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CHARACTERISTICS OF PINE NEEDLES EXPOSED TO MULTI-SOURCE POLLUTION IN SILESIA: RADIOCARBON CONCENTRATION IN PINE NEEDLES AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE NEEDLES’ SURFACE DEPOSITS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2022

Barbara Sensuła Open the ORCID record for Barbara Sensuła [Opens in a new window] ,
Bartłomiej Toroń ,
Joanna Rocznik ,
Agnieszka Sasiela ,
Jakub Świątkowski  and
Aleksandra Tomaszowska
Barbara Sensuła*
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Bartłomiej Toroń
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Joanna Rocznik
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Agnieszka Sasiela
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Jakub Świątkowski
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Aleksandra Tomaszowska
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
*
*Corresponding author. Email: barbara.sensula@polsl.pl
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Abstract

We present here the analysis of the radiocarbon concentration and the components deposited on 2-year-old Pinus sylvestris L. needles collected in 2021, which were exposed to air contaminants for approximately two years. The needles were collected from seven sampling sites located near roads, households, and industrial factories in Silesia, the most industrialized part of Poland. The radiocarbon concentration was investigated using liquid scintillation spectrometry. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to quantitatively analyze the elements deposited on the surface of pine needles. The depletion of the radiocarbon concentration in pine needles relative to clean air was observed at most of the investigated sites. Although it has been observed that in the research area, the fossil fuel CO2 emission ranging from 0.4 to 3%, we cannot exclude that Suess effect may be underestimated due to biomass burning and mixing of the 14CO2 origin from different sources. A significant amount of silicon, nitrogen, and sulfur was commonly found in samples, Metal elements of Ca, Fe, Al, Mg, and K were also present in most samples. Heavier elements of Fe and Ti were present in higher concentrations only in needles obtained from sites nearer to the heat and power plant in Łaziska Górne.

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EDSLSCpine needlespollutionSEMsurface characterization
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Conference Paper
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Radiocarbon , Volume 64 , Issue 6: 3rd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference Gliwice, Poland, July 5–9, 2021 , December 2022 , pp. 1333 - 1344
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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Selected Papers from the 3rd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference, Gliwice, Poland, 5–9 July 2021

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