second german heavy-metal survey by means of mosses, and comparison of the first and second approach in germany and other european countries. | this paper shows the geographic distribution in germany of iron (fe), nickel (ni) and lead (pb) analyzed in mosses in 1995/96 and compares it with the results of the 1990/91 pilot study within a european moss-monitoring programme. other elements (as, cd, cr, cu, ti, v, zn) are compared on basis of the overall element medians for germany of the 1990/91 and 1995/96 survey. samples of pleurozium schreberi, scleropodium purum, hypnum cupressiforme and hylocomium splendens were taken at a total of 10 ... | 2004 | 15005141 |