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ArticleScientific reports2026

Concentrations of heavy metals and biogenic elements in needles of Norway spruce and Scots pine from Polish peatlands.

Norbert Szymański, Stanisław Łyszczarz, Michał Jasik, Wojciech Piaszczyk, Andrzej Szlachta, Mirosław Żelazny, Ewa Błońska, Jarosław Lasota, Stanisław Małek

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Norbert SzymańskiDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland. norbert.szymanski@urk.edu.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8777-8541
Stanisław ŁyszczarzDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland.
Michał JasikDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland.
Wojciech PiaszczykDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland.
Andrzej SzlachtaDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland.
Mirosław ŻelaznyDepartment of Hydrology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 3a, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.
Ewa BłońskaDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland.
Jarosław LasotaDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland.
Stanisław MałekDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425, Kraków, Poland.

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The European Union through the LIFE Programme; The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, Poland. LIFE21 IPE/PL/069640; 3374/2022/Wn50/OP-WK-LF/D.
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Abstract

The study characterised the content and spatial variability of heavy metals and selected biogenic elements (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, N, C) in one-year-old needles of Norway spruce and Scots pine from 262 peatlands in Poland in the light of previous studies and norms, and to determine the relationship between the content of elements in needles and the types of Histosol (fibric, hemic, sapric). The spatial variation in heavy metal content in needles is not related to southern regions of Poland with high human footprint index which suggests that episodic local sources of pollution and transboundary transport of air pollutants are likely to influence their bioaccumulation. It is also not related to the type of Histosol or the pH of water and soil, which indicates that heavy metals accumulate mainly passively from the atmosphere. Despite exceeding the optimal values for some elements, heavy metal levels do not pose a toxicological risk. Elements such as chromium in spruce and cadmium in pine can serve as markers of the impact of industrial emissions on peatland ecosystems. The concentrations of the most studied elements in Poland were lower than in other European countries.

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Metals, HeavyPiceaPinus sylvestrisPlant LeavesEcosystemEnvironmental MonitoringPolandSoilMetals, HeavySoilBioaccumulationBiogenic elementsHeavy metalsHistosol typeNeedlesPeatlands

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