%) and cadmium (51%) has declined the most since 1990, whereas the concentration of copper has declined the least (11% decline). Since 1995, the concentration of arsenic and mercury has declined by 26% and 23% respectively. The nitrogen concentration in mosses has hardly changed since 2005. This report is for scientists, policy makers and others with an interest in air pollution.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Biotehnologija

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