Biljana Dimkova (Author), Robert Šajn (Author), Trajče Stafilov (Author)

Abstract

A study was conducted to investigate atmospheric deposition and to explore the natural distribution and possible contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the Prespa region, North Macedonia, using moss samples as biomonitors for air pollution. The distribution of 19 chemical elements (Ag, Al, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Sr, V, and Zn) was detected in 11 moss samples from this area. The moss samples were analysed after microwave digestion using inductively coupled plasma – atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). R-mode factor analysis was used to identify and characterise the elemental associations, and four associations of elements were identified. Four factors were separated from the group of elements: Factor 1 (Fe-Al-Cr-V-Ni), Factor 2 (Sr-Ba-Mg), Factor 3 (K-P-Zn) and Factor 4 (Pb-Cu). All element factors were found to be typical geochemical associations, with the exception of the distribution of K and P in the agricultural areas of the study area where fertilisers are used over a long period of time.

Keywords

biomonitoring;mah;onesnaženje zraka;potencialno strupeni elementi;Severna Makedonija;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: GeoZS - Geological Survey of Slovenia
Publisher: Macedonian Ecological Society
UDC: 504.5
COBISS: 202636803 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1857-8330
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Pages: str. 25-37
Volume: ǂvol. ǂ26
Issue: ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology: 2024
DOI: 10.59194/MJEE24261025d
ID: 24592986