Heavy metal and sulphur concentrations inSphagnum magellanicumbrid. In the Maritime Provinces, Canada

✍ Scribed by Kevin E. Percy

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 468 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0049-6979
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00159595

✦ Synopsis

A regional survey of selected heavy metals and S concentrations in Sphagnum magellanieum Brid. was completed within the Maritime Provinces, Canada. The concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, S, and Zn were used to describe regional atmospheric deposition patterns to the terrestrial surface. There are measurable inputs of all elements. The elements were accumulated in the order S > Fe > Mn > Zn > Pb > Cu > Ni > Cr > Co > Hg >Cd. The regional mean concentrations for the anthropogenically derived heavy metals were lower than levels reported for northern Ontario and southern Sweden. There are no comparable data for S concentrations in Sphagnum spp. High concentrations of Pb, Hg, and S were attributed to local anthropogenic emissions. Significant correlations in concentration were determined between the dement pairs Fe-Co and Ni-Cr.