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Using Mosses as Bioindicators of Potentially Toxic Element Contamination in Ecologically Valuable Areas Located in the Vicinity of a Road: A Case Study

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  • Maja Radziemska

    (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Zbigniew Mazur

    (Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Lodzki 4, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Bes

    (Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Lodzki 4, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Grzegorz Majewski

    (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Zygmunt M. Gusiatin

    (Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna St. 45G, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Martin Brtnicky

    (Department of Geology and Pedology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1/1665, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
    Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

This study analyzed the impact of road transportation on the concentration of Zn, Ni, Pb, Co, and Cd in moss ( Pleurozium schreberi ). The study was carried out over five years near a national road running from the north to the east (Poland) in the area of Natura 2000 sites. Samples were collected at three significantly different locations: (1) near a sharp bend, (2) near a straight section of the road in a woodless area, and (3) in a slightly wooded area. At each location, moss samples were collected from sites situated 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 m from the road edge. The highest Zn and Cd contents in the moss were recorded 6 m from the road edge near a sharp bend (where vehicles brake sharply and accelerate suddenly). At the same location, at a distance of 2 m, the highest Pb concentration was noted, and at a distance of 4 m from the road, the highest Ni concentration was noted. The Co concentration in the moss was the highest near the woodless straight section at a distance of 2 and 12 m from the road. The concentrations of Zn, Pb, Ni, Co (only at the woodless location), and Cd (at all locations) were significantly and negatively correlated with distance from the road.

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  • Maja Radziemska & Zbigniew Mazur & Agnieszka Bes & Grzegorz Majewski & Zygmunt M. Gusiatin & Martin Brtnicky, 2019. "Using Mosses as Bioindicators of Potentially Toxic Element Contamination in Ecologically Valuable Areas Located in the Vicinity of a Road: A Case Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:20:p:3963-:d:277649
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