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Switzerland AG 2021
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov (eds.), Contaminant Levels and Ecological Effects,
Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66135-9_2
Chapter 2
Spatial Series and Multivariate Analysis
in Assessing the Essential (Cu and Zn)
and Toxic (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Hg, Ni and Pb)
Metals Linked with Health Risk
and Ecological Effects of Atmospheric
Deposition by Using Bryophyte Moss
as Bioindicator
Shaniko Allajbeu, Lirim Bekteshi, Pranvera Lazo, Flora Qarri,
and Trajče Stafilov
Abstract Toxic metals are among the main threats to environmental pollution as
they pose risk to the human health via different exposure pathways and to the environment. This chapter is focused on spatial series and multivariate analysis in
assessing the toxic metals linked with health risk (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Hg, Pb, Ni and
Zn) and ecological effects of atmospheric deposition by using mosses as bioindicator. It is based on the concentration data onto eight elements in moss samples collected during the 2015 moss biomonitoring survey conducted at the same time with
the European moss biomonitoring. The elements under investigation were determined by ICP-AES and CVAAS (only Hg) analytical techniques performed in the
Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University,
Skopje, North Macedonia, and Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana,
Albania. Hypnum cupressiforme (Hedw) spp. have been used as bioindicators of
trace toxic metals in atmospheric deposition in Albania. The spatial analysis of each
S. Allajbeu · P. Lazo (*)
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
L. Bekteshi
Department of Biochemistry, University of Elbasan, Elbasan, Albania
F. Qarri
Department of Chemistry, University of Vlora, Vlora, Albania
T. Stafilov
Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University,
Skopje, North Macedonia
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature
Switzerland AG 2021
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov (eds.), Contaminant Levels and Ecological Effects,
Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66135-9_2
Chapter 2
Spatial Series and Multivariate Analysis
in Assessing the Essential (Cu and Zn)
and Toxic (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Hg, Ni and Pb)
Metals Linked with Health Risk
and Ecological Effects of Atmospheric
Deposition by Using Bryophyte Moss
as Bioindicator
Shaniko Allajbeu, Lirim Bekteshi, Pranvera Lazo, Flora Qarri,
and Trajče Stafilov
Abstract Toxic metals are among the main threats to environmental pollution as
they pose risk to the human health via different exposure pathways and to the environment. This chapter is focused on spatial series and multivariate analysis in
assessing the toxic metals linked with health risk (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Hg, Pb, Ni and
Zn) and ecological effects of atmospheric deposition by using mosses as bioindicator. It is based on the concentration data onto eight elements in moss samples collected during the 2015 moss biomonitoring survey conducted at the same time with
the European moss biomonitoring. The elements under investigation were determined by ICP-AES and CVAAS (only Hg) analytical techniques performed in the
Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University,
Skopje, North Macedonia, and Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana,
Albania. Hypnum cupressiforme (Hedw) spp. have been used as bioindicators of
trace toxic metals in atmospheric deposition in Albania. The spatial analysis of each
S. Allajbeu · P. Lazo (*)
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
L. Bekteshi
Department of Biochemistry, University of Elbasan, Elbasan, Albania
F. Qarri
Department of Chemistry, University of Vlora, Vlora, Albania
T. Stafilov
Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University,
Skopje, North Macedonia