This study analyzed the impact of road transportation on the concentration of Zn, Ni, Pb, Co, and Cd in moss (Pleurozium schreberi). The study was carried out over five years near a national road running from the north to the east (Poland) in the area of Natura 2000 sites. Samples were collected at three significantly different locations: (1) near a sharp bend, (2) near a straight section of the road in a woodless area, and (3) in a slightly wooded area. At each location, moss samples were collected from sites situated 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 m from the road edge. The highest Zn and Cd contents in the moss were recorded 6 m from the road edge near a sharp bend (where vehicles brake sharply and accelerate suddenly). At the same location, at a distance of 2 m, the highest Pb concentration was noted, and at a distance of 4 m from the road, the highest Ni concentration was noted. The Co concentration in the moss was the highest near the woodless straight section at a distance of 2 and 12 m from the road. The concentrations of Zn, Pb, Ni, Co (only at the woodless location), and Cd (at all locations) were significantly and negatively correlated with distance from the road.

Central European Institute of Technology Brno University of Technology Purkynova 656 123 612 00 Brno Czech Republic

Department of Geology and Pedology Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendel University in Brno Zemedelska 1 1665 613 00 Brno Czech Republic

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW Nowoursynowska 159 02 776 Warsaw Poland

Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Pl Lodzki 4 10 727 Olsztyn Poland

Faculty of Environmental Sciences University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Słoneczna St 45G 10 719 Olsztyn Poland

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