title: Comparison of two metal surveys by moss Tortula ruralis in Budapest, Hungary.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Szent István University, 2103 Páter K. u. 1, Gödöllo, Hungary. novenytan@szie.mkk.hu
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naszradi
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badacsonyi
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Keresztényi
authors.forename: Dorina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Podar
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Csintalan
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tuba
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D019068:Bryopsida / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006814:Hungary; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D008670:Metals