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Table 7 Comparison of concentrations (µg/g dry-weight) in moss bags and moss-samplers (Girona) after approx. 2 months exposure at various cities; 1—[35], 2—[47]. 3—[48], 4—[37], 5—[49], 6—[50]; Nr number of sites in the respective study

From: Indoor monitoring of heavy metals and NO2 using active monitoring by moss and Palmes diffusion tubes

 

Nr

Al

Cr

Cu

Zn

Cd

Pb

Mo

Sb

As

Girona (this study)

20

653

1.11

8.27

37

0.08

3.3

 

0.31

0.17

Moscow1

3

970

2.5

5.2

50.3

0.1

4.6

0.2

0.4

0.6

Turku2

35

765

5.7

14.4

61.7

 

1.7

   

Belgrade3

3

1040

2.6

 

63

   

2.6

0.38

Belgrade4

48

 

2.6

15.7

210

 

6.5

 

1.8

0.3

Naples5

22

2922

4.4

30

157

0.7

76

2.4

  

Trieste/Naples6

2

876

5.03

31.3

104

0.3

16.9