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Baseline element concentrations in soils and plants, Wattenmeer National Park, North and East Frisian Islands, Federal Republic of Germany

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Baseline element concentrations are given for dune grass (Ammophilia arenaria), willow (Salix repens), moss (Hylocomium splendens) and associated surface soils. Baseline and variability data for pH, ash, Al, As, Ba, C, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sc, Se, Sr, Th, Ti, V, Y, Yb, and Zn are reported; however, not all variables are reported for all media because, in some media, certain elements were below the analytical detection limit. Spatial variation in element concentration between five Frisian Islands are given for each of the sample media. In general, only a few elements in each media showed statistically significant differences between the islands sampled. The measured concentrations in all sample media exhibited ranges that cannot be attributed to anthropogenic additions of trace elements, with the possible exception of Hg and Pb in surface soils.

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  1. U. S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, 80225, Denver, CO, USA

    R. C. Severson & L. P. Gough

  2. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hannover 51, D-3000, Stillweg 2, Germany

    G. Van Den Boom

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Severson, R.C., Gough, L.P. & Van Den Boom, G. Baseline element concentrations in soils and plants, Wattenmeer National Park, North and East Frisian Islands, Federal Republic of Germany. Water Air Soil Pollut 61, 169–184 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00478372

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