The Content of Heavy Metals in the Soil and Litterfall an a Beech-Pine-Spruce Stand in Northern Poland

Jończak, Jerzy; Parzych, Agnieszka

doi:10.2478/aep-2014-0039

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“…The beech stand again had significantly higher concentrations than the other species. Even higher concentrations (2,929-4,711 mg kg -1 ) than those in our work of Mn were found in beech litterfall in a mixed forest grown on acid soils in northern Poland by Jonczak and Parzych (2014). High Mn concentrations in litterfall tissue entail high amounts of Mn in litterfall.…”

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The influence of forest types on manganese content in soils

Michopoulos¹,

Kostakis

Thomaidis

et al. 2021

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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The concentrations of available and total Mn were determined in the soils of three different forest ecosystems, i.e. a maquis forest, a beech forest and fir one. The concentrations of total Mn in the deeper mineral horizons reflected the type of patent material, but in the surface layers, the more acidic soil (in the beech forest) had the higher concentrations. This was due to the high concentrations of Mn in the standing leaves and litterfall of beech trees, which brought about high litterfall fluxes of Mn in that forest. However, the concentrations of (DTPA) available Mn was significantly higher in the soil under beech only in the 0–10 cm layer, whereas the fast decomposition of organic matter in the Mediterranean zone resulted in higher concentrations of available Mn in the Ofh soil horizon of the maquis plot. The available Mn did not correlate with soil pH. These findings mean that high concentrations of available Mn do not always entail higher uptake. The soil pH played a predominant role for the high concentrations in the vegetation of the beech forest.

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The influence of forest types on manganese content in soils

Michopoulos¹,

Kostakis

Thomaidis

et al. 2021

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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“…Heavy metals enter waters and soils with waste waters of industrial activity and transfer to plants. Heavy metal transfer from soil to plant depends on transfer factors (TF) and geometric mean (Ciesielczuk et al 2014, Jonczak, et al 2014, Uchida et al 2007). After the entrance of heavy metals from water and soil to vegetables, these metals will enter people's diet (Zahir et al 2009).…”

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The evaluation and determination of heavy metals pollution in edible vegetables, water and soil in the south of Tehran province by GIS

Shirkhanloo¹,

Mirzahosseini²,

Shirkhanloo³

et al. 2015

Archives of Environmental Protection

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Abstract:In this study, heavy metals pollutions in waters, soils and vegetables were investigated from farms, near oil refi nery in south of Tehran city, Iran (Shahre Ray). The most important heavy metals in Iranian oil are vanadium, cobalt, nickel, arsenic and mercury (V, Co, Ni, As, Hg). In this region, the concentration of heavy metals in soils, well waters and leafy edible vegetables were evaluated in ten different points of farms. Geographic information systems (GIS) were used to estimate the levels of heavy metals concentration at unmeasured locations. After sample preparation, concentrations of heavy metals in vegetables, soils and waters were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Five different leafy edible vegetables from farms, i.e., Persian leek, dill, parsley, spinach and radish were sampled in spring, summer and autumn 2012. In vegetables and well water samples, the concentrations of V, Ni and Co were above the permissible limit of heavy metals as compared to WHO guidelines and the concentrations of these metals in agricultural soils were found to be lower in accordance to soil references. The industrial waste waters had high concentration of heavy metals in this area. In consequence, the results of this study indicate that industrial waste water can cause pollution in well waters and edible vegetables. So, this region is not suitable for cultivation and growing vegetables.Unauthenticated Download Date | 5/13/18 2:45 AM

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“…However, although being reported as important micronutrients for plant growth and development regulations, these elements might be also very toxic in high concentrations [16]. Likewise, excessive amounts of HMs in litterfall can reduce the rate of litter decomposition, thus disturbing biological processes in the soil [17]. For these reasons, one of the principal activities within ICP Forests programme is sampling and analysis of litterfall, due to the importance of litter biomass and its chemical content in cycling processes of elements and organic matter along the forest canopy to the soil and vice versa [13].…”

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Heavy Metals Content in Foliar Litter and Branches of Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Quercus robur L. Observed at Two ICP Forests Monitoring Plots

Stojnić

Kebert

Drekić

et al. 2019

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Background and Purpose: Due to the ability to uptake and accumulate heavy metals (HM) in their aboveground tissues, trees may be used for phytoremediation purposes, but also as bioindicators of environmental pollution. The aims of the present study were: a) to investigate the content and temporal variation of the studied HMs in different plant organs during the period of intensive leaf falling (September-October), in two species from genus Quercus; b) to evaluate the observed HMs content relative to plausible ranges of element concentration in foliar litter, as recommended by ICP Forests Foliar Co-ordinating Centre (IFFCC). Material and Methods: The contents of zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) were assessed in the litterfall (i.e. leaves and branches) of Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Quercus robur L. grown at two ICP Forests Level II monitoring plots (Fruška Gora and Odžaci, Serbia). Plant material was sampled during September-October 2018 and analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results: Comparing the content of investigated HMs in foliar litter and branches of Q. robur and Q. petraea, notably higher concentrations of Mn and Fe have been observed in the foliage of both species, whereas Zn and Cu concentrations were higher in collected branch material of both of the above-mentioned tree species. The results further showed that, when compared to plausible ranges of element concentrations in foliar litter, given by ICP Forests Foliar Co-ordinating Centre (IFFCC), average concentrations of Fe and Zn in the leaves were within suggested limits, whereas certain concentrations of Mn and Cu exceeded the proposed ranges. Furthermore, the content of the studied HMs in plant material of both Quercus species significantly varied during sampling period. Conclusions: Although it was observed that concentrations of certain HMs were beyond plausible limits recommended by IFFCC, our results were in accordance with the findings of other authors who studied HMs content in Quercus species grown in natural forests. For that reason, these limits should be considered optionally, i.e. in the cases when the results significantly deviate from the suggested values. Moreover, we believe that the observed variation in the HMs content during sampling period is related to the sampling procedure commonly applied at ICP Forests monitoring plots, which is indirectly associated with the capacity of trees to accumulate HMs and their phenological properties.

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The Content of Heavy Metals in the Soil and Litterfall an a Beech-Pine-Spruce Stand in Northern Poland

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

The influence of forest types on manganese content in soils

The influence of forest types on manganese content in soils

The evaluation and determination of heavy metals pollution in edible vegetables, water and soil in the south of Tehran province by GIS

Heavy Metals Content in Foliar Litter and Branches of Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Quercus robur L. Observed at Two ICP Forests Monitoring Plots

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