V. VUKOJEVIĆ¹, M. SABOVLJEVIĆ1⁴, ANETA SABOVLJEVIĆ¹, NEVENA MIHAJLOVIĆ², GORDANA DRAŽIĆ², and Ž. VUČINIĆ³

¹Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

²INEP, 11080 Zemun, Serbia and Montenegro

³Center of Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

⁴Nees Institue of Plant Biodiversity, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany

Abstract – In the present study, the deposition of three heavy metals (Cd, Co and Cr) in the county of Obrenovac (Serbia) is determined using four moss taxa (Bryum argenteum, Bryum capillare, Brachythecium sp. and Hypnum cupressiforme) as bioindicators. Distribution of average heavy metal content in all mosses in the county of Obrenovac is presented in maps, while 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 in tables. Areas of the highest contaminations are highlighted.