TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of an epiphytic moss to biomonitor pollutant levels in southwestern Pennsylvania
AU - Davis, Donald D.
AU - McClenahen, James R.
AU - Hutnik, Russell J.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - A native epiphytic moss (Dicranum montanum Hedw.) growing on the trunks of northern red oak trees (Quercus rubra L.) was utilized to biomonitor atmospheric deposition within a mixed-hardwood forest along a ridgetop in southwestern Pennsylvania. Factor analysis and analysis of means revealed a location-related chemical signature in the forest moss that was spatially associated with local industrial/urban emissions, and especially with the metals/transition metals As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mo, Ni, Pb, and Zn. This study documented the usefulness of D. montanum as a biomonitor for pollutant deposition, the utilization of epiphytic stem mosses in capturing stemflow pollutants, and provides a baseline dataset for monitoring relative changes in emissions/ depositions in the study area.
AB - A native epiphytic moss (Dicranum montanum Hedw.) growing on the trunks of northern red oak trees (Quercus rubra L.) was utilized to biomonitor atmospheric deposition within a mixed-hardwood forest along a ridgetop in southwestern Pennsylvania. Factor analysis and analysis of means revealed a location-related chemical signature in the forest moss that was spatially associated with local industrial/urban emissions, and especially with the metals/transition metals As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mo, Ni, Pb, and Zn. This study documented the usefulness of D. montanum as a biomonitor for pollutant deposition, the utilization of epiphytic stem mosses in capturing stemflow pollutants, and provides a baseline dataset for monitoring relative changes in emissions/ depositions in the study area.
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U2 - 10.1656/1092-6194(2001)008[0379:UOAEMT]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1656/1092-6194(2001)008[0379:UOAEMT]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0009798668
SN - 1092-6194
VL - 8
SP - 379
EP - 392
JO - Northeastern Naturalist
JF - Northeastern Naturalist
IS - 4
ER -
