（英文文献）1-s2.0-S0269749102001719-main

1-s2.0-S0269749102001719-mainSpiderwebsasenvironmentalindicatorsG.C.Hosea,*,J.M.Jamesb,M.R.GraycaDepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,UniversityofTechnology,WestbourneStreet,GoreHill,Sydney,NSW2065,AustraliabTheHeavyMetalsResearchCentre,SchoolofChemistry,F11,TheUniversityofSydney,NSW2006,AustraliacArachnologySection,AustralianMuseum,6CollegeStreet,Sydney,NSW2010,AustraliaReceived16June2001;accepted1March2002‘‘Capsule’’:Spiderwebsprovideausefulindicatorofenviromentalpollutionandchemistry.AbstractAnalysisofspiderwebsfromlimestonearchesinNewSouthWales,AustraliashowedlevelsofleadandzinctobeseveraltimeshigheratJenolanCavesthanreferencesitesatAbercrombieandWombeyanCaves.ThehighconcentrationsatJenolanwereattributedtoemissionsfrommotorvehiclesthattravelthroughthearch.Analysisofwater-solubleionsinwebsfromJenolanandAbercrombieCavesshowedlargedifferencesbetweenthesites,whichcouldbeexplainedbydifferencesinthegeologyandbiologyofthecaveenvironments.Spiderwebsprovedusefulindicatorsofenvironmentalchemist