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Mosses as bioindicators of air pollution with potentially toxic elements in area with different level of anthropogenic load in Karaganda region, Kazakhstan

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For the first time, moss biomonitoring was carried in Karaganda region, Kazakhstan. The studied area covered two territories with different level of anthropogenic load: the Karkaraly National Park and the Akzharyk settlement. The level of 36 major, minor and trace elements was determined in mosses collected at studies areas using neutron activation analysis and three elements, Cu, Cd and Pd were detected applying atomic absorption spectrometry. To reveal any associations of elements and to match them with possible emission sources factor analysis was applied. The contamination factor, pollution load index, and environmental risk were computed in order to evaluate the degree of pollution in the examined area and the effects of various elements on human health.

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  1. L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev 2, Astana, 010008, Kazakhstan

    Makhabbat Nurkassimova & Nuriya Omarova

  2. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie 6, Dubna, Russia, 141980

    Inga Zinicovscaia, Omari Chaligava & Nikita Yushin

  3. Horia Hulubei National Institute for RD in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30, Reactorului Str., 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania

    Inga Zinicovscaia

  4. Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Str., 0171, Tbilisi, Georgia

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Nurkassimova, M., Omarova, N., Zinicovscaia, I. et al. Mosses as bioindicators of air pollution with potentially toxic elements in area with different level of anthropogenic load in Karaganda region, Kazakhstan. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 961–970 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09334-0

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