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Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy

Seven lichens (Usnea antarctica and U. aurantiacoatra) and nine moss samples (Sanionia uncinata) collected in King George Island were analyzed using instrumental neutron activation analysis, and concentration of major and trace elements was calculated. For some elements, the concentrations observed...

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Autores principales: Mróz, Tomasz, Szufa, Katarzyna, Frontasyeva, Marina V., Tselmovich, Vladimir, Ostrovnaya, Tatiana, Kornaś, Andrzej, Olech, Maria A., Mietelski, Jerzy W., Brudecki, Kamil
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Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5756565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29043588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0431-2
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author Mróz, Tomasz
Szufa, Katarzyna
Frontasyeva, Marina V.
Tselmovich, Vladimir
Ostrovnaya, Tatiana
Kornaś, Andrzej
Olech, Maria A.
Mietelski, Jerzy W.
Brudecki, Kamil
author_facet Mróz, Tomasz
Szufa, Katarzyna
Frontasyeva, Marina V.
Tselmovich, Vladimir
Ostrovnaya, Tatiana
Kornaś, Andrzej
Olech, Maria A.
Mietelski, Jerzy W.
Brudecki, Kamil
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description Seven lichens (Usnea antarctica and U. aurantiacoatra) and nine moss samples (Sanionia uncinata) collected in King George Island were analyzed using instrumental neutron activation analysis, and concentration of major and trace elements was calculated. For some elements, the concentrations observed in moss samples were higher than corresponding values reported from other sites in the Antarctica, but in the lichens, these were in the same range of concentrations. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and statistical analysis showed large influence of volcanic-origin particles. Also, the interplanetary cosmic particles (ICP) were observed in investigated samples, as mosses and lichens are good collectors of ICP and micrometeorites. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s11356-017-0431-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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spelling pubmed-57565652018-01-22 Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy Mróz, Tomasz Szufa, Katarzyna Frontasyeva, Marina V. Tselmovich, Vladimir Ostrovnaya, Tatiana Kornaś, Andrzej Olech, Maria A. Mietelski, Jerzy W. Brudecki, Kamil Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Research Article Seven lichens (Usnea antarctica and U. aurantiacoatra) and nine moss samples (Sanionia uncinata) collected in King George Island were analyzed using instrumental neutron activation analysis, and concentration of major and trace elements was calculated. For some elements, the concentrations observed in moss samples were higher than corresponding values reported from other sites in the Antarctica, but in the lichens, these were in the same range of concentrations. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and statistical analysis showed large influence of volcanic-origin particles. Also, the interplanetary cosmic particles (ICP) were observed in investigated samples, as mosses and lichens are good collectors of ICP and micrometeorites. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s11356-017-0431-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017-10-18 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC5756565/ /pubmed/29043588 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0431-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
spellingShingle Research Article
Mróz, Tomasz
Szufa, Katarzyna
Frontasyeva, Marina V.
Tselmovich, Vladimir
Ostrovnaya, Tatiana
Kornaś, Andrzej
Olech, Maria A.
Mietelski, Jerzy W.
Brudecki, Kamil
Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy
title Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy
title_full Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy
title_fullStr Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy
title_full_unstemmed Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy
title_short Determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from King George Island (Antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and SEM microscopy
title_sort determination of element composition and extraterrestrial material occurrence in moss and lichen samples from king george island (antarctica) using reactor neutron activation analysis and sem microscopy
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5756565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29043588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0431-2
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