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Trace elements in Sphagnum moss from remote bogs in northwestern Canada: establishing contemporary reference values
F. Barraza
C. Arévalo-Hernández
Taylor Bujaczek
K. Devito
Gillian Mullan-Boudreau
Sambhavi Thirupurasanthiran
W. Shotyk
Abstract
Mosses are effective biomonitors of atmospheric trace element (TE) deposition, yet modern baseline data for undisturbed peatlands remains scarce.