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11525488

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Evaluation was made of the degree to which samples of terrestrial mosses (Scleropodium purum and Hypnum cupressiforme) collected in Galicia (NW Spain) were contaminated by different elements. The concentrations of Al, As, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, S, Se, and Zn in the mosses were determined, then the contamination factors were calculated by dividing each value by the corresponding background level of that element. To assess contamination using contamination factors (CFs), a scale was established that allowed categorization of sampling sites for each element determined. The proposed scale comprises six categories, ranging from CF values of less than 1 (no contamination) to values of greater than 27 (extreme contamination). Finally, all available information was brought together and summarized in a contamination index. This index has the advantage that it takes into account the toxicity of the elements and that can be used with an already existing scale of classification.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0090-4341
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of contamination, by different elements, in terrestrial mosses.
pubmed:affiliation
Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. bfjafe@usc.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't