Influence of extreme pollution on the inorganic chemical composition of some plants

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• 作者：Reimann ; C. ; Koller ; F. ; Kashulina ; G. ; Niskavaara ; H. ; Englmaier ; P.
• 关键词：Heavy metal pollution ; Metal smelters ; Plant element chemistry ; Multi-element analyses ; Cobalt ; Copper ; Nickel ; Sulphur
• 刊名：Environmental Pollution
• 出版年：2001
• 期刊代码：28_02697491
• 类别：env
• 出版时间：December, 2001
• 卷：115
• 期：2
• 页码：239-252
• 文件大小：1019 K

摘要

Leaves of nine different plant species (terrestrial moss: Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi, blueberry: Vaccinium myrtillus, cowberry: Vaccinium vitis-idaea, crowberry: Empetrum nigrum, birch: Betula pubescens, willow: Salix spp., pine: Pinus sylvestris, and spruce: Picea abies) have been collected from up to nine catchments (size 14–50 km²) spread over a 1,500,000 km² area in northern Europe. Additional soil samples were taken from the O-horizon and the C-horizon at each plant sample site. All samples were analysed for 38 elements (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Th, Tl, U, V, Y, Zn, and Zr) by ICP-MS, ICP-AES or CV-AAS (Hg) techniques. One of the 9 catchments was located directly adjacent (5–10 km S) to the nickel smelter and refinery at Monchegorsk, Kola Peninsula, Russia. The high levels of pollution at this site are reflected in the chemical composition of all plant leaves. However, it appears that each plant enriches (or excludes) different elements. Elements emitted at trace levels, such as Ag, As and Bi, are relatively much more enriched in most plants than the major pollutants Ni, Cu and Co. The very high levels of SO₂ emissions are generally not reflected by increases in plant total S-content. Several important macro- (P) and micro-nutrients (Mn, Mg, and Zn) are depleted in most plant leaves collected near Monchegorsk.