Atmospheric dry and wet deposition (bulk precipitation) of the heavy metals Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, V and Fe over the Copenhagen area was measured by sampling in plastic funnels from 17 stations during a twelve-month period. Epigeic bryophytes from 100 stations in the area were analyzed for the heavy metals Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, Ni, V, Cr and Fe. Samples of the epiphytic lichen Lecanora conizaeoides Nyl. ex Cromb. from 25 stations were analyzed for Pb, Cd, Zn, and V. In addition, 18 samples of topsoil were analyzed for Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Fe.