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Assessment of atmospheric inorganic pollution in the urban region of Gdańsk, Northern Poland

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The study was performed in an urban area to identify the main pollution sources. Dry and living bog moss samples were exposed in parallel, and their accumulative capability as biomonitoring tools was compared. The procedures of moss exposure, preparation, and element concentration measurement performance are recommended. Chemical composition of moss material was determined using instrumental neutron activation analysis in a research reactor located in Delft, the Netherlands. The element concentration levels were lower in living moss than in dry one. Chemometric methods were suggested to identify specific element profiles attributing to factors impacting moss composition in various urban locations.

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Str., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

    K. Szczepaniak

  2. Biology and Environmental Protection Institute, Environmental Chemistry Research Unit, Pomeranian Pedagogical Academy, 22a Arciszewskiego Str., 76-200 Słupsk, Poland

    A. Astel

  3. Delft University of Technology, Reactor Institute Delft, Mekelweg 15, NL-2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands

    P. Bode

  4. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, 11 Arany Janos Str., 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    C. Sârbu

  5. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Str., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

    M. Biziuk

  6. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Str., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

    E. Raińska

  7. Department of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Gdansk University, Al. Legionów 9, 80-441 Gdańsk, Poland

    K. Gos

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Szczepaniak, K., Astel, A., Bode, P. et al. Assessment of atmospheric inorganic pollution in the urban region of Gdańsk, Northern Poland. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 270, 35–42 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0418-9

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