Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (Pleurozium schreberi and Picea abies) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)

This work concerns the content of selected heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn), and determines the effect of absolute altitude on the content of metals in the plants of the Tatra National Park (TNP). The metals were determined in two species of plants, i.e., in the moss (Pleurozium sc...

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Autores principales:	Joanna Korzeniowska, Paweł Krąż, Sławomir Dorocki
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d631b29856ac4f0c972be7c4a88089f82021-11-25T18:26:28ZHeavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)10.3390/min111112312075-163Xhttps://doaj.org/article/d631b29856ac4f0c972be7c4a88089f82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/11/1231https://doaj.org/toc/2075-163XThis work concerns the content of selected heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn), and determines the effect of absolute altitude on the content of metals in the plants of the Tatra National Park (TNP). The metals were determined in two species of plants, i.e., in the moss (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> (Willd.) Mitten) and in the Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) H. Karst). Plant samples were collected in two test areas every 100 m of the altitude of the area, starting from 1000 m above sea level in the Lake Morskie Oko test area and from 1100 m above sea level in the Kasprowy Wierch test area, and ending at 1400 m above sea level for Lake Morskie Oko, and 1750 m above sea level (the moss) and 1550 m above sea level (the spruce) for Kasprowy Wierch. The two test areas are different from each other in terms of natural and physico-geographical conditions (geological structure, landform, climatic conditions). The conducted research showed that both plant species accumulated greater amounts of heavy metals in the Lake Morskie Oko test area than in the Kasprowy Wierch test area. The moss accumulated higher values of metals compared to the spruce. In both the moss and the spruce, the highest values, exceeding the natural content, were found for Cr, Pb, Cd, and Ni. For these metals, natural values were significantly exceeded: 20 times for Cr; 10 times for Pb; 4 times for Cd; and 3 times for Ni. For both examined areas, an increase in the quantity of accumulated metals in plants was also observed with the increase in altitude. The work focuses on the spreading around of heavy metals and their deposition on plants in protected high mountain (alpine) areas, in connection with altitude. Based on the obtained research results, Spearman’s and Kendall’s rank correlations were performed, and showed statistically significant relationships between the values for the content of metals and altitude. There are no heavy metal emission sources in the study area, so it is assumed that the metal content in the plants of the TNP is affected by long-range emissions.Joanna KorzeniowskaPaweł KrążSławomir DorockiMDPI AGarticleheavy metalsplantsmountains<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> moss<i>Picea abies</i> Norway spruceTatrasMineralogyQE351-399.2ENMinerals, Vol 11, Iss 1231, p 1231 (2021)
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topic	heavy metals plants mountains <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> moss <i>Picea abies</i> Norway spruce Tatras Mineralogy QE351-399.2
spellingShingle	heavy metals plants mountains <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> moss <i>Picea abies</i> Norway spruce Tatras Mineralogy QE351-399.2 Joanna Korzeniowska Paweł Krąż Sławomir Dorocki Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)
description	This work concerns the content of selected heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn), and determines the effect of absolute altitude on the content of metals in the plants of the Tatra National Park (TNP). The metals were determined in two species of plants, i.e., in the moss (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> (Willd.) Mitten) and in the Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) H. Karst). Plant samples were collected in two test areas every 100 m of the altitude of the area, starting from 1000 m above sea level in the Lake Morskie Oko test area and from 1100 m above sea level in the Kasprowy Wierch test area, and ending at 1400 m above sea level for Lake Morskie Oko, and 1750 m above sea level (the moss) and 1550 m above sea level (the spruce) for Kasprowy Wierch. The two test areas are different from each other in terms of natural and physico-geographical conditions (geological structure, landform, climatic conditions). The conducted research showed that both plant species accumulated greater amounts of heavy metals in the Lake Morskie Oko test area than in the Kasprowy Wierch test area. The moss accumulated higher values of metals compared to the spruce. In both the moss and the spruce, the highest values, exceeding the natural content, were found for Cr, Pb, Cd, and Ni. For these metals, natural values were significantly exceeded: 20 times for Cr; 10 times for Pb; 4 times for Cd; and 3 times for Ni. For both examined areas, an increase in the quantity of accumulated metals in plants was also observed with the increase in altitude. The work focuses on the spreading around of heavy metals and their deposition on plants in protected high mountain (alpine) areas, in connection with altitude. Based on the obtained research results, Spearman’s and Kendall’s rank correlations were performed, and showed statistically significant relationships between the values for the content of metals and altitude. There are no heavy metal emission sources in the study area, so it is assumed that the metal content in the plants of the TNP is affected by long-range emissions.
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author	Joanna Korzeniowska Paweł Krąż Sławomir Dorocki
author_facet	Joanna Korzeniowska Paweł Krąż Sławomir Dorocki
author_sort	Joanna Korzeniowska
title	Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)
title_short	Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)
title_full	Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)
title_fullStr	Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)
title_full_unstemmed	Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)
title_sort	heavy metal content in the plants (<i>pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>picea abies</i>) of environmentally important protected areas of the tatra national park (the central western carpathians, poland)
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/d631b29856ac4f0c972be7c4a88089f8
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Heavy Metal Content in the Plants (<i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Picea abies</i>) of Environmentally Important Protected Areas of the Tatra National Park (the Central Western Carpathians, Poland)

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