Preliminary findings from a pilot moss biomonitoring study in the Patagonia region

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17310%2F25%3AA2603CPP" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17310/25:A2603CPP - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-11421-z" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-11421-z</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11421-z" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-025-11421-z</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Preliminary findings from a pilot moss biomonitoring study in the Patagonia region
Original language description
Study aimed to assess air pollution in Patagonia using the moss Lepyrodon lagurus. The 16 selected micro-, macro-, and trace elements: Al, Cu, Cd, Co, Pb, Zn, V, Ba, Cr, Fe, Mn, S, Sr, P, Ni and Hg were determined using ICP-OES and direct mercury analyzer. Factor analysis (FA), enrichment factor (EF) and other pollution indicators were employed to group elements and associate them with possible sources and level of emission. Half of the elements were characterized by statistically significantvariations in terms of the effect of sampling location on their concentration. Despite the observed concentrations: Co (0.947 mg/kg), Pb (1.37 mg/kg), V (4.29 mg/kg), Cr (1.68 mg/kg), Ni (1.94 mg/kg)were low concerning literature studies, but the area cannot be deemed pristine. Based on the research carried out different anthropogenic, traffic-related activities can be considered as one the mainsources of air pollution in the Patagonia region based on values of FA and EF. The highest values of EF were: 14.3 for Co, 6.50 for Pb, and 6.00 for Ni. Future biomonitoring studies using mosses should be expanded to include other species to control the level of atmospheric aerosol pollution in Patagonia and also to identify the most sensitive biomonitor for this area.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project
<a href="/en/project/ED2.1.00%2F19.0388" target="_blank" >ED2.1.00/19.0388: Expanded and refined instrumentation IET</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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