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[ZD10] Biomonitoring of deposition of metals and nitrogen
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Higher levels of heavy metals and nitrogen are observed around the urbanized areas, industrial regions and around thermal power plants. The reason for elevated levels at the western part of Slovenia is transboundary transport of air pollutants from the Po Valley in Italy, however at the eastern part might be transit traffic and agricultural activity. A decrease of heavy metals and nitrogen in mosses is observed in Slovenia since 1995.

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Figure ZD10-1: Meduim value (median) of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, mercury, nickel, lead, vanadium and zinc (in mg/g dry matter) and nitrogen (% of dry matter moss) in the moss species Hypnum cupressiforme earned on intersection of 16 x 16 km grid in Slovenia, 1995-2015, and comparison with other European countries (the area median)
Sources:

Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and Slovenian Forestry Institute Database, 2017 (Years 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015)

Note:

*Atmospheric  heavy metal deposition in Europe 1995-1996, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, 1998

**UNECE ICP-Vegetation; Buse, A., Norris, D., Harmens, H., Büker, P., Ashenden, T., Mills, G. Heavy metals in European mosses:2000/2001 survey; CEH Bangor, March 2003

***UNECE ICP-Vegetation; Harmens, H., Norris, D., and the participants of the moss survey (2008) Spatial and temporal trends in heavy metal accumulation in mosses in Europe (1990-2005), CEH Bangor,  UK, July 2008, 51 pp.

+ UNECE ICP-Vegetation ; Harmens, H., Norris, D., Cooper, D, Hall, J. and the participants of the moss survey (2008) Spatial trends in nitrogen concentrations in mosses across Europe in 2005/2006, Report on Nitrogen in European Mosses, Work package 4, ICP Vegetation Programme Coordination Centre, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, UK, 18 pp. September 2008

**** UNECE ICP-Vegetation; Harmens, H., Norris, D., Mills, G., and the participants of the moss survey (2013) Heavy metals and nitrogen in mosses: spatial patterns in 2010/2011 and long-term temporal  trends Europe. ICP Vegetation Programme Coordination Centre, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, UK 63 pp.

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1995/1996 No. of samples min. value max. value median range of median - Europe* 2000/2001 No. of samples min. value max. value median range of median - Europe** 2005/2006 No. of samples min. value max. value median range of median - Europe*** No. of samples min. value max. value median range of median - Europe*** No. of samples min. value max. value median range of median - Europe***
As 28 0.14 2.51 0.38 6 82 0.09 0.94 0.33 6 57 0.15 1.36 0.43 65 102 0.13 0.83 0.26 84 55 0.10 1.14 0.16
Cd 22 0.24 1.26 0.73 12 82 0.10 2.03 0.43 6 57 0.13 1.29 0.31 52 102 0.09 1.05 0.27 5 55 0.07 0.76 0.20
Cr 29 1.44 35.50 3.80 57 82 0.63 26.10 2.59 68 57 0.85 10.30 2.11 58 102 0.72 13.70 1.56 52 55 0.62 10.81 1.08
Cu 25 5.39 15.20 7.80 359 0 0 0 0 57 3.69 44.50 8.17 279 102 2.83 11.40 5.42 304 55 3.24 11.16 4.53
Fe 29 206 3270 937 182 82 210 1940 713 134 57 347 4330 933 352 102 243 1391 548 101 55 287.99 4458.63 464.83
Hg 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 57 0.04 0.18 0.09 31 63 0.03 0.16 0.05 3 55 0.02 0.11 0.03
Ni 25 1.21 6.62 2.71 107 0 0 0 0 57 0.92 8.52 2.68 61 102 0.85 8.16 2.12 23 55 0.62 7.59 1.75
Pb 28 5.90 63 8.50 2 0 0 0 0 57 2.58 433 10.10 135 102 1.96 304 5.01 91 55 1.57 48.92 3.10
V 28 1.05 17.40 4 13 0 0 0 0 57 1.34 13.10 3.38 67 102 1 7 2.30 65 55 1.06 11.90 1.77
Zn 29 25.30 74.30 36.60 144 82 18.60 100 34.50 -653345 57 16.50 99.30 38.60 165 102 14.70 66.70 29 138 55 13.41 44.67 24.07
N (%) 0 0 0 0 79 0.76 2.35 1.71 0 57 0.82 2.82 1.84 79 102 0.85 1.99 1.29 70 55 0.87 2.10 1.15
Figure ZD10-2: Concentrations of nitrogen (% dry weight) in moss Hypnum cupressiforme, Slovenia, 2001-2015
Sources:

Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and Slovenian Forestry Institute Database, 2017 (Years 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015)

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Figure ZD10-3: Concentrations of arsenic (µg/g dry weight) in moss Hypnum cupressiforme, Slovenia, 1995-2015
Sources:

Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and Slovenian Forestry Institute Database, 2017 (Years 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015)

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Figure ZD10-4: Concentrations of cadmium (µg/g dry weight) in moss Hypnum cupressiforme, Slovenia, 1995-2015
Sources:

Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and Slovenian Forestry Institute Database, 2017 (Years 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015)

Figure ZD10-5: Concentrations of chrome (µg/g dry weight) in moss Hypnum cupressiforme, Slovenia, 1995-2015
Sources:

Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and Slovenian Forestry Institute Database, 2017 (Years 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015)

Figure ZD10-6: Concentrations of lead (µg/g dry weight) in moss Hypnum cupressiforme, Slovenia, 1995-2015
Sources:

Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and Slovenian Forestry Institute Database, 2017 (Years 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015)

Figure ZD10-7: Concentrations of zinc (µg/g dry weight) in moss Hypnum cupressiforme, Slovenia, 1995-2015
Sources:

Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and Slovenian Forestry Institute Database, 2017 (Years 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015)

Methodology

Date of data source summarization
Last modified
28.07.2017
Author(s)

Zvonka Jeran, Jožef Stefan Institute, and Mitja Skudnik, Slovenian Forestry Institute