Terrestrial moss (Pleurozium schreberi) was used as a biomonitor in multielement studies aimed to es-timate the present level of contamination of the Niepołomice Forest environment (S Poland), influenced by industrial emissions since the 1950s. The concentrations of 33 elements (life essential – Na, Mg, Al, Cl, Ca, V, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Br, Mo, Rb, Cr, As, Se; non-essential elements strongly toxic – Cd, Pb; others – Sc, Sr, Ag, Cs, Ba, La, Tb, Hf, Ta, W, Au, Th, U, Sm) were determined. The results of this study showed that at the end of the 20^th century the Niepołomice Forest was an area with average load of industrial emissions in comparison with mean European values. Various sources of elements (long-range and local emissions, crustal/soil dust, vegetation), which influenced their contents in moss, were discussed. It was found that local emissions and crustal/soil dust were the main sources of elements in P. schreberi in the studied area.