Uranium, thorium, lead, lanthanoids and yttrium in some plants growing on granitic and radioactive rocks
Spark source mass spectrometry with electrical detection was used for the determination of trace element contents in the ash of 172 plants comprising 21 lichens, 42 mosses, 78 Cervical Collars dwarf shrubs and 31 trees.The highest contents found in single samples were 2800 ppm U in one moss, 20 ppm Th in one moss and one lichen, 1200 to 1000 ppm Pb