DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METAL DEPOSITION IN THE COUNTY OF OBRENOVAC (SERBIA) USING MOSSES AS BIOINDICATORS. I: ALUMINUM (AL), ARSENIC (AS), AND BORON (B)

M. SABOVLJEVIĆ^1,4, V. VUKOJEVIĆ¹, NEVENA MIHAJLOVIĆ², GORDANA DRAŽIĆ², AND Ž VUČINIĆ³

¹Institute of Botany and Jevremovac Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
²INEP, 11080 Zemun, Serbia and Montenegro
³Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
⁴Nees Institute of Plant Biodiversity, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany

Abstract - In the present study, the deposition of three heavy metals (Al, As and B) 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 given in tables. Areas of the highest contaminations are highlighted.