Nitrogen concentration in moss compared with N load in precipitation and with total N deposition in Switzerland.
Environmental Pollution(2018)
Abstract
Intensification of farming and an increase in motorised traffic have led to elevated nitrogen (N) emissions and thus to eutrophication of the environment, which threatens the nutrient balance in ecosystems. Earlier studies have demonstrated the suitability of mosses as biomonitors for measuring N deposition by comparing the N concentration in moss with that in precipitation. In our study however, we extended the comparison to the dry deposition of gases (nitrogen dioxide, nitric acid, ammonia) and aerosols (nitrate, ammonium), which, together with the N in precipitation, represent the main contributions to total N deposition. The aim of including several N compounds was to see whether the correlation with the N concentration in moss could be improved.
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Key words
Ammonia,Biomonitoring,Hypnum cupressiforme,Passive samplers,Pleurozium schreberi
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