title: Development of a standard protocol for monitoring trace elements in continental waters with moss bags: inter- and intraspecific differences.
abstract: This paper is a contribution for validating a standard method for trace element monitoring based on transplants and analysis of aquatic bryophytes, in the framework of the EC Directive 2000/60. It presents the results of an experiment carried out to assess significant differences in the amount and variability of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in three moss species (Cinclidotus aquaticus, Fontinalis antipyretica, Platyhypnidium riparioides) and two different parts of the moss (whole plant vs apical tips). Mosses were caged in bags made of a plastic net and transplanted for 2 weeks to an irrigation canal impacted by a waste water treatment plant. Trace element concentrations were measured by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) before and after exposure to the experimental and control sites in five samples. Enrichment factors >>2 were found for Cu, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn in all moss species, lower in C. aquaticus, intermediate in F. antipyretica and higher in P. riparioides (the species we recommend to use). The analysis of apical tips after exposure instead of the whole plant led to (I) lower concentrations of As, Co, Cr, Fe and Zn in C. aquaticus (-7 to -30%) and of Fe and Pb (-13, -18%) in P. riparioides, (II) higher concentrations of Cu, Ni and Zn (+14 to +18%) in P. riparioides, while (III) no significant difference (p > 0.05) in F. antipyretica. Data variability after exposure was generally lower in apical tips, especially in C. aquaticus and in F. antipyretica, less in P. riparioides. In the aim of standardizing the moss-bag technique, the analysis of apical tips is recommended.
authors: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri, 10-34127, Trieste, Italy, mattiacesa@hotmail.it.
authors: Mattia
authors: M
authors: Cesa
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Bertossi
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Cherubini
authors: Emanuele
authors: E
authors: Gava
authors: Denis
authors: D
authors: Mazzilis
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Piccoli
authors: Pierluigi
authors: P
authors: Verardo
authors: Pier Luigi
authors: PL
authors: Nimis
mesh_terms: D019068:Bryopsida / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis*; D007558:Italy; D013045:Species Specificity; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
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