| Title: | Moss biomonitoring of the distribution of chemical elements in the air in the Prespa region, North Macedonia |
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| Authors: | ID Dimkova, Biljana (Author)
ID Šajn, Robert (Author)
ID Stafilov, Trajče (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (1,80 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  GeoZS - Geological Survey of Slovenia
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| Abstract: | A study was conducted to investigate atmospheric deposition and to explore the natural distribution and possible contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the Prespa region, North Macedonia, using moss samples as biomonitors for air pollution. The distribution of 19 chemical elements (Ag, Al, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Sr, V, and Zn) was detected in 11 moss samples from this area. The moss samples were analysed after microwave digestion using inductively coupled plasma – atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). R-mode factor analysis was used to identify and characterise the elemental associations, and four associations of elements were identified. Four factors were separated from the group of elements: Factor 1 (Fe-Al-Cr-V-Ni), Factor 2 (Sr-Ba-Mg), Factor 3 (K-P-Zn) and Factor 4 (Pb-Cu). All element factors were found to be typical geochemical associations, with the exception of the distribution of K and P in the agricultural areas of the study area where fertilisers are used over a long period of time. |
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| Keywords: | moss biomonitoring, air pollution, potentially toxic elements, Prespa region, North Macedonia |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 02.07.2024 |
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| Publisher: | Macedonian Ecological Society |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 25-37 |
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| Numbering: | vol. 26, no. 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-19783  |
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| UDC: | 504.5 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1857-8330 |
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| DOI: | 10.59194/MJEE24261025d |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 202636803 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 25.07.2024 |
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