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Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Wuxi, China: estimation based on native moss analysis.
Environ Monit Assess. 2016 Jun; 188(6):360.EM

Abstract

We studied atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Wuxi, China, using moss (Haplocladium microphyllum and H. angustifolium) as a biomonitoring agent. Moss samples were collected from 49 sites determined by a systematic sampling method. The top layer of soil on each site was also sampled. No significant correlation (P < 0.05) was observed between the moss and soil concentrations for any of the six heavy metal elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn), indicating that the soil substrate had little effect on the heavy metal concentrations in the moss materials. The metal enrichment capacity of the moss material, characterized by the concentration ratio between the moss and soil samples for each heavy metal, was topped by Cd and then followed by Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr, and Ni, respectively. Significant (P < 0.05) correlations were found among the six elements in mosses, suggesting potential anthropogenic inputs of these heavy metal pollutants. Based on concentrations of the heavy metals in mosses and the calculated contamination factors, we evaluated the contamination level of each heavy metal on the 49 sampling sites. Spatial distribution maps of heavy metal deposition for each element were interpolated using ArcGIS 9.0. A total pollution coefficient was calculated for each sampling site to identify the seriously polluted areas in the region.

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Yan Y
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Rd., Nanjing, 210037, China. Jiangsu Misho Ecology Landscape Co., Ltd, Wuxi, Lake District, 214125, China.
Zhang Q
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Rd., Nanjing, 210037, China.
Wang GG
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Rd., Nanjing, 210037, China. ymfangnfu@163.com. Department of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, 261 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA. ymfangnfu@163.com.
Fang YM
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Rd., Nanjing, 210037, China. jwu4@njfu.edu.cn.

MeSH

BryophytaBryopsidaChinaEnvironmental MonitoringMetals, HeavySoilSoil Pollutants

Pub Type(s)

Evaluation Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27207630

Citation

Yan, Yun, et al. "Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals in Wuxi, China: Estimation Based On Native Moss Analysis." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 188, no. 6, 2016, p. 360.
Yan Y, Zhang Q, Wang GG, et al. Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Wuxi, China: estimation based on native moss analysis. Environ Monit Assess. 2016;188(6):360.
Yan, Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, G. G., & Fang, Y. M. (2016). Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Wuxi, China: estimation based on native moss analysis. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188(6), 360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5315-2
Yan Y, et al. Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals in Wuxi, China: Estimation Based On Native Moss Analysis. Environ Monit Assess. 2016;188(6):360. PubMed PMID: 27207630.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Wuxi, China: estimation based on native moss analysis. AU - Yan,Yun, AU - Zhang,Qiang, AU - Wang,G Geoff, AU - Fang,Yan-Ming, Y1 - 2016/05/20/ PY - 2015/11/20/received PY - 2016/04/21/accepted PY - 2016/5/22/entrez PY - 2016/5/22/pubmed PY - 2017/2/17/medline KW - Atmospheric pollution KW - Biomonitoring KW - Heavy metal KW - Moss KW - Spatial distribution SP - 360 EP - 360 JF - Environmental monitoring and assessment JO - Environ Monit Assess VL - 188 IS - 6 N2 - We studied atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Wuxi, China, using moss (Haplocladium microphyllum and H. angustifolium) as a biomonitoring agent. Moss samples were collected from 49 sites determined by a systematic sampling method. The top layer of soil on each site was also sampled. No significant correlation (P < 0.05) was observed between the moss and soil concentrations for any of the six heavy metal elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn), indicating that the soil substrate had little effect on the heavy metal concentrations in the moss materials. The metal enrichment capacity of the moss material, characterized by the concentration ratio between the moss and soil samples for each heavy metal, was topped by Cd and then followed by Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr, and Ni, respectively. Significant (P < 0.05) correlations were found among the six elements in mosses, suggesting potential anthropogenic inputs of these heavy metal pollutants. Based on concentrations of the heavy metals in mosses and the calculated contamination factors, we evaluated the contamination level of each heavy metal on the 49 sampling sites. Spatial distribution maps of heavy metal deposition for each element were interpolated using ArcGIS 9.0. A total pollution coefficient was calculated for each sampling site to identify the seriously polluted areas in the region. SN - 1573-2959 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27207630/Atmospheric_deposition_of_heavy_metals_in_Wuxi_China:_estimation_based_on_native_moss_analysis_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -