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 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 Gödöllo 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.
Naszradi
Tamás
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Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Szent István University, 2103 Páter K. u. 1, Gödöllo, Hungary. novenytan@szie.mkk.hu
Badacsonyi
András
A
Keresztényi
István
I
Podar
Dorina
D
Csintalan
Zsolt
Z
Tuba
Zoltán
Z
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D019068:Bryopsida / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006814:Hungary; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D008670:Metals