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The article demonstrates the results of the research studies related to the air polluted with heavy metals in the area of Swietokrzyski National Park. The two-year-old needles of <italic>Abies alba</italic> (<italic>Mill</italic>) were used as the bioindicator with the intention of carrying out the research. The studies were conducted in the autumn of 2012. The results showed the spatial variability of concentrations in the range of the analysed metal deposition patterns in the needles of <italic>Abies alba</italic> (<italic>Mill</italic>). The average content of the analysed elements seemed to be the highest in the case of zinc (26.6 mg·kg−1 d.m.), strontium (6.5 mg·kg−1 d.m.) and nickel (1.6 mg·kg−1 d.m.). The research studies revealed that the significant role in determining the content of heavy metals in the two-year-old needles was played by the communication. The highest values were recorded at the research sites situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the voivodeship roads. It was also confirmed that the content of metals was influenced by the so-called low emission from the household and welfare sector together with the remote imission.
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The article demonstrates the results of the research studies related to the air polluted with heavy metals in the area of Swietokrzyski National Park. The two-year-old needles of Abies alba (Mill) were used as the bioindicator with the intention of carrying out the research. The studies were conducted in the autumn of 2012. The results showed the spatial variability of concentrations in the range of the analysed metal deposition patterns in the needles of Abies alba (Mill). The average content of the analysed elements seemed to be the highest in the case of zinc (26.6 mg·kg−1 d.m.), strontium (6.5 mg·kg−1 d.m.) and nickel (1.6 mg·kg−1 d.m.). The research studies revealed that the significant role in determining the content of heavy metals in the two-year-old needles was played by the communication. The highest values were recorded at the research sites situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the voivodeship roads. It was also confirmed that the content of metals was influenced by the so-called low emission from the household and welfare sector together with the remote imission.

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Silver Fir Needles in Swietokrzyski National Park

Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences

Chemistry-Didactics-Ecology-Metrology

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The article demonstrates the results of the research studies related to the air polluted with heavy metals in the area of Swietokrzyski National Park. The...

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Silver Fir Needles in Swietokrzyski National Park

Published Online: Jan 21, 2022

Page range: 65 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cdem-2021-0005

Keywords
bioindication, air pollution,

© 2021 Rafał Kozłowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Silver Fir Needles in Swietokrzyski National Park

Published Online: Jan 21, 2022

Page range: 65 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cdem-2021-0005

Keywordsbioindication, air pollution,

© 2021 Rafał Kozłowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
bioindication, air pollution,