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Determination of heavy metal deposition in the county of Obrenovac (Serbia) using mosses as bioindicators, IV: Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), and Nickel (Ni)

Vukojević V. (Institut za botaniku i Botanička bašta 'Jevremovac', Biološki fakultet, Beograd)
Sabovljević M. (Institut za botaniku i Botanička bašta 'Jevremovac', Biološki fakultet, Beograd)
Sabovljević Aneta (Institut za botaniku i Botanička bašta 'Jevremovac', Biološki fakultet, Beograd)
Mihajlović Nevena (INEP, Zemun)
Dražić Gordana (INEP, Zemun)
Vučinić Ž. (Institut za multidisciplinarne studije, Beograd)

In this study, the deposition of three heavy metals (Mn, Mo, and Ni) in the county of Obrenovac (Serbia) in four moss taxa (Bryum argenteum, Bryum capillare, Brachythecium sp., and Hypnum cupressiforme) is presented. The distribution of average heavy metal content in all mosses in the county of Obrenovac is presented on maps, while the long-term atmospheric deposition (in the mosses Bryum argenteum and B. capillare) and short term atmospheric deposition (in the mosses Brachythecium sp. and Hypnum cupressiforme) are discussed and given in tabular form. Areas of the highest contaminations are highlighted.

Keywords: heavy metal deposition, mosses, bioindicators, Obrenovac, Serbia