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

• Autorzy: Samecka-Cymerman A , Kempers A.J.
• 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 above-ground parts of Solidago canadensis and Tanacetum 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

EN

Silesian region; Solidago canadensis; Betula pendula; Poland; Tanacetum vulgare; leaf; Salix caprea; black coal mine dump; plant species; soil; concentration; dump; Walbrzych coal mine area; heavy metal

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 51
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.377-383

Twórcy

autor

Samecka-Cymerman A

• Wroclaw University, Kanonia 6-8, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Kempers A.J.