Enrichment ratios of elements in selected plant species from black coal mine dumps in Lower Silesia (Poland)

• Autorzy: Samecka-Cymerman A. , Kempers A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Concentration of the metals Al, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, Zn and V as well as N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and S were measured in soils and in two tree species (leaves of Betula pendula and Salix caprea) and two herbs (whole aboveground parts of Solidago canadensis and Ttanacetum vulgare) sampled from dumps in the Wałbrzych coal mine area (Lower Silesia, SW Poland). These plants, as used to evaluate the distribution of elements in the examined dumps, contained elevated levels of Cd, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. Especially the highest levels of Mn in Betula pendula seriously exceed background values. Betula pendula characterized also the highest enrichment ratio for Mn, Salix caprea for Ni and Sr and Tanacetum vulgare for Cu. Test-t indicated that from both herbs Tanacetum vulgare accumulated much more K, N, S and Zn than Solidago canadensis and of both trees Salix caprea accumulated significantly more Cd, Cu, K and Ca than Betula pendula, while this last species accumulated significantly more Fe and Mn than Salix caprea. A post hoc LSD test indicated that all examined plants had similar enrichment ratios for Al, Pb, and V.

Słowa kluczowe

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Betula pendula; heavy metals; Salix caprea; Solidago canadensis; Tanacetum vulgare

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: Vol. 51, nr 3
• Strony: 377--383
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 18 poz.,

Twórcy

autor

Samecka-Cymerman A.

autor

Kempers A.

• Department of Ecology and Nature protection, Wrocław University, Kanonia 6/9, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland,