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. 2011 May 27;222(1):367–376. doi: 10.1007/s11270-011-0830-9

Table 3.

Heavy metal content in lichens (L) and mosses (M; μg g−1)

Sample no. Cr Ni Cu Zn Cd Pb
L M L M L M L M L M L M
BS1 2.00 0.600 3.00 1.91 6.25 5.03 61.5 23.0 0.41 0.174 13.5 2.42
BS2 0.88 0.412 1.14 14.0 3.49 3.23 58.7 26.4 0.42 0.183 9.55 2.23
BS3 0.65 0.484 1.08 0.645 3.25 4.22 65.5 36.9 0.44 0.285 9.35 2.50
BS4 0.80 0.390 1.92 0.580 5.72 7.09 63.6 48.0 0.55 0.377 9.81 5.34
BS5 0.38 0.445 1.18 0.715 4.55 9.11 64.0 41.3 0.98 0.402 6.14 2.67
BS6 1.30 0.500 0.78 0.722 5.23 5.02 75.0 40.3 0.64 0.882 13.7 3.58
BS7 1.42 1.20 0.78 0.572 4.19 5.14 71.3 50.3 0.65 0.780 13.0 5.41
BS8 1.10 0.513 1.52 0.279 3.45 2.98 104 31.8 0.63 0.433 13.1 3.74
BS9 1.66 0.910 2.23 1.72 4.64 7.36 134 43.5 1.03 0.485 14.1 4.02
BS10 1.18 0.875 0.94 0.965 4.33 5.12 97.0 54.8 1.36 0.822 17.2 6.20
BS11 0.50 0.380 0.85 0.538 4.48 5.15 68.9 115 1.04 0.485 11.8 3.21
BS12 1.03 1.25 2.21 0.980 4.37 4.55 152 34.4 2.23 0.428 25.2 8.88
BS13 1.65 1.03 1.08 1.06 3.28 3.78 114 41.9 1.46 0.843 22.0 8.07
BS14 1.30 1.23 0.94 0.959 5.59 8.42 104 58.5 1.16 0.683 28.6 7.51
BS15 1.58 0.525 1.09 1.71 6.05 10.4 133 74.9 1.50 0.798 34.7 11.9
BS16 1.53 1.00 1.47 1.27 4.59 10.1 129 63.7 1.25 0.823 20.3 6.01
BS17 1.28 1.30 1.20 1.00 4.56 6.66 120 113 0.85 0.248 17.4 7.17
BS18 1.80 1.00 1.59 1.13 8.61 7.21 110 54.2 0.87 0.373 17.3 1.38
BS19 1.50 0.850 1.29 0.625 4.36 5.64 125 49.3 0.97 0.415 14.8 2.28
BS20 1.30 1.55 0.95 1.79 4.07 4.01 63.8 26.6 0.39 0.0975 9.85 1.83
BS21 2.28 0.950 1.23 0.627 4.52 6.67 65.7 18.4 0.71 0.295 16.0 4.09
BN1 1.25 1.25 2.01 1.43 5.10 7.55 60.0 49.5 3.00 3.00 20.1 17.2
BN2 1.20 2.60 1.53 2.98 6.05 14.2 76.5 81.5 1.90 1.25 15.3 35.7
BN3 1.25 1.50 1.52 1.95 4.40 9.35 84.5 89.5 1.35 5.50 15.2 23.5
BN4 1.00 0.95 1.43 1.50 6.85 7.35 44.5 87.0 1.95 1.50 14.3 18.0
BN5 1.65 3.70 2.31 1.39 12.6 9.90 85.5 82.0 1.25 1.80 23.1 16.7
BN6 2.45 4.30 2.34 2.49 7.30 13.7 75.0 94.0 1.75 1.65 23.4 29.9
BN7 1.90 2.35 2.36 1.60 7.35 7.70 64.5 106 3.55 2.15 23.6 19.2
KK1 1.58 0.800 1.30 0.880 4.34 5.76 141 36.2 1.26 0.160 13.6 5.81
KK2 2.50 4.69 1.83 4.24 5.80 5.95 80.7 39.7 0.72 0.665 12.5 2.55
KK3 2.89 3.81 2.13 2.05 6.85 7.45 109 47.8 1.07 0.563 10.8 2.89
KK4 2.27 3.33 1.35 1.81 3.70 7.05 47.5 48.5 1.64 0.795 11.6 7.61
KK5 1.87 3.23 1.33 1.30 5.15 3.65 55.9 32.7 0.81 0.595 6.27 4.31
KK6 2.64 3.43 2.03 1.63 7.05 4.65 79.4 33.0 1.52 0.258 14.4 3.68
KK7 2.26 9.47 3.91 4.20 16.9 11.9 100 50.7 1.68 0.920 18.0 4.84
KK8 1.76 4.45 1.54 1.42 7.28 13.0 84.8 34.1 0.66 1.03 10.9 4.33
J1 3.50 5.25 2.89 2.53 6.35 12.2 125 70.0 1.35 1.45 28.9 25.3
J2 3.45 3.30 2.38 1.56 7.40 10.1 102 55.5 1.05 1.10 23.8 15.6
J3 3.10 3.00 0.740 1.19 6.35 12.6 99.0 170.5 1.20 1.40 7.40 11.9
J4 3.10 3.45 1.26 1.69 7.30 5.50 71.0 51.0 1.40 0.950 12.6 16.9
± SDAM (%) 20 20 18 16 10 12 7.7 10 9.9 12 8.4 13