This study investigated invasive Ambrosia artemisiifolia from five localities with different levels of anthropogenic pollution in order to determine the potential for accumulation of trace metals and metaloids. Physical characteristics of the soil are presented, together with concentrations of As, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sr, and Zn in both plant and soil. The tested samples displayed considerable differences in element concentrations, depending on the level of anthropogenic activities, with the highest concentrations of elements observed in samples from Stolice and Piskanja, the sites with most intensive human influence. A trend of shoot accumulation can be observed in A. artemisiifolia, but without hyperaccumulation, along with lower root concentrations in almost all analyzed samples. This may pose an additional environmental risk, as accumulated elements can spread to other components of the ecosystem. While A. artemisiifolia acumulates a high and even toxic rate of B in shoots regardless of boron concentration in soil, there is a high correlation of Ba, Pb, and Zn concentrations in species shoots with their respective concentration in the soil. Successful colonization of both natural and anthropogenically polluted habitats indicates high tolerance of A. artemisiifolia, which complements its wide environmental amplitude.

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不同人为污染水平下侵袭性青蒿的潜在毒性元素积累

这项研究调查了人为污染程度不同的五个地区的入侵性青蒿，以确定潜在的痕量金属和类金属积累。介绍了土壤的物理特性，以及植物和土壤中As，B，Ba，Ca，Cd，Co，Cu，Fe，Mg，Mn，Mo，Ni，Pb，Sb，Sr和Zn的浓度。受测试的样品显示出不同的元素浓度，这取决于人为活动的水平，而在人类影响最严重的地点Stolice和Piskanja的样品中观察到的元素浓度最高。可以在青蒿中观察到芽积累的趋势，但没有过度积累，而且几乎所有分析样品中的根浓度都较低。由于累积的元素可能扩散到生态系统的其他组件，因此这可能带来额外的环境风险。尽管土壤中的硼浓度与土壤中的硼含量无关，但青蒿土壤中的B都累积了很高甚至均匀的B毒率，但物种芽中Ba，Pb和Zn的浓度与土壤中各自的浓度高度相关。自然和人为污染的栖息地的成功定殖表明对青蒿的高耐受性补充了其广泛的环境幅度。