Vol. 59 No. 4 (2004):
Articles

Content of heavy metals in soil and in ring wood of Picea abies Karst. along a congested traffic road

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  • Veriano Vidrich,
  • Manfred Birke,
  • Marco Franci,
  • Piero Fusi
Veriano Vidrich
Dipartimento di Scienza del Suolo e Nutrizione della Pianta. Università di Firenze P.le delle Cascine, 28 50144 Firenze
Manfred Birke
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe. Dienstbereich Berlin, Wilhelmstrasse, 25-30 13593 Berlin
Marco Franci
Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi CNR. Sez. di Firenze Via Madonna del Piano 50019 Sesto F.no Firenze
Piero Fusi
Dipartimento di Scienza del Suolo e Nutrizione della Pianta. Università di Firenze P.le delle Cascine, 28 50144 Firenze

Published 2004-08-31

Keywords

  • air pollution,
  • heavy metal,
  • Picea abies Karst.

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Abstract

Motor vehicle pollution is a very important fraction of overall pollution: urban areas and those near road are the most exposed. The arboreal vegetation in these zones is growing under difficult stress conditions and is a bioindicator of the accumulation of pollutants, particurarly heavy metals. Our work has studied the heavy metal accumulation in two fir trees (Picea abies Karst.) growing along a heavily trafficked road in the dolomitic regions of Dobbiaco (BZ) and Cortina d’Ampezzo (BL). The monitoring network includes wood samples of trees along a road and up to about 50 m from it. Six important elements from heavy metals (Cr, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cu, Fe) were tested.

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