δ(34)S values and S concentrations in native and transplanted Pleurozium schreberi in a heavily industrialised area.
Sulphur is an element found in surplus in anthropogenic areas and one of the minerals responsible for the development of acid rains. The analysis of stable S isotopes provides a powerful tool for studying various aspects of the biogeochemical circulation of sulphur. δ(34)S values and S concentrations were determined in a 90-day experiment with the native moss Pleurozium schreberi from rural, urban and industrial sites in Upper Silesia in southern Poland. At the same time P. schreberi from a control site was transplanted to the same rural, urban and industrial sites and the δ(34)S values and S concentrations were determined in the same 90-day experiment. (34)S enrichment (up to 4.7‰) in the mosses tested indicates that these plants responded to environmental pollution stress. Sulphur isotopic composition in the transplanted P. schreberi was related to S concentrations in this species after 90 days of the experiment. Higher δ(34)S values and S concentrations were noted in native mosses than in those transplanted from rural and urban sites while an opposite situation was reported in industrial sites. The transplanted P. schreberi was a better sulphur bioindicator than the native moss in more polluted industrial sites and worse in less polluted rural and urban sites.
Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland. Electronic address: grzegorz.kosior@uni.wroc.pl.
Grzegorz
G
Kosior
Department of Applied Geology, Geochemistry and Environmental Management Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Cybulskiego 32, 50-205 Wrocław, Poland. Electronic address: monika.ciezka@ing.uni.wroc.pl.
Monika
M
Ciężka
Department of Applied Geology, Geochemistry and Environmental Management Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Cybulskiego 32, 50-205 Wrocław, Poland. Electronic address: maciej.gorka@ing.uni.wroc.pl.
Maciej
M
Górka
Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland. Electronic address: aleksandra.samecka@uni.wroc.pl.
Aleksandra
A
Samecka-Cymerman
Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland. Electronic address: krzysztof.kolon@uni.wroc.pl.
Krzysztof
K
Kolon
Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Environmental Science, Huygens building, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: L.Kempers@science.ru.nl.
Alexander J
AJ
Kempers
Department of Applied Geology, Geochemistry and Environmental Management Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Cybulskiego 32, 50-205 Wrocław, Poland. Electronic address: mariusz.jedrysek@ing.uni.wroc.pl.
Mariusz-Orion
MO
Jędrysek
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D019068:Bryopsida / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D011044:Poland; D013455:Sulfur / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D013460:Sulfur Isotopes / Q000032:analysis*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D013460:Sulfur Isotopes; D013455:Sulfur
Coal industry; Moss; Pollution; Stable sulphur isotopes; δ(34)S signature