Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, Russia

Instrumental neutron activation analysis in combination with the method of moss biomonitoring for the assessment of atmospheric deposition of heavy metals and other elements was applied for the first time in the Ryazan Region in Russia. Concentrations of 42 macro, micro and trace elements in 63 moss...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Blinova, Marina Frontasyeva, Omari Chaligava, Boris Kochurov
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/11/1304
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Marina Frontasyeva
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Boris Kochurov
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description Instrumental neutron activation analysis in combination with the method of moss biomonitoring for the assessment of atmospheric deposition of heavy metals and other elements was applied for the first time in the Ryazan Region in Russia. Concentrations of 42 macro, micro and trace elements in 63 moss samples (<i>Hylocomium splendens</i> and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>, as well as <i>Hypnum cupressiforme</i>, <i>Sciuro-hypnum</i> sp., <i>Plagiothecium</i> sp. and <i>Ptilium</i> sp.), collected on a relatively uniform grid in the study area, were determined. On the basis of analytical results using GIS technologies, maps of the spatial distribution of heavy metals and other toxic elements were constructed for the Ryazan region. The method of multivariate statistical analysis (factor analysis) was used to identify the main sources of pollution—large industrial facilities located in this region. The obtained results were included in the <i>Atlas of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals</i>, which is published by the UN Commission on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (UNECE ICP Vegetation).
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spelling doaj-art-752dcada78ff4540b43e7384fc58891e2025-08-20T02:08:02ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332024-10-011511130410.3390/atmos15111304Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, RussiaEleonora Blinova0Marina Frontasyeva1Omari Chaligava2Boris Kochurov3Department of Geography, Ecology and Tourism, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Ryazan’ State University named after S.A. Yesenin”, 390000 Ryazan, RussiaSector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Division of Nuclear Physics, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Moscow, RussiaSector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Division of Nuclear Physics, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Moscow, RussiaInstitute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119017 Moscow, RussiaInstrumental neutron activation analysis in combination with the method of moss biomonitoring for the assessment of atmospheric deposition of heavy metals and other elements was applied for the first time in the Ryazan Region in Russia. Concentrations of 42 macro, micro and trace elements in 63 moss samples (<i>Hylocomium splendens</i> and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>, as well as <i>Hypnum cupressiforme</i>, <i>Sciuro-hypnum</i> sp., <i>Plagiothecium</i> sp. and <i>Ptilium</i> sp.), collected on a relatively uniform grid in the study area, were determined. On the basis of analytical results using GIS technologies, maps of the spatial distribution of heavy metals and other toxic elements were constructed for the Ryazan region. The method of multivariate statistical analysis (factor analysis) was used to identify the main sources of pollution—large industrial facilities located in this region. The obtained results were included in the <i>Atlas of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals</i>, which is published by the UN Commission on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (UNECE ICP Vegetation).https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/11/1304moss biomonitoringatmospheric pollutionheavy metalsUNECE ICP Vegetation
spellingShingle Eleonora Blinova
Marina Frontasyeva
Omari Chaligava
Boris Kochurov
Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, Russia
Atmosphere
moss biomonitoring
atmospheric pollution
heavy metals
UNECE ICP Vegetation
title Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, Russia
title_full Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, Russia
title_fullStr Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, Russia
title_full_unstemmed Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, Russia
title_short Moss Technique Used to Monitor the Atmospheric Deposition of Trace Elements on the Territory of the Ryazan Region, Russia
title_sort moss technique used to monitor the atmospheric deposition of trace elements on the territory of the ryazan region russia
topic moss biomonitoring
atmospheric pollution
heavy metals
UNECE ICP Vegetation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/11/1304
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