Abstract
The carpet-forming moss species, Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi, are especially suitable for surveying heavy metal deposition because they obtain most of their nutrients directly from rainwater and particles deposited on their surfaces. The dense stands formed by these mosses also filter out particulate and aerosol material from large volumes of air, and are thus efficient at collecting air pollutants. The moss technique has been used in many regional and national heavy metal surveys (Anon. 1987, Steinnes et al 1993, Markert et al 1996, Rühling 1994, Rühling and Steines 1998).
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Kubin, E., Lippo, H., Poikolainen, J. (2000). Heavy metal loading. In: Mälkönen, E. (eds) Forest Condition in a Changing Environment. Forestry Sciences, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9373-1_7
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