Air Pollution Studies in the Republic of Udmurtia, Russian Federation, using Moss Biomonitoring and INAA
2007; American Institute of Physics; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1063/1.2825794
ISSN1935-0465
AutoresYu. S. Pankratova, Marina Frontasyeva, А. А. Бердников, С. С. Павлов, Carlos Granja, C. Leroy, I. Štekl,
Tópico(s)Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
ResumoThe concentrations of 36 elements were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis in 79 moss samples, collected in the southern part of the Republic of Udmurtia, Russian Federation, in the period 2005–2006. A factor analysis was applied to determine possible pollution sources over the territory. The seven resulting factors represent a natural and anthropogenic origin of the elemental deposition in Udmurt moss. Some of the factors are interpreted as being associated with the industry factor (W, Mo, Cr, Zn); chemical weapon destruction (As is the component of lewisite; Na is used for detoxication of lewisite). The results are compared to the data of atmospheric deposition of some regions of Russia and European countries.
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