EXTENDED STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC HEAVY-METAL DEPOSITION IN LITHUANIA BASED ON MOSS ANALYSIS

The use of different moss species - Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium s chreberi, Eurhynchium angustirete, Sphagnum and Rhytidiadelphus - was tested for the investigation of atmospheric heavy metal deposition. Ma ps representing heavy metal deposition pattern in Lithuania are presen ted for Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and V. The most suitable species for he avy metal deposition studies was Hylocomium splendens in which the con centrations of metals were found to be up to 25% higher than in other species. Interspecies and interelemental comparison was also performed . Several well defined local pollution sources were identified.