Open AccessConcentration of heavy metals - iron, manganese, zinc and copper in mosses
Author(s) -
K. Czarnowska,
I. Rejmont-Grochowska
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1974.004
Subject(s) - manganese , gametophyte , copper , zinc , sporophyte , chemistry , botany , heavy metals , vascular plant , environmental chemistry , biology , ecology , pollen , organic chemistry , species richness
The iron content in gametophytes of Aulacomnium palustre. Climacium dendroides, Catharinea undulata is 5—10 times higher than in vascular plants. The manganese, zine and copper content is 2-3 times higher than in vascular plants. The content of these elements in sporophytes of Catharinea undulata is approximately the same as in vascular plants. The accumulation of the investigated metals takes place mainly in the protoplasts of the chlorophyll cells of gametophyte leaves. A weakly acid pH of the medium favors accumulation. No distinct difference was found between the Fe2O3 content in mosses and the soil