Abstract
In this study, 14 different lichen and moss samples were collected from near the Sivas-Tokat motorway (5-25 m), control samples were collected from uncontaminated locations (1000-3000 m) during 2005. Samples were analyzed using flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion. The maximum metal concentrations were found to be as 468.1 μg/g (Fe), 270.5 μg/g (Mn), 67.6 μg/g (Zn), 53.3 μg/g (Pb), 79.6 μg/g (Ni), 33.9 μg/g (Cr), 29.6 μg/g (Cu) and 5.7 μg/g (Cd) for mosses, 455.5 μg/g (Fe), 170.5 μg/g (Mn), 77.6 μg/g (Zn), 6.5 μg/g (Pb), 10.1 μg/g (Ni), 3.8 μg/g (Cr), 25.6 μg/g (Cu) and 1.5 μg/g (Cd) μg/g for lichens. The concentration of trace metals in samples is depended on moss and lichen species. Some species is accumulated trace metals at high ratio.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1344-1350 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| Volume | 166 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Jul 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are grateful for the financial support of the Unit of the Scientific Research Projects of Gaziosmanpasa University and the Unit of the Scientific Research Projects of Erciyes University. The authors would like to thank Dr. Turan Ozdemir and Dr. Kenan Yazıcı for identification of samples.
Keywords
- Atomic absorption spectrometry
- Heavy metals
- Lichen
- Moss
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Pollution
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis