title: Assessment of trace metal levels in some moss and lichen samples collected from near the motorway in Turkey.
abstract: In this study, 14 different lichen and moss samples were collected from near the Sivas-Tokat motorway (5-25 m), control samples were collected from uncontaminated locations (1000-3000 m) during 2005. Samples were analyzed using flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion. The maximum metal concentrations were found to be as 468.1 microg/g (Fe), 270.5 microg/g (Mn), 67.6 microg/g (Zn), 53.3 microg/g (Pb), 79.6 microg/g (Ni), 33.9 microg/g (Cr), 29.6 microg/g (Cu) and 5.7 microg/g (Cd) for mosses, 455.5 microg/g (Fe), 170.5 microg/g (Mn), 77.6 microg/g (Zn), 6.5 microg/g (Pb), 10.1 microg/g (Ni), 3.8 microg/g (Cr), 25.6 microg/g (Cu) and 1.5 microg/g (Cd) microg/g for lichens. The concentration of trace metals in samples is depended on moss and lichen species. Some species is accumulated trace metals at high ratio.
authors.affiliation: Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Chemistry Department, 60250 Tokat, Turkey. dmendil@gop.edu.tr
authors.forename: Durali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendil
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuzen
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soylak
mesh_terms: D044002:Bryophyta / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D008011:Lichens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D014421:Turkey; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals; D014131:Trace Elements; D001335:Vehicle Emissions