The Use of Heavy Metals Detected in the Soil as Air-Pollution Indicators on a Stemming Slope of the Achenkirch Area

1996

16 Lit. Ang.

Unselbständiges Werk

5943

200052099

To investigate forest soils as sinks for heavy metal input at the northern slope of the Schulterberg, Cu, Zn, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Cd were analysed on six sample plots (altitudinal difference of 800m) also with a view to their suitability as air pollution indicators. Both the total heavy metal content and the mobile shares were compared with each other. Only in the case of Pb, which is otherwise little soluble, the correlation between the total content and the mobile shares proved to be extraordinarily narrow. The high share of mobile Pb indicates inputs from atmospheric far-distance transport; Pb therefore appears to be suited as air pollution indicator.