From: Spatial patterns and temporal trends of trace elements in mosses from 1990 to 2020 in Germany
Element | n (2015) [μg/g] | P20 (2015) [μg/g] | P50 (2015) [μg/g] | P90 (2015) [μg/g] | n (2020) [μg/g] | P20 (2020) [μg/g] | P50 (2020) [μg/g] | P90 (2020) [μg/g] | p-value (U test) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al | 400 | 138.88 | 196.9 | 460.84 | 25 | 173.1 | 270.1 | 493.04 | 0.06* |
As | 398 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 25 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.49 |
Cd | 398 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.92 |
Cr | 399 | 0.4 | 0.57 | 1.24 | 25 | 0.47 | 0.76 | 1.41 | 0.07* |
Cu | 400 | 3.55 | 4.65 | 7.77 | 25 | 3.26 | 4.81 | 6.98 | 0.50 |
Fe | 400 | 152.12 | 206.15 | 433.02 | 25 | 181.04 | 250.4 | 534.46 | 0.04** |
Hg | 397 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 25 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.26 |
Ni | 400 | 0.44 | 0.68 | 1.46 | 25 | 0.42 | 0.67 | 1.63 | 0.93 |
Pb | 400 | 1.23 | 1.83 | 4.33 | 25 | 1.03 | 2.09 | 5.71 | 0.56 |
Sb | 397 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 25 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.74 |
V | 400 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 1.08 | 25 | 0.48 | 0.72 | 1.4 | 0.01*** |
Zn | 400 | 22.68 | 30.69 | 48.21 | 25 | 27.45 | 35.43 | 51.09 | 0.08* |