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Fraxinus excelsior, Glyceria fluitans and Hypholoma subericaeum were investigated as contemporary indicators for the impact of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the soil-water-biomass system. The study was carried out in a (former) U mining area with special emphasis on the elements Fe, Ni and U and the fractionation of Rare Earth Elements which can be found in higher contents in growth locations close to groundwater discharge from the underground mines. F. excelsior showed higher contents of these elements in sapwood, than in heartwood.
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We thank the DFG Research Training Group (GRK 1257/2) for funding. We acknowledge I. Kamp (ICP-OES, total digestion), G. Weinzierl (IC, photometer), D. Merten (ICP-MS) for analytics and U. Buhler for plant digestion and sequential extraction. Furthermore we thank D. Berger (all FSU Jena) for field assistance and M. Gube (Uni Göttingen, Büsgen-Institute) for identification of the fungus. We thank Wismut GmbH for enabling access to the sampling area.
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Sporleder, D., Grawunder, A., Büchel, G. (2015). REE fractionation and distribution of Fe, Ni and U in the soil-water-biomass system along the flow path of Gessenbach, Eastern Thuringia (Germany). In: Merkel, B., Arab, A. (eds) Uranium - Past and Future Challenges. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11059-2_34
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