Lead in vegetation, forest floor material, and soils of the spruce-fir zone, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6880507

Bogle, M A; Turner, R R

Based on a survey during 1982, lead concentrations in vegetation, litter and soils of the spruce-fir zone of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are generally less than values reported for similar sites in the northeastern United States and western Europe. As expected, lead concentrations increased with increasing age of spruce and fir foliage, and with increasing degree of decomposition of litter. Fir bole wood was higher in lead than spruce bole wood, but both species were far below acutely phytotoxic levels. Although the results of this study indicated no immediate cause for concern, periodic monitoring of lead and other metals in the spruce-fir zone should be continued to provide early detection of significant changes. 32 references, 1 figure, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6880507
• Report Number(s): CONF-8305200-2; ON: DE84012353
• Resource Relation: Conference: Symposium on the Southern Appalachian spruce-fir ecosystem: status, threats, and management, Gatlinburg, TN, USA, 1 May 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIRCHES
LEAD
CONIFERS
FOREST LITTER
HUMUS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
LEAVES
ROOTS
SOILS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
NATURE RESERVES
TENNESSEE
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
DATA
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION IV
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PLANTS
RESOURCES
TREES
USA
510200* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)