Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements from Aqueous Solutions by Selected Terrestrial Moss Species.

ABSTRACT: The interrelationship between metal concentrations in mosses and their surroundings prompts research toward examining their accumulation properties, as it is particularly important for their usage in biomonitoring studies that use mosses. In this study, the kinetics of elemental sorption in three moss species (Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum polysetum, and Sphagnum fallax) were investigated under laboratory conditions. Sorption from metal salt solutions was carried out under static conditions with decreasing elemental concentration. Functional groups responsible for binding metal cations to the internal structures of the mosses were also identified. It was shown that the equilibrium state was reached after about 60 min. Under the conditions of the experiment, in the first 10 min of the proc

SUBMITTER: Swislowski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9774717 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature