title: Bioindicative comparison of the fern Athyrium distentifolium for trace pollution in the Sudety and Tatra mountains of Poland.
abstract: Concentrations of the elements Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were measured in the fronds of the fern Athyrium distentifolium from the Sudety and Tatra mountains (Poland). The A. distentifolium sites in the Sudety mountains which were influenced by long-range metal transport from the former Black Triangle were distinguished by the principal component and classification analysis (PCCA). These sites were situated on the west side slopes of one of the ranges in the Sudety mountains (within a 150-km radius of the heart of the former Black Triangle) at an altitude of 700 m asl, and exposed to prevailing winds. This most affected area had significantly higher foliar concentrations of Cu, Cr and Ni which are typical for long-range transported airborne elements occurring in coal fly ash emitted by lignite combustion industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland. sameckaa@biol.uni.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samecka-Cymerman
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kolon
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mróz
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kempers
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D029624:Ferns / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D011044:Poland; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals; D014131:Trace Elements
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