Evaluating the suitability of different environmental samples for tracing atmospheric pollution in industrial areas.
Samples of lichens, snow and particulate matter (PM10, 24 h) are used for the source identification of air pollution in the heavily industrialized region of Ostrava, Upper Silesia, Czech Republic. An integrated approach that uses different environmental samples for metal concentration and Pb isotope analyses was applied. The broad range of isotope ratios in the samples indicates a combination of different pollution sources, the strongest among them being the metallurgical industry, bituminous coal combustion and traffic. Snow samples are proven as the most relevant indicator for tracing metal(loid)s and recent local contamination in the atmosphere. Lichens can be successfully used as tracers of the long-term activity of local and remote sources of contamination. The combination of PM10with snow can provide very useful information for evaluation of current pollution sources.
Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Anna
A
Francová
Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic. Electronic address: chrastny@fzp.czu.cz.
Vladislav
V
Chrastný
Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Hana
H
Šillerová
Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Martina
M
Vítková
Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Jana
J
Kocourková
Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic.
Michael
M
Komárek
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D003031:Coal / Q000032:analysis; D018153:Czech Republic; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D007221:Industry; D007554:Isotopes / Q000032:analysis; D008011:Lichens / Q000378:metabolism; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D012914:Snow / Q000737:chemistry
D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D007554:Isotopes; D008670:Metals; D052638:Particulate Matter
Atmospheric contamination; Lichens; Metals; Pb isotopes; Snow