Comparison of two metal surveys by moss Tortula ruralis in Budapest, Hungary

Moss transplants of Tortula ruralis were used as active biomonitoring organisms as part of a monitoring study to assess the metals (Al, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Ni, Pb, V and Zn) associated with ambient particles on mosses in Budapest, the capital town of Hungary. The moss samples were collected in a nature...

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Published in:Environmental monitoring and assessment 2007-11, Vol.134 (1-3), p.279-285
Main Authors: Naszradi, Tamás, Badacsonyi, András, Keresztényi, István, Podar, Dorina, Csintalan, Zsolt, Tuba, Zoltán
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - metabolism
Air pollution
Analysis methods
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Bioindication
Biomonitoring
Botanical gardens
Bryopsida - metabolism
Cadmium
Conservation areas
Copper
Environmental Monitoring
Exact sciences and technology
Flowers & plants
Grasslands
Heavy metals
Hungary
Lichens
Metals
Metals - metabolism
Mosses
mosses and liverworts
Nature conservation
Outdoor air quality
Pollution
Studies
Tortula ruralis
Urban pollution
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Summary:Moss transplants of Tortula ruralis were used as active biomonitoring organisms as part of a monitoring study to assess the metals (Al, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Ni, Pb, V and Zn) associated with ambient particles on mosses in Budapest, the capital town of Hungary. The moss samples were collected in a nature conservation area from a semi-arid sand grassland (Festucetum vaginatae danubiale), less than 1 month before transplantation. Moss cushions were exposed to pollution in Budapest during October-November 1993 and February-March 1994. In the study area, 16 sites were marked out as measuring sites, in accordance with the structure of the city. A similar stand was established in the Botanical Gardens of the Szent István University in Gödöllő as a control site. ICP-AES analysis of moss for metals showed the ability of Tortula ruralis to accumulate the metals under study. Control site showed lower impact in comparison to the other sites.
ISSN:0167-6369
1573-2959
DOI:10.1007/s10661-007-9617-2