Plant Soil Environ., 2017, 63(8):355-361 | DOI: 10.17221/297/2017-PSE

Assessment of air pollution by toxic elements on petrol stations using moss and lichen bag techniqueOriginal Paper

Lenka DEMKOVÁ*,1, Beáta BARANOVÁ1, Jozef OBOŇA1, Július ÁRVAY2, Tomáą LO©ÁK3
1 Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Preąov, Preąov, Slovak Republic
2 Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
3 Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Three moss (Pleurosium spp., Polytrichum spp., Rhytidiadelphus spp.) and two lichen taxa (Hypogymnia physodes L., Pseudevernia furfuracea L.), were exposed for four weeks in six petrol stations, two consecutive years (2015-2016), in urban area of the Preąov city (Slovakia), to assess accumulation of selected airborne elements Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. Significantly highest (P < 0.01) ability to accumulate Zn, Ni, Co and Fe was found in Pleurosium spp.; Pseudevernia furfuracea was determined the best accumulator of Hg, whereas Rhytidiadelphus spp. was found as the least suitable for this purpose. No significant differences in heavy metal accumulation between moss and lichen taxonomic group were found. Samples of conifer (used as a moss/lichen bag holder) showed significantly lower content of heavy metals compared to mosses and lichens. Major content of heavy metals trapped in the air around petrol stations, did not originate from the petrol combustion, but predominantly from the car body, which is mechanically disrupted during fuelling.

Keywords: road dust; roadside environment; emission; bio-monitoring; pollutant; coniferous tree

Published: August 31, 2017  Show citation

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DEMKOVÁ L, BARANOVÁ B, OBOŇA J, ÁRVAY J, LO©ÁK T. Assessment of air pollution by toxic elements on petrol stations using moss and lichen bag technique. Plant Soil Environ. 2017;63(8):355-361. doi: 10.17221/297/2017-PSE.
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