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Aničić Urošević M, Ilić M, Radnović D, Vergel K, Yushin N, Chaligava O, Zinicovscaia I. Comparative biomonitoring of airborne potentially toxic elements using mosses (Hypnum cupressiforme, Brachythecium spp.) and lichen (Evernia prunastri) over remote areas. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:48296-48312. [PMID: 39026116 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34353-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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The selection of the appropriate biomonitor species is a crucial criterion for biomonitoring on a broad spatial scale. Mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Brachythecium spp. and lichen Evernia prunastri were sampled at 22 remote sites over Serbia aiming interspecies comparison of their bioconcentration capacities. The concentration of 16 potentially toxic elements (PTEs), Al, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sr, V, and Zn, was measured in the samples. Between the co-located mosses, linear regression analysis (type II) showed significant determination coefficients only for a couple of the elements (Cd and S), while for H. cupressiforme vs. lichen, significant regression lines were obtained for a broader set of elements (Ba, Cd, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Sr). The ratio of the PTEs in the mosses discovered higher concentrations in H. cupressiforme than in another moss at some sites and vice versa at other sites. According to the PTE ratios, H. cupressiforme accumulated much more element content than the lichen, but followed a similar spatial pattern. In addition, principal component analysis (PCA) pointed out a different grouping of the PTEs depending on the species tested. The poor correlation of the moss-moss data is perhaps because several species of the genus Brachythecium were sampled, which possibly influenced the average genus accumulation capacity. In addition, morphological features of the mosses (concave vs. flat leaflets, creeping vs. cushiony life form) presumably delegate differences in PTE accumulation. To conclude, it should be careful with using more biomonitor species, even of the same genus, within the same study.
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- Mira Aničić Urošević
- Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot Curie 6, 141980, Dubna, Russia
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot Curie 6, 141980, Dubna, Russia
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot Curie 6, 141980, Dubna, Russia
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot Curie 6, 141980, Dubna, Russia
- Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Str. MG-6, Bucharest Magurele, Romania
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Vázquez-Arias A, Aboal JR, Fernández JÁ. What dead seaweeds can tell us about metal uptake and their application to control marine pollution. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132216. [PMID: 37586241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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The mechanisms of trace element uptake by seaweeds are still unknown, despite being key to understand the impact of pollution in coastal environments. This knowledge gap, in addition to the lack of standardization, have also hindered the use of seaweeds to monitor seawater pollution. To address these shortcomings, we tested the use of devitalization as a pre-exposure treatment for brown seaweed transplants, and we compared devitalized and fresh transplants to gain some insights into the mechanisms of element uptake. We exposed four types of Fucus vesiculosus transplants in 6 sites for 4, 8 and 20 days: fresh and devitalized (dried or boiled) algal segments held in mesh bags, and whole algal thalli imitating natural conditions. We then determined he concentrations of 11 trace elements in the algal tissues. The element concentrations were highest in the devitalized transplants, but the material lost consistency and weight throughout the exposure period, limiting their use to short periods. We proposed several factors that may contribute to the different accumulation patterns between treatments, and examined the implications for the uptake mechanisms, revealing that two of the most important are surface adsorption of sediment particles and chemical bounds to extracellular components.
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- Antón Vázquez-Arias
- CRETUS Institute, Ecology Area, Department of Functional Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain.
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- CRETUS Institute, Ecology Area, Department of Functional Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- CRETUS Institute, Ecology Area, Department of Functional Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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Capozzi F, Sorrentino MC, Granata A, Vergara A, Alberico M, Rossi M, Spagnuolo V, Giordano S. Optimizing Moss and Lichen Transplants as Biomonitors of Airborne Anthropogenic Microfibers. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1278. [PMID: 37886988 PMCID: PMC10604676 DOI: 10.3390/biology12101278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Anthropogenic microfibers (mfs) are synthetic particles composed of cellulose (cotton, rayon, acetate, etc.) or petrochemical-based polymers (i.e., microplastics-MPs) that are less than 5 mm in length. The accumulation of mfs, including MPs, in the moss Hypnum cupressiforme and the lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea was compared in a transplant experiment lasting 6 weeks. We also tested the effects of the bag used for transplants on the accumulation of mfs. Anthropogenic particles trapped by both biomonitors were mostly filamentous (99% mfs), and their number was overall higher in the moss (mean ± s.d. 102 ± 24) than in the lichen (mean ± s.d. 87 ± 17), at parity of sample weight. On average, mfs found in lichen were significantly longer than those found in moss bags, suggesting that lichens are less efficient at retaining smaller mfs. Exposure without the net yielded a higher mfs number accumulation in both species, indicating that "naked" transplants provide greater sensitivity. The calculation of daily fluxes evidenced a loss of mfs in the lichen, suggesting the presence of more stable bonds between moss and mfs. Raman microspectroscopy carried out on about 100 debris confirms the anthropogenic nature of mfs, of which 20% were MPs. Overall results indicate that moss is preferable to lichen in the biomonitoring of airborne mfs especially when exposed naked.
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- Fiore Capozzi
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (F.C.); (M.C.S.); (A.G.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (F.C.); (M.C.S.); (A.G.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (F.C.); (M.C.S.); (A.G.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Napoles, Italy; (A.V.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Napoles, Italy; (A.V.); (M.A.)
- Department of Classics, University La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (F.C.); (M.C.S.); (A.G.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (F.C.); (M.C.S.); (A.G.); (S.G.)
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Paoli L, Bandoni E, Sanità di Toppi L. Lichens and Mosses as Biomonitors of Indoor Pollution. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1248. [PMID: 37759647 PMCID: PMC10525784 DOI: 10.3390/biology12091248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Biomonitoring in indoor environments is a recent application, and so far, indoor air quality (IAQ) has been investigated only in a few cases using photosynthesising biomonitors. On the whole, 22 studies have been selected and reviewed, being specifically focused on the assessment of IAQ using biomonitors, such as lichens (9 papers), mosses (10), or their combination (3). In general, indoor samples face an altered light regime, ventilation, and a reduced hydration, which should be taken into consideration during the design and implementation of indoor monitoring. This review highlights critical issues (and some solutions) related to sample devitalisation (moss), hydration during exposure, preparation of the exposure device (mostly lichen and moss bags), duration of the exposure, post-exposure treatments, assessment of the vitality of the samples, as well as data elaboration and interpretation. This review evidences the feasibility and usefulness of lichen/moss monitoring in indoor environments and the need to develop standardised protocols.
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- Luca Paoli
- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (E.B.); (L.S.d.T.)
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Stojanowska A, Zeynalli F, Wróbel M, Rybak J. The use of spider webs in the monitoring of air quality-A review. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 2023; 19:32-44. [PMID: 35304975 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Methods for using spider webs as passive air samplers have been developed over recent years and reported in more than a dozen articles. In this article, we present the typical procedures followed when using this new tool and critically review its application in air pollution assessment. To understand the state of research and application of spider webs in this field, we describe some advantages and disadvantages of their use in the analyses of air contaminants. The aim is to summarize the current knowledge on this subject, highlight gaps in the present studies, and arouse the interest of scientists on this issue. The increased effort could result in the standardization of the method at the national and international level. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2023;19:32-44. © 2022 SETAC.
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- Agnieszka Stojanowska
- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
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Świsłowski P, Nowak A, Wacławek S, Ziembik Z, Rajfur M. Is Active Moss Biomonitoring Comparable to Air Filter Standard Sampling? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19084706. [PMID: 35457569 PMCID: PMC9024558 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recently, significant attention has been paid to air quality awareness and its impact on human health, especially in urban agglomerations. Many types of dust samplers for air quality monitoring are used by governmental environmental monitoring agencies. However, these techniques are associated with high costs; as a consequence, biological methods such as active moss biomonitoring are being developed. The main disadvantages of such techniques are the lack of standardization of the preparation procedures and the lack of reliable comparisons of results with data from instrumental analyses. Our study aimed to compare the results obtained from active biomonitoring with the use of three moss species: Pleurozium schreberi, Sphagnum fallax and Dicranum polysetum. Samples were exposed via the moss-bag technique to measure the concentrations of analytes (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Pb) which had accumulated among the total suspended particulates (TSP) collected from the filters of a dust collector in the city of Opole (Opole voivodeship, Poland). With regard to the physicochemical and biological traits of the mosses, their assessed lifetime and actual photochemical efficiency (yield) following exposure were meagre, which may have been related to the change of environment and their exposure to pollutants. When comparing the results obtained by the two methods used to monitor air pollution, the biomonitoring method was found to be incompletely consistent with the reference method. Biological monitoring using mosses must be carefully considered depending on the monitoring objectives, the required level of sensitivity and quality of measurement and the type of pollutant.
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- Paweł Świsłowski
- Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska St. 48, 45-022 Opole, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska St. 48, 45-022 Opole, Poland;
- Botanical Garden—Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Prawdziwka St. 2, 02-973 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, Studentská St. 1402/2, 461 17 Liberec, Czech Republic;
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, B. Kominka St. 6a, 45-032 Opole, Poland; (Z.Z.); (M.R.)
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, B. Kominka St. 6a, 45-032 Opole, Poland; (Z.Z.); (M.R.)
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Rangel-Osornio V, Gómez-Reyes VM, Cuevas-Villanueva RA, Fernández-Salegui AB, Bermea OM, Álvarez EH. Biomonitoring of airborne trace elements using transplanted lichens around a paper industry (Morelia, Mexico). ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:244. [PMID: 35244786 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-09873-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The deposition of trace elements around a pulp and paper industry in Morelia, Mexico, was evaluated using two lichen species as biomonitors. Samples of the foliose lichen Flavopunctelia praesignis and the fruticose lichen Usnea ceratina were collected in two remote areas and transplanted at different distances and directions from the pollution source. Lichen samples were exposed for 4 months (1) around the industrial area and (2) in their native habitats (control sites). We investigated the bioaccumulation of 11 trace elements in lichen thalli, and we compared the response of the two lichen species. To identify possible common sources, we evaluated the relationships between trace elements by correlations and cluster analyses. Our results showed that Cd was a good tracer for air pollution from the pulp and paper mills. In samples of Usnea ceratina exposed around the industrial area, Cd was significantly higher than in the remote area. Within the study area, trace element contents increase with the distance from the source, and they showed high depositions in the direction of prevailing winds. Moreover, we were able to detect groups of elements with similar behavior and common origins. Our results indicated that Flavopunctelia praesignis showed a higher capacity to accumulate trace elements than Usnea ceratina.
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- Violeta Rangel-Osornio
- Laboratorio de Macromicetes y Líquenes, Jardín Botánico Nicolaita "Melchor Ocampo", Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Camino de La Arboleda, 58341, Morelia, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Macromicetes y Líquenes, Jardín Botánico Nicolaita "Melchor Ocampo", Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Camino de La Arboleda, 58341, Morelia, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de La Tierra, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, J. Mújica, 58040, Morelia, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana, 24071, Leon, Spain
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- Laboratorio ICP-MS, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio ICP-MS, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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Ren X, Wang J, Zhong Q, Bi Q, Zhu R, Du J. Radionuclide and trace metal accumulation in a variety of mosses used as bioindicators for atmospheric deposition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 797:149224. [PMID: 34346378 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mosses can be used as biological monitors to study metal pollution and the depositional fluxes of radionuclides. In this study, we analysed the concentrations of radionuclides (210Pb (210Pbex), 7Be, 137Cs, 40K, 238U, 226Ra, 228Ra and 228Th) and metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Al, Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, V and Mn) in moss and soil samples from two different regions. The metal concentrations were higher in mainland China than in the Arctic region, and this is likely associated with the comparatively lower rates of industrial production and human activity in the Arctic region. Principal component analysis and correlation results revealed two radionuclides sources types in mosses, i.e., soil (40K, 238U, 226Ra, 228Ra and 228Ra) and atmospheric (210Pb (210Pbex), 7Be 137Cs). Clustering and correlation analyses showed that different sources such as traffic (suspended dust), fossil fuels, dry and wet deposition (atmosphere and rainfall), and soil contributed to metal accumulation in mosses. The correlation between radionuclides and metals supported these observations, confirmed the accuracy of our results, and suggests that radionuclides are useful for identifying the source of metals in moss samples. The concentration ratios (CR) values of the radionuclides and the bioaccumulation factor (BCF) and enrichment factor (EF) values of metals in mosses helped identify the most environmentally sensitive moss, i.e., BS (Bryum paradoxum), which can be used for screening and monitoring radionuclides and metal pollution in urban atmospheres. These results support the use of analysing radionuclides in mosses to identify metal sources, and the potential use of mosses can to determine the atmospheric deposition fluxes of radionuclides.
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- Xu Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Laboratory of Marine Isotopic Technology and Environmental Risk Assessment, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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Sorrentino MC, Wuyts K, Joosen S, Mubiana VK, Giordano S, Samson R, Capozzi F, Spagnuolo V. Multi-elemental profile and enviromagnetic analysis of moss transplants exposed indoors and outdoors in Italy and Belgium. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 289:117871. [PMID: 34352633 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Air pollution represents one of the major concerns worldwide, fueled by the increasing urbanization and related PM production worsening air quality in open air as well as in confined environments. In the present work, exposure to atmospheric metal pollution was investigated in 20 paired indoor (I)-outdoor (O) sites located in two urban areas of Italy and Belgium, by chemical (ICP-MS) and magnetic (saturation isothermal remanent magnetization, SIRM) analyses of Hypnum cupressiforme moss exposed in bags. After 12 weeks, the elemental profiles of the moss material exposed in the two countries largely overlapped, except for some elements which specifically accumulated in Belgium (Ag, As, Cd, Mo, Pb and Sb) and in Italy (Ca, Mg, Co, Cr, Sr, Ti and U). Element concentrations were higher in moss exposed outdoors, with the Italian sites mostly showing a terrigenous footprint, and the Belgian sites mostly affected by elements of environmental concern (e.g., As, Pb, Sb). The Indoor/Outdoor ratios (mostly lower than 0.75) indicated indoor pollution as strongly affected by outdoor pollution, although specific elements could be of indoor origin or magnified in indoor environments (e.g., Al, Ag, Cd and Co). In line with the chemical analysis, the SIRM signal was significantly higher in outdoor than indoor moss material. A positive, significant correlation was observed between SIRM and several accumulated elements indicating SIRM analysis as a powerful tool to predict the level of metal pollution. Moss bags were confirmed as a useful and versatile tool to highlight metal contamination even in confined environments, an essential prerogative in the perspective of the evaluation of the total exposure risk for humans to these pollutants.
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- Maria Cristina Sorrentino
- Department of Biology, University of Naplesi Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Campus Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Campus Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Campus Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, University of Naplesi Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Campus Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, University of Naplesi Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Naplesi Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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Bouhila Z, Azli T, Boukhadra D, Hadri A, Bayou N, Mazouzi C, Benbouzid S, Lounici H. Assessment of elemental composition in Algiers-Algeria, using instrumental neutron activation analysis on different environmental samples of lichens and tree barks. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-07891-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Gioda A, Beringui K, Justo EPS, Ventura LMB, Massone CG, Costa SSL, Oliveira SS, Araujo RGO, Nascimento NDM, Severino HGS, Duyck CB, de Souza JR, Saint Pierre TD. A Review on Atmospheric Analysis Focusing on Public Health, Environmental Legislation and Chemical Characterization. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2021; 52:1772-1794. [PMID: 34092145 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2021.1919985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Atmospheric pollution has been considered one of the most important topics in environmental science once it can be related to the incidence of respiratory diseases, climate change, and others. Knowing the composition of this complex and variable mixture of gases and particulate matter is crucial to understand the damages it causes, help establish limit levels, reduce emissions, and mitigate risks. In this work, the current scenario of the legislation and guideline values for indoor and outdoor atmospheric parameters will be reviewed, focusing on the inorganic and organic compositions of particulate matter and on biomonitoring. Considering the concentration level of the contaminants in air and the physical aspects (meteorological conditions) involved in the dispersion of these contaminants, different approaches for air sampling and analysis have been developed in recent years. Finally, this review presents the importance of data analysis, whose main objective is to transform analytical results into reliable information about the significance of anthropic activities in air pollution and its possible sources. This information is a useful tool to help the government implement actions against atmospheric air pollution.
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- Adriana Gioda
- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (INEA), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Petróleo e Gás, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil.,Departamento de Química Analítica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do CNPq - INCT de Energia e Ambiente, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Departamento de Geoquímica e Departamento de Química Analítica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Geoquímica e Departamento de Química Analítica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Geoquímica e Departamento de Química Analítica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Químicas, Universidade Estadual Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Cecconi E, Fortuna L, Peplis M, Tretiach M. Element accumulation performance of living and dead lichens in a large-scale transplant application. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:16214-16226. [PMID: 33274399 PMCID: PMC7969570 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11797-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In bioaccumulation studies, sample devitalization through acid washing or oven drying is commonly applied to enhance the element accumulation efficiency of moss sample. Such aspect, however, has never been considered in biomonitoring surveys using lichens. In this study, the trace element accumulation performance of living (L) and dead (D) samples of the lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea was compared by a side-by-side transplanting at 40 sites in a large, mixed land use area of NE Italy for 8 weeks. Devitalization was achieved without any physico-chemical treatments, by storing lichen samples in a dark cool room for 18 months. Health status of lichens was assessed before and after the sample exposure by chlorophyll fluorescence emission. Although elemental analysis of the two exposed sample sets revealed a similar trace element pollution scenario, the content of 13 out of the 24 selected elements was higher in D samples. By expressing results as exposed-to-unexposed (EU) ratio, D samples show a higher bioaccumulation signal in 80% of transplant sites for Al, Ca, Fe, Hg, Pb and Ti. Overall, the health status of lichen samples might lead to interpretational discrepancies when EU ratio is classified according to the recently proposed bioaccumulation scale.
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- Elva Cecconi
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy.
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Dołęgowska S, Gałuszka A, Migaszewski ZM. Significance of the long-term biomonitoring studies for understanding the impact of pollutants on the environment based on a synthesis of 25-year biomonitoring in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:10413-10435. [PMID: 33410053 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11817-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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This review presents compiled results of complex biomonitoring studies that have been conducted in the Holy Cross Mountains, south-central part of Poland, since the 1990s. The significance of these studies results from several aspects: (i) a number and a variety of plant organisms used, e.g., mosses, lichens, coniferous and deciduous trees, and their tissues (wood, bark, needles, leaves, the aboveground parts of several vascular plants); (ii) applications of a broad scope of instrumental methods aiming at determining major and trace elements (including rare earth elements), organic compounds (PAHs, PCBs, phenols), and stable sulfur isotopes (δ34S); and (iii) different methodological and environmental issues addressed. The comparison and interpretation of results derived from seventeen sampling campaigns carried out between 1994 and 2017 are a valuable source of information on the following: (i) bioaccumulative properties of organisms used in air quality monitoring, (ii) identification and variations of local and regional pollution sources and geochemical landscape patterns and processes over years, and (iii) establishing environmental factors that variously affected chemical composition of plants growing under physiological stress, including roadside vegetation and plants from acid mine drainage areas.
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- Sabina Dołęgowska
- Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Geochemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, Jan Kochanowski University, 7 Uniwersytecka St., 25-406, Kielce, Poland.
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- Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Geochemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, Jan Kochanowski University, 7 Uniwersytecka St., 25-406, Kielce, Poland
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- Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Geochemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, Jan Kochanowski University, 7 Uniwersytecka St., 25-406, Kielce, Poland
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Boonpeng C, Sangiamdee D, Noikrad S, Boonpragob K. Influence of washing thalli on element concentrations of the epiphytic and epilithic lichen Parmotrema tinctorum in the tropic. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:9723-9730. [PMID: 33151493 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11459-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To enhance the reliability of active biomonitoring of air pollution using lichens, we tested how a water-washing procedure influences element concentrations in lichens growing on bark and rock substrates. Thalli of the lichen Parmotrema tinctorum were collected from tree bark and sandstones from a relatively clean air site in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. After dry cleaning, each thallus was divided equally: the first part was directly used for element analysis, and the second part was washed with deionized water before it was sent for element analysis. The concentrations of 13 elements, including Al, As, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Se, Sr, Ti, V, and Zn, were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The results showed that the washing procedure substantially decreased the amounts of most elements in the lichens; after washing, concentrations of the elements in the epiphytic thalli showed decreases ranging from 17 to 81% (54% on average), and those in the epilithic thalli showed decreases ranging from 10 to 27% (18% on average). The coefficient of variation (CV) was also reduced for most elements, especially for those in the epiphytic thalli, indicating that washing could produce more homogeneous samples. All elements from the unwashed samples had higher contents in the epiphytic thalli than in the epilithic thalli, but the element contents were higher in the epilithic thalli after washing. Most elements in the washed epiphytic and epilithic thalli were not comparable, indicating that the washing procedure did not produce the same order of magnitude of element contents in the epiphytic and epilithic thalli. Based on the results of this study, we recommend washing pre-exposed lichen samples for more reliable results in active biomonitoring studies of air pollution.
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- Chaiwat Boonpeng
- Lichen Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand.
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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- Lichen Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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- Lichen Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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Świsłowski P, Kosior G, Rajfur M. The influence of preparation methodology on the concentrations of heavy metals in Pleurozium schreberi moss samples prior to use in active biomonitoring studies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:10068-10076. [PMID: 33161519 PMCID: PMC7884374 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11484-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Active biomonitoring is used to assess environmental pollution of elements such as heavy metals by indicator species such as mosses. They are used, among others, in urbanized areas where no indicator species are found. In such study areas, mosses collected from sites considered to be ecologically clean shall be exposed. In this context, it is very important to prepare the mosses properly before the exposure, so that the information received about the condition of the environment is reliable. In 2018, studies were conducted in the forested areas of southern Poland-in Opolskie Province. Pleurozium schreberi mosses were used in these studies. Atomic absorption spectrometry with flame atomiser (F-AAS) was used to determine the concentrations of Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn and Pb present. The aim was to study the influence of preparation methodology on Pleurozium schreberi moss samples prior to use in active biomonitoring studies. Four different methodologies were tested across four different sample locations (with varying levels of pollution). The results of the research were analysed and the coefficient of variation (CV) was determined. The value of the CV is influenced, among other things, by the location of the particular sample and the level of pollution by, for example heavy metals, in the moss. The research conducted proves that of the four methods used to prepare mosses for later exposure in active biomonitoring, the best method is averaging with simultaneous conditioning of mosses in demineralised water. This treatment causes the CV coefficient to fall below 10% for most of the metals determined in the moss samples. It has also been shown that maintaining moss collection methodology in accordance with ICP Vegetation standards (open/wooded area-tree canopy) also has a significant impact on the result obtained. Statistical analysis confirmed (Wilcoxon test) that the method of processing the mosses significantly influenced the results obtained. Thanks to the appropriate preparation of the mosses before exposition, they can be used in active biomonitoring of, for example, urban areas.
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- Paweł Świsłowski
- Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, B. Kominka 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland
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Fortuna L, González AG, Tretiach M, Pokrovsky OS. Influence of secondary metabolites on surface chemistry and metal adsorption of a devitalized lichen biomonitor. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 273:116500. [PMID: 33493767 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite the broad use of lichens as biomonitors of airborne trace elements, the surface chemistry and metal adsorption parameters of these organisms are still poorly known. The current investigation is aimed at (i) quantifying the acid-base surface properties and the first-order physical-chemical parameters of Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption of devitalized Pseudevernia furfuracea, a lichen commonly used in biomonitoring of airborne trace elements, and (ii) comparing the results with those available for moss biomonitors. Equilibrium constants and metal-binding site concentrations were calculated with a thermodynamic model by taking into account the presence/absence of ancillary extracellular cell wall compounds, namely melanin and acetone-soluble lichen substances. An acid-base titration experiment performed in the pH range of 3-10 showed that melanised and non-melanised P. furfuracea samples have lower pHPZC (3.53-3.99) and higher metal-binding site concentrations (0.96-1.20 mmol g-1) compared to that of the mosses investigated so far at the same experimental conditions. Melanin biosynthesis increased the content of carboxyl and phosphoryl groups and reduces that of amine/polyphenols. Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption was unaffected by the degree of melanisation while the removal of extracellular lichen substances slightly decreased Zn2+ adsorption. Although Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption parameters related to P. furfuracea surfaces were 3 times lower than in the mosses, lichen samples adsorbed the same amount of Cu2+ and 30% more Zn2+. The present study contributes in understanding the role of ancillary cell wall compounds in Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption in a model lichen. It also provides a first comparison between the surface physico-chemical characteristics of lichens and mosses frequently used as biomonitors of trace elements.
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- Lorenzo Fortuna
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri, 1, I-34127, Trieste, Italy.
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- Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ULPGC, Unidad Asociada ULPGC-CSIC, Parque Científico Tecnológico Marino de Taliarte S/n, E-35214, Telde, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri, 10, I-34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Geosciences Environment Toulouse (GET), CNRS, UMR 5563, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400, Toulouse, France; N. Laverov Federal Center for Arctic Research, URoRAS, 23 Naberezhnaja Sev. Dviny, 163000, Arkhangelsk, Russia; BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, Lenina Prs 36, Tomsk, Russia
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Wu L, Fu S, Wang X, Chang X. Mapping of atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Guangzhou city, southern China using archived bryophytes. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 265:114998. [PMID: 32563808 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Atmospheric heavy metal contamination is becoming a serious threat to environmental and human health in Chinese megacities. This study evaluated the concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) and Pb isotopic compositions in herbarium and native bryophytes collected from Guangzhou from 1932 to 2018. Relatively low mean metal concentrations were measured for bryophytes collected in the 1930s. The highest mean concentrations of Cd (0.72 ± 0.32 mg/kg), Cu (28.1 ± 9.8 mg/kg), Pb (125.9 ± 62.4 mg/kg) and Zn (273 ± 130 mg/kg) were found in the bryophytes from 1979 to 2000, following the commencement of the Reform and Opening-Up Program in 1978. The mean Pb concentrations (74.7 ± 6.3 mg/kg) decreased sharply from 2001 onwards, following the cessation of leaded petrol across the Chinese mainland in 2000. However, these values are still higher than those in 1950-1978, corresponding to a significant increase in atmospheric Pb emissions from coal combustion, nonferrous metal smelting and motor vehicle petrol consumption in China in the 2000s. The lead isotopic ratios of bryophyte archives (206Pb/207Pb 1.141-1.229, 208Pb/207Pb 2.376-2.482) indicate that lithogenic input and anthropogenic input arising from leaded petrol and industrial emissions have been the main sources of atmospheric heavy metal deposition in the city of Guangzhou over the past 85 years. Herbarium bryophyte can be utilised to reconstruct temporal and spatial shifts in atmospheric heavy metal deposition to better understand and manage the current air quality in Chinese megacities.
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- Liqin Wu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Spider Webs and Lichens as Bioindicators of Heavy Metals: A Comparison Study in the Vicinity of a Copper Smelter (Poland). SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12198066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper presents the comparison of heavy metals accumulation in spider webs from Agelenidae family (Eratigena atrica and Agelena labyrinthica) and lichens Hypogymnia physodes, exposed to pollution for two months. Webs were obtained from the laboratory-reared spiders and stretched on Petri dish while lichens were transplanted from Stobrawa Landscape Park into the study area. Concentrations of Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb and As were determined in both biomonitors and the elevated values indicated the impact of the copper smelter and surrounding roads. Our study revealed that webs were more sensitive than lichens to emissions of pollutants, and for all of the studied elements, the determined concentrations were much higher for spider webs. The results of similarity tests showed a clear difference among the concentrations of Cu, Zn, Ni and As in lichens and spider webs, with the exception of Pb, suggesting that this element could be accumulated in a similar way by both bioindicators. These differences are probably due to their morphological and ecological dissimilarities suggesting that spider webs should be favorably applied where the use of lichens is improper due to the drought, which is an unfavorable condition for accumulation of elements in lichens, or their limited uptake of elements.
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Loppi S, Vannini A, Monaci F, Dagodzo D, Blind F, Erler M, Fränzle S. Can Chitin and Chitosan Replace the Lichen Evernia prunastri for Environmental Biomonitoring of Cu and Zn Air Contamination? BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9090301. [PMID: 32961788 PMCID: PMC7565523 DOI: 10.3390/biology9090301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study compared the ability of the lichen Evernia prunastri, chitin and chitosan to take up Cu2+ and Zn2+. It was hypothesized that chitin and chitosan have an accumulation capacity comparable to the lichen, so that these biopolymers could replace the use of E. prunastri for effective biomonitoring of Cu and Zn air pollution. Samples of the lichen E. prunastri, as well as chitin (from shrimps) and chitosan (from crabs), were incubated with Cu and Zn solutions at concentrations of 0 (control), 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100 µM and analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Metal concentrations accumulated by lichen, chitin and chitosan samples were strongly and linearly correlated with the concentrations in the treatment solutions. The lichen always showed significantly higher accumulation values compared to chitin and chitosan, which showed similar accumulation features. The outcomes of this study confirmed the great effectiveness of the lichen Evernia prunastri for environmental biomonitoring and showed that chitin and chitosan have a lower accumulation capacity, thus suggesting that although these biopolymers have the potential for replacing E. prunastri in polluted areas, their suitability may be limited in areas with intermediate or low pollution levels.
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- Stefano Loppi
- Department of Life Science, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (A.V.); (F.M.); (D.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0577-233-740
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- Department of Life Science, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (A.V.); (F.M.); (D.D.)
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- Department of Life Science, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (A.V.); (F.M.); (D.D.)
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- Department of Life Science, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (A.V.); (F.M.); (D.D.)
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- Technical University of Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany; (F.B.); (M.E.); (S.F.)
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- Technical University of Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany; (F.B.); (M.E.); (S.F.)
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- Technical University of Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany; (F.B.); (M.E.); (S.F.)
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Accumulation of Airborne Toxic Elements and Photosynthetic Performance of Lolium multiflorum L. Leaves. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8091013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, we aimed to investigate the accumulation of airborne trace elements in Lolium multiflorum leaves concerning photosynthetic activity parameters. Five sites for four 28-day series of plant exposition were selected. The concentration of trace elements in leaves was measured after each series, while photosynthetic activity parameters were measured three times during each series. Net photosynthesis rate (PN) and stomatal conductance (gs) were mostly negatively associated with all analyzed trace elements, unlike to CO2 concentrations (Ci). Arsenic was found with opposite trend in two exposure series. The high accumulation of Cd and Pb in plants recorded at two sites was mostly related to lowest PN and gs. Similar tendency for PN was found at sites and series with the highest Cr and Ni content in plants. L. multiflorum revealed a medium-level accumulation of trace elements and a low tolerance of the photosynthetic process to the presence of trace elements in ambient air.
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Parviainen A, Papaslioti EM, Casares-Porcel M, Garrido CJ. Antimony as a tracer of non-exhaust traffic emissions in air pollution in Granada (S Spain) using lichen bioindicators. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 263:114482. [PMID: 32283461 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We have studied the metal air pollution trends in a medium-sized Spanish city suffering from traffic emission using in-situ lichen Xanthoria parietina as a bioindicator. The large scale sampling included 97 samples from urban, metropolitan and remote control areas of Granada that were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry. Enrichment factor of Sb exhibited severe anthropogenic enrichment, whereas Cu and Sb showed significantly higher median values in the urban areas with respect to metropolitan areas. Additionally, bioaccumulation ratios of V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Sb, and Pb -associated to exhaust and non-exhaust traffic emissions- enabled us to delineate hot spots of metal(loid) accumulation in the main accesses to the city, characterized by dense traffic and copious traffic jams. To distinguish non-exhaust emissions, we studied the spatial distribution of the Cu:Sb ratio -a tracer of brake wear- highlighting the surroundings of the highway and the main traffic accesses to the city likely due to sudden hard braking and acceleration during frequent traffic jams. Our study shows that the metal(loid) contents in lichens are excellent proxies for non-exhaust traffic emissions and that their contribution to the metal(loid) air pollution in Granada is more significant than previously thought.
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- Annika Parviainen
- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), CSIC-UGR, Avda. de las Palmeras 4, E-18100, Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), CSIC-UGR, Avda. de las Palmeras 4, E-18100, Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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- Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, E-18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), CSIC-UGR, Avda. de las Palmeras 4, E-18100, Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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Alaimo MG, Varrica D. Recognition of Trace Element Contamination Using Ficus macrophylla Leaves in Urban Environment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17030881. [PMID: 32023827 PMCID: PMC7038082 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17030881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Urban areas are characterized by numerous pollutants emitted by anthropic sources both in the form of solid and gaseous particulates. Biomonitoring is an easy, economical, and accessible approach for the determination of atmospheric pollutants. In this study, we used the leaves of Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers., collected in the city of Palermo (Italy), to determine major and trace elements. Geogenic elements exhibited the highest concentrations, making up 99% of the weight of the analyzed elements (Ca, K, Mg, P, S, Na, Fe, and Al); they range 21,400 (Ca) to 122 µg g−1 (Al). The remaining elements showed median concentrations in the range 47.5–0.05 µg g−1 in the following order of abundance: Sr > Cu > Mn > Zn > Br > Rb > Ba > Pb > Cr > Sb > As > Mo = Sc. Cluster analysis, with Spearman’s coefficient to measure sample similarity, identified five main groups, namely, three clusters related to the geogenic background and marine spray; one cluster linked to elements essential to plants, and a final group attributed to the influence of traffic emissions. Calculated enrichment factors (EF) showed that the enrichments found for P and K were linked to plant metabolism; Na and Mg confirmed the role of sea spray; Cu and Zn underlined the contribution linked to anthropic processes and the role of micronutrients in plants.. As, Cr, and Mo had EF values ranging from 10 and 20, and Sb had EF > 90. From geochemical distribution maps of As, Cr, Mo, and Sb it was observed that metal and metalloid concentrations were higher in urban areas and immediately decreased as one moved away from these areas. Local pollution sources play a great role in trace element concentrations in airborne particulate matter. The present study confirms that Ficus macrophylla leaves are suitable for screening an urban environment to identify concentrations of inorganic chemicals, since they have high tolerance to pollution.
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Di Palma A, González AG, Adamo P, Giordano S, Reski R, Pokrovsky OS. Biosurface properties and lead adsorption in a clone of Sphagnum palustre (Mosses): Towards a unified protocol of biomonitoring of airborne heavy metal pollution. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 236:124375. [PMID: 31344617 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Although mosses are widely used for active biomonitoring of air pollution, a unified protocol for their treatment before exposure in bags is still lacking. Here we used field- and laboratory-grown Sphagnum palustre L. moss, respectively, treated by EDTA and devitalized by oven drying at 100 °C, to elaborate a consistent procedure of metal and proton adsorption on moss surfaces. Acid-base titrations and Pb2+ adsorption experiments at different pH values and Pb2+ concentrations in solution were performed with both field-collected and laboratory cloned mosses. Devitalization and EDTA treatments did not produce any measurable difference in terms of H+ and Pb2+ adsorption capacities of moss surfaces. The stability constants for Pb2+ adsorption onto moss surfaces as a function of pH (pH-dependent adsorption edge) and at constant pH (5.5 and 6.5) as a function of Pb2+ concentration ("langmuirian" adsorption isotherm) were rather similar between different treatments. A Linear Program Modeling (LPM) of adsorption reactions revealed high similarity of adsorption constants regardless of treatments for both field-grown and cloned mosses. Therefore, in view of the use of S. palustre clone for biomonitoring lead in the environment, we recommend devitalization at 100 °C as unique treatment to perform with the aim to preserve the biomonitor before and after its exposure in bags.
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- Anna Di Palma
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Fukushima Environmental Safety Center, 10-2, Fukasaku, Miharu-machi, Tamura-gun, Fukushima, 963-7700, Japan.
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- Geoscience and Environment Toulouse, UMR 5563 CNRS, University of Toulouse, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, Toulouse, 31400, France; Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ULPGC, Parque Científico Tecnológico de Taliarte, 35214, Telde, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural Science, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di napoli Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 26, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany; Signaling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestr. 18, 79104, Freiburg, Germany; Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
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- Geoscience and Environment Toulouse, UMR 5563 CNRS, University of Toulouse, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, Toulouse, 31400, France; Institute of Ecological Problems of the North, N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Nab Severnoi Dviny 23, Arkhangelsk, 163000, Russia; BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, 35 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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Parviainen A, Casares-Porcel M, Marchesi C, Garrido CJ. Lichens as a spatial record of metal air pollution in the industrialized city of Huelva (SW Spain). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 253:918-929. [PMID: 31351300 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Huelva is a highly industrialized city in SW Spain hosting, among others, a Cu smelter, a phosphate fertilizer plant, a power plant, and oil refineries. This study aims to evaluate metal concentrations in lichens as bioindicators of atmospheric pollution in the impacted urban areas. Xanthoria parietina species from Huelva and nearby villages, as well as reference samples from remote, non-contaminated urban areas, were analyzed for trace elements (V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, As, Cd, Sb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Pb, Th, U) using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry; and for major elements (Ca, K, Mg, P, and S) by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry after acid digestion. The metal composition of X. parietina exhibits spatial distribution patterns with extremely elevated concentrations (Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sb, Ba, Pb, U, and S) in the surroundings of the industrial estates to <1 km distance. Mean concentrations were significantly lower in the urban areas >1 km from the pollution sources. However, air pollution persists in the urban areas up to 4 km away, as the mean concentrations of Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sb and S remained considerably elevated in comparison to the reference samples. Though rigorous source apportionment analysis was not the aim of this study, a good positive correlation of our results with metal abundances in ambient particulate matter and in pollution sources points to the Cu smelter as the main source of pollution. Hence, the severe air pollution affecting Huelva and nearby urban areas may be considered a serious health risk to local residents.
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- Annika Parviainen
- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), CSIC-UGR, Avda. de las Palmeras 4, E-18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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- Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, E-18071 Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), CSIC-UGR, Avda. de las Palmeras 4, E-18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain; Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología, Universidad de Granada, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), CSIC-UGR, Avda. de las Palmeras 4, E-18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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Turgut ET, Gaga EO, Jovanović G, Odabasi M, Artun G, Ari A, Urošević MA. Elemental characterization of general aviation aircraft emissions using moss bags. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:26925-26938. [PMID: 31309420 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05910-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In light of growing concern and insufficient knowledge on the negative impact of aircraft emissions on environmental health, this study strives to investigate the air burden of major and trace elements caused by general aviation, piston-engine, and turboprop aircraft, within the vicinity of Eskisehir Hasan Polatkan Airport (Eskisehir, Turkey). The levels of 57 elements were investigated, based on moss bag biomonitoring using Sphagnum sp., along with chemical analyses of lubrication oil and aviation gasoline fuel used in the aircraft's operations. Five sampling sites were selected within the vicinity of the airport area to capture spatial changes in the concentration of airborne elements. The study demonstrates that moss bag biomonitoring is a useful tool in the identification of differences in the air burden by major and trace elements that have concentrated downwind of the aircraft emission sources. Moreover, pollutant enrichment in the Sphagnum moss bags and elemental characterization of oil/fuel are in agreement suggesting that Pb, followed by Cd, Cu, Mo, Cr, Ni, Fe, Si, Zn, Na, P, Ca, Mg, and Al are dominant elements that shaped the general aviation aircraft emissions.
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- Enis T Turgut
- Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aircraft Airframe and Powerplant Department, Eskisehir Technical University, 26555, Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Eskisehir Technical University, 26555, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade, a National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, Belgrade, 11080, Serbia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Eskisehir Technical University, 26555, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Gölköy Campus, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade, a National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, Belgrade, 11080, Serbia
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Santos RS, Sanches FACRA, Leitão RG, Leitão CCG, Oliveira DF, Anjos MJ, Assis JT. Multielemental analysis in Nerium Oleander L. leaves as a way of assessing the levels of urban air pollution by heavy metals. Appl Radiat Isot 2019; 152:18-24. [PMID: 31279149 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this study, Nerium oleander L. leaves were used as biomonitors to evaluate environmental pollutants levels in a sub-region in the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro City (Brazil) through X-ray Fluorescence (XRF). Control samples were collected in a rural zone next to the Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca/RJ. The samples were collected during all seasons of 2015 (summer, fall, winter and spring). The concentration of 13 elements (S, Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Br, Rb, Sr, Ba and Pb) was determined. Most of the elements showed, during all seasons, median concentrations of sampling sites higher than the results obtained from the control sites. The principal component analysis (PCA) showed the grouping of the elements in two main factors that can be associated to emission sources of these elements. The elements Cl, K, Ca, Cu, Rb and Sr can be associated as a possible influence from the soil (root uptake and/or resuspension). On the other hand, the elements Fe, Cu, Zn, and Pb can be associated to vehicle and industry emission sources. The study showed that the XRF technique applied to Nerium oleander L. leaves is efficient to environmental pollution analysis in Metropolitan Regions since it is precise, fast and low-cost, besides allowing the monitoring of pollution levels over time.
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- Ramon S Santos
- Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 524 São Francisco Xavier st, Maracanã, Zip Code, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 524 São Francisco Xavier st, Maracanã, Zip Code, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 524 São Francisco Xavier st, Maracanã, Zip Code, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2030 Horácio Macedo st, Ilha do Fundão, Zip Code, 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 524 São Francisco Xavier st, Maracanã, Zip Code, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2030 Horácio Macedo st, Ilha do Fundão, Zip Code, 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Physics Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 524 São Francisco Xavier st, Maracanã, Zip Code, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2030 Horácio Macedo st, Ilha do Fundão, Zip Code, 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Polytechnic Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 25 Bonfim st, Vila Amélia, Zip Code, 28625-570, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil.
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New Interpretative Scales for Lichen Bioaccumulation Data: The Italian Proposal. ATMOSPHERE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos10030136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The interpretation of lichen bioaccumulation data is of paramount importance in environmental forensics and decision-making processes. By implementing basic ideas underlying previous interpretative scales, new dimensionless, species-independent “bioaccumulation scales” for native and transplanted lichens are proposed. Methodologically consistent element concentration datasets were populated with data from biomonitoring studies relying on native and transplanted lichens. The scale for native lichens was built up by analyzing the distribution of ratios between element concentration data and species-specific background concentration references (B ratios), herein provided for Flavoparmelia caperata and Xanthoria parietina (foliose lichens). The scale for transplants was built up by analyzing the distribution of ratios between element concentration in exposed and unexposed samples (EU ratio) of Evernia prunastri and Pseudevernia furfuracea (fruticose lichens). Both scales consist of five percentile-based classes; namely, “Absence of”, “Low”, “Moderate”, “High”, and “Severe” bioaccumulation. A comparative analysis of extant interpretative tools showed that previous ones for native lichens suffered from the obsolescence of source data, whereas the previous expert-assessed scale for transplants failed in describing noticeable element concentration variations. The new scales, based on the concept that pollution can be quantified by dimensionless ratios between experimental and benchmark values, overcome most critical points affecting the previous scales.
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Demková L, Árvay J, Bobuľská L, Hauptvogl M, Michalko M. Activity of the soil enzymes and moss and lichen biomonitoring method used for the evaluation of soil and air pollution from tailing pond in Nižná Slaná (Slovakia). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2019; 54:485-497. [PMID: 30676862 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1567158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The surrounding of the poorly maintained tailing ponds is endangered by the toxic substances and represents a serious risk for the health of the local population. The aim of the study was to determine the soil pollution by the hazardous elements (As, Cr, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) around the tailing pond using contamination factor (Cf), degree of contamination (Cd) and pollution load index (PLI). The health and the condition of soil were evaluated by soil enzyme activity (urease, acid and alkaline phosphatase, florescein diacetate, and ß-glucosidase). The spreading of the airborne hazardous elements from the body of the tailing pond was evaluated by moss and lichen bag technique and relative accumulation factor was used for the result expression. Cd, Fe, and Mn in soils reached above the limit values at all sampling sites. According to the degree of contamination (Cd), the soils at the sampling area were very high contaminated by As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Pb. The most part of the assessed area was according to the PLI values extremely polluted. The air pollution was the most serious around the tailing pond, but serious levels of some hazardous elements were determined also in the remote distances.
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- Lenka Demková
- a Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences , University of Prešov , Presov , Slovakia
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- b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnologies and Food Sciences , Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra , Nitra-Chrenová , Slovakia
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- a Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences , University of Prešov , Presov , Slovakia
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- c Department of Suitable Development, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development , Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra , Nitra-Chrenová , Slovakia
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- d Department of Geography and Applied Geoinformatics, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences , University of Prešov , Presov Slovakia
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Rogova NS, Ryzhakova NK, Borisenko AL. Effect of placement conditions for active monitoring of trace element with the epiphytic moss. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2018; 190:733. [PMID: 30456494 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-7087-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this work, problems arising by use of active biomonitoring are discussed. Biomonitoring technique using positioned vertically frameworks and epiphytic moss Pylaisia polyantha is proposed. The influence of tree species on which the bark of the frameworks is fixed, altitude, and orientation is researched. For this purpose, frameworks were placed at two sampling sites of Tomsk on different trees (poplar, birch), at altitudes of 0.5 and 1.5 and with different orientations in May; the exposure time was 20 weeks. The concentrations of As, Ba, Br, Ca, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe, Hf, K, La, Lu, Mo, Rb, Sb, Sc, Sm, Tb, Th, U, Yb, and Zn were determined by neutron activation analysis at the research reactor of Tomsk Polytechnic University. Increasing concentrations of half of the chemical elements was revealed during the exposure. The high-capacity frameworks used to accumulate certain elements-Cs, Eu, Hf, K, Lu, Sb, Yb-were revealed.
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Rota E, Braccino B, Dei R, Ancora S, Bargagli R. Organisms in wall ecosystems as biomonitors of metal deposition and bioavailability in urban environments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:10946-10955. [PMID: 29399741 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1170-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Vegetated walls are common structures in urban environments, and aiming to test the hypothesis that the biogenic crusts and plant and animal communities inhabiting these vertical surfaces can be more reliable indicators of atmospheric metal deposition than plants or animals inhabiting urban soils, we analyzed the chemical composition of the wall crusts, moss cushions (Tortula muralis) and the shells, soft tissues and feces of the stonework snail Papillifera papillaris collected in three small towns in Tuscany (Central Italy). Crusts and mosses from the same stones or bricks indicated that Cd, Pb, and Zn are the main pollutants released by vehicular traffic, while Hg and Cu probably originate from other sources. The soft tissues of P. papillaris (purged of the gut contents) showed as well higher Cd, Pb, and Zn and lower Hg concentrations at more traffic-affected sites, while data from shells and feces suggested that this species probably ingests large amounts of Al, Cr, Fe, Mn, and Pb, and avoids eating mosses. Most lithophilic elements and Pb are scarcely absorbed in the snail digestive tract and soft tissues mainly accumulate Cd and essential elements such as Cu and Mn. This study definitively confirms the extraordinary Mn bioaccumulation in P. papillaris soft tissues and reports extraordinary Mn levels also in the shell. The shells also contain unusually high Cu, Fe, and Zn concentrations and this bioaccumulation likely remains after death, potentially providing a historical record of the snail exposure to metals over lifetime.
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- Emilia Rota
- Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, 4, 53100, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, 4, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, 4, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, 4, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, 4, 53100, Siena, Italy
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Boonpeng C, Polyiam W, Sriviboon C, Sangiamdee D, Watthana S, Nimis PL, Boonpragob K. Airborne trace elements near a petrochemical industrial complex in Thailand assessed by the lichen Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:12393-12404. [PMID: 28357804 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8893-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Several trace elements discharged by the petrochemical industry are toxic to humans and the ecosystem. In this study, we assessed airborne trace elements in the vicinity of the Map Ta Phut petrochemical industrial complex in Thailand by transplanting the lichen Parmotrema tinctorum to eight industrial, two rural, and one clean air sites between October 2013 and June 2014. After 242 days, the concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Ti, V, and Zn in lichens at most industrial sites were higher than those at the rural and the control sites; in particular, As, Cu, Mo, Sb, V, and Zn were significantly higher than at the control site (p < 0.05). Contamination factors (CFs) indicated that Cd, Cu, Mo, and Sb, which have severe health impacts, heavily contaminated at most industrial sites. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed that most elements were associated with industry, with lesser contributions from traffic and agriculture. Based on the pollution load indexes (PLIs), two industrial sites were highly polluted, five were moderately polluted, and one had a low pollution level, whereas the pollution load at the rural sites was comparable to background levels. This study reinforces the utility of lichens as cost-effective biomonitors of airborne elements, suitable for use in developing countries, where adequate numbers of air monitoring instruments are unavailable due to financial, technical, and policy constraints.
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- Chaiwat Boonpeng
- Lichen Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand.
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- Lichen Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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- School of Biology, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Lichen Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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Shahid M, Dumat C, Khalid S, Schreck E, Xiong T, Niazi NK. Foliar heavy metal uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants: A comparison of foliar and root metal uptake. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 325:36-58. [PMID: 27915099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.11.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 451] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Anthropologic activities have transformed global biogeochemical cycling of heavy metals by emitting considerable quantities of these metals into the atmosphere from diverse sources. In spite of substantial and progressive developments in industrial processes and techniques to reduce environmental emissions, atmospheric contamination by toxic heavy metals and associated ecological and health risks are still newsworthy. Atmospheric heavy metals may be absorbed via foliar organs of plants after wet or dry deposition of atmospheric fallouts on plant canopy. Unlike root metal transfer, which has been largely studied, little is known about heavy metal uptake by plant leaves from the atmosphere. To the best of our understanding, significant research gaps exist regarding foliar heavy metal uptake. This is the first review regarding biogeochemical behaviour of heavy metals in atmosphere-plant system. The review summarizes the mechanisms involved in foliar heavy metal uptake, transfer, compartmentation, toxicity and in plant detoxification. We have described the biological and environmental factors that affect foliar uptake of heavy metals and compared the biogeochemical behaviour (uptake, translocation, compartmentation, toxicity and detoxification) of heavy metals for root and foliar uptake. The possible health risks associated with the consumption of heavy metal-laced food are also discussed.
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- Muhammad Shahid
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), UMR5044, Université J. Jaurès - Toulouse II, 5 Allée Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), UMR5044, Université J. Jaurès - Toulouse II, 5 Allée Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France; Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, Université de Toulouse CNRS, IRD, 14 avenue E. Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- School of Life Science, South China Normal University, No. 55 Zhongshan Avenue West Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan; MARUM and Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen D-28359, Germany; Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, NSW, Australia
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Natali M, Zanella A, Rankovic A, Banas D, Cantaluppi C, Abbadie L, Lata JC. Assessment of trace metal air pollution in Paris using slurry-TXRF analysis on cemetery mosses. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:23496-23510. [PMID: 27614637 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7445-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Mosses are useful, ubiquitous accumulation biomonitors and as such can be used for biomonitoring surveys. However, the biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution can be compromised in urban contexts if the targeted biomonitors are regularly disturbed, irregularly distributed, or are difficult to access. Here, we test the hypothesis that cemeteries are appropriate moss sampling sites for the evaluation of air pollution in urban areas. We sampled mosses growing on gravestones in 21 urban and peri-urban cemeteries in the Paris metropolitan area. We focused on Grimmia pulvinata (Hedwig) Smith, a species abundantly found in all studied cemeteries and very common in Europe. The concentration of Al, As, Br, Ca, Ce, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, V, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sr, Ti, and Zn was determined by a total reflection X-ray fluorescence technique coupled with a slurry sampling method (slurry-TXRF). This method avoids a digestion step, reduces the risk of sample contamination, and works even at low sample quantities. Elemental markers of road traffic indicated that the highest polluted cemeteries were located near the highly frequented Parisian ring road and under the influence of prevailing winds. The sites with the lowest pollution were found not only in the peri-urban cemeteries, adjoining forest or farming landscapes, but also in the large and relatively wooded cemeteries located in the center of Paris. Our results suggest that (1) slurry-TXRF might be successfully used with moss material, (2) G. pulvinata might be a good biomonitor of trace metals air pollution in urban context, and (3) cemetery moss sampling could be a useful complement for monitoring urban areas. Graphical abstract We tested the hypothesis that cemeteries are appropriate moss sampling sites for the evaluation of air pollution in urban areas. We sampled 110 moss cushions (Grimmia pulvinata) growing on gravestones in 21 urban and peri-urban cemeteries in the Paris metropolitan area. The concentration of 20 elements in mosses was determined by a total reflection X-ray fluorescence technique coupled with a slurry sampling method. Statistical analysis revealed that: - Urbanized Parisian areas crossed by traffic roads have the highest polluted cemeteries with a strong influence of main wind direction on the distribution of air pollutants - As expected, small cemeteries with low tree density were heavily polluted - Less obvious, large green spaces such as large cemeteries (Père Lachaise, Montmartre, Montparnasse) in the center of a dense metropolis like Paris present the same level of atmospheric trace metal pollution as cemeteries in less urbanized areas or nearing a very large forest. This suggests that even in densely urbanized areas, there is more spatial variability in pollution distribution than usually assumed and that large urban areas with low traffic and green filters such as trees are likely to intercept air pollutants.
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- Marco Natali
- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy, ICMATE-CNR, 35127, Padova, Italy
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- University of Padua, Agripolis, Department TESAF, Viale dell'Università, 16, Legnaro, 35020, Padova, Italy.
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Univ Paris Diderot Paris 07, UPEC, UMR 7618, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences - Paris, Tour 44-45, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
- Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, Sciences Po, 27 rue Saint Guillaume, F-75007, Paris, France
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- UR AFPA - INRA, Université de Lorraine, Boulevard des Aiguillettes, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy, ICMATE-CNR, 35127, Padova, Italy
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Univ Paris Diderot Paris 07, UPEC, UMR 7618, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences - Paris, Tour 44-45, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Univ Paris Diderot Paris 07, UPEC, UMR 7618, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences - Paris, Tour 44-45, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
- Department of Geoecology and Geochemistry, Institute of Natural Resources, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue, 30, 634050, Tomsk, Russia
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Capozzi F, Giordano S, Aboal JR, Adamo P, Bargagli R, Boquete T, Di Palma A, Real C, Reski R, Spagnuolo V, Steinbauer K, Tretiach M, Varela Z, Zechmeister H, Fernández JA. Best options for the exposure of traditional and innovative moss bags: A systematic evaluation in three European countries. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 214:362-373. [PMID: 27108040 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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To develop an internationally standardized protocol for the moss bag technique application, the research team participating in the FP7 European project "MOSSclone" focused on the optimization of the moss bags exposure in terms of bag characteristics (shape of the bags, mesh size, weight/surface ratio), duration and height of exposure by comparing traditional moss bags to a new concept bag, "Mossphere". In particular, the effects of each variable on the metal uptake from the air were evaluated by a systematic experimental design carried out in urban, industrial, agricultural and background areas of three European countries with oceanic, Mediterranean and continental climate. The results evidenced that the shape, the mesh size of the bags and the exposure height (in the tested ranges), did not significantly influence the uptake capacity of the transplanted moss. The aspects more affecting the element uptake were represented by the density of the moss inside the bags and the relative ratio between its weight and the surface area of the bag. We found that, the lower the density, the higher the uptake recorded. Moreover, three weeks of exposure were not enough to have a consistent uptake signal in all the environments tested, thus we suggest an exposure period not shorter than 6 weeks, which is appropriate in most situations. The above results were confirmed in all the countries and scenarios tested. The adoption of a shared exposure protocol by the research community is strongly recommended since it is a key aspect to make biomonitoring surveys directly comparable, also in view of its recognition as a monitoring method by the EU legislation.
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- F Capozzi
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università, 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università, 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS - Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- GLORIA-Coordination, Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences & Center for Global Change and Sustainability, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- BIOVIA Consultor Ambiental, Edificio Emprendia, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dept. Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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González AG, Jimenez-Villacorta F, Beike AK, Reski R, Adamo P, Pokrovsky OS. Chemical and structural characterization of copper adsorbed on mosses (Bryophyta). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 308:343-354. [PMID: 26852210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The adsorption of copper on passive biomonitors (devitalized mosses Hypnum sp., Sphagnum denticulatum, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Brachythecium rutabulum) was studied under different experimental conditions such as a function of pH and Cu concentration in solution. Cu assimilation by living Physcomitrella patents was also investigated. Molecular structure of surface adsorbed and incorporated Cu was studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). Devitalized mosses exhibited the universal adsorption pattern of Cu as a function of pH, with a total binding sites number 0.05-0.06 mmolg(dry)(-1) and a maximal adsorption capacity of 0.93-1.25 mmolg(dry)(-1) for these devitalized species. The Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) fit of the first neighbor demonstrated that for all studied mosses there are ∼4.5 O/N atoms around Cu at ∼1.95 Å likely in a pseudo-square geometry. The X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) analysis demonstrated that Cu(II)-cellulose (representing carboxylate groups) and Cu(II)-phosphate are the main moss surface binding moieties, and the percentage of these sites varies as a function of solution pH. P. patens exposed during one month to Cu(2+) yielded ∼20% of Cu(I) in the form of Cu-S(CN) complexes, suggesting metabolically-controlled reduction of adsorbed and assimilated Cu(2+).
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- Aridane G González
- GET (Géosciences Environnement Toulouse) UMR 5563CNRS, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France.
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS-Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; FRIAS-Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- GET (Géosciences Environnement Toulouse) UMR 5563CNRS, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France; BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia; Institute of Ecological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Science, Arkhangelsk, Russia
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Wu L, Taylor MP, Handley HK, Wu M. Australian atmospheric lead deposition reconstructed using lead concentrations and isotopic compositions of archival lichen and fungi. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 208:678-87. [PMID: 26608874 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Lead concentrations and their isotopic compositions were measured in lichen genera Cladonia and Usnea and fungi genus Trametes from the Greater Sydney region (New South Wales, Australia) that had been collected and archived over the past 120 years. The median lead contents were elevated in lichens and fungi prior to the introduction of leaded petrol (Cladonia 12.5 mg/kg; Usnea 15.6 mg/kg; Trametes 1.85 mg/kg) corresponding to early industrial development. During the use of leaded petrol for automobiles in Australia from 1932 to 2002, total median lead concentrations rose: Cladonia 18.8 mg/kg; Usnea 21.5 mg/kg; Trametes 4.3 mg/kg. Following the cessation of leaded petrol use, median total lead concentrations decreased sharply in the 2000s: Cladonia 4.8 mg/kg; Usnea 1.7 mg/kg. The lichen and fungi isotopic compositions reveal a significant decrease in (206)Pb/(207)Pb values from the end of 19th century to the 1970s. The following decades were characterised by lower allowable levels of lead additive in fuel and the introduction of unleaded petrol in 1985. The environmental response to these regulatory changes was that lichen and fungi (206)Pb/(207)Pb values increased, particularly from 1995 onwards. Although the lead isotope ratios of lichens continued to increase in the 2000s they do not return to pre-leaded petrol values. This demonstrates that historic leaded petrol emissions, inter alia other sources, remain a persistent source of anthropogenic contamination in the Greater Sydney region.
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- Liqin Wu
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- Inorganic Section, National Measurement Institute, North Ryde, New South Wales, 2113, Australia
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Air Pollution and Air Quality State in an Italian National Interest Priority Site. Part 2: The Pollutant Dispersion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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de Paula PHM, Mateus VL, Araripe DR, Duyck CB, Saint'Pierre TD, Gioda A. Biomonitoring of metals for air pollution assessment using a hemiepiphyte herb (Struthanthus flexicaulis). CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 138:429-437. [PMID: 26160299 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This work presents first results on elemental characterization of a parasite plant, Struthanthus flexicaulis, collected in urban, industrial and rural areas of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, in order to evaluate this plant as a biomonitor of metals pollution. The results were also compared to those obtained for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) collected from filters in nearby locales. The concentrations of PM2.5 measured in the filters were between 8.0 and 18.0 μg m(-3); in some places, these measurements were higher than the 10 μg m(-3), concentration recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Samples of the leaves and filters with PM were submitted to acid extraction, and the extracts were employed to determine major elements (Ba, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, P and S) by ICP OES and minor elements (Cr, Cu, La, Mn, Pb, Sr, Ti and Zn) by ICP-MS. Elements' extraction efficiency was evaluated by applying the method to the certified reference materials (CMR) of tomato leaves (NIST 1573(rd)) and urban dust (NIST 1648a). The concentrations of Ca, K and Mg were higher in leaves, while Ba, Ca, K and Zn showed higher concentrations in the PM. As expected, rural sites presented lower metal content. Enrichment factor (EF) and principal component analysis with multiple linear regression analysis (PCA-MLRA) were applied to the concentrations of elements in PM2.5 and in the leaves. Anthropogenic sources could be identified with both tools, which supports the use of S. flexicaulis as a biomonitor.
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- Pedro Henrique M de Paula
- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemistry, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemistry, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Department of Chemistry, Valonguinhos, Outeiro de São João Batista, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemistry, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Department of Chemistry, Valonguinhos, Outeiro de São João Batista, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemistry, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemistry, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Ares A, Varela Z, Aboal JR, Carballeira A, Fernández JA. Active biomonitoring with the moss Pseudoscleropodium purum: Comparison between different types of transplants and bulk deposition. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 120:74-79. [PMID: 26036418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Active biomonitoring with terrestrial mosses can be used to complement traditional air pollution monitoring techniques. Several studies have been carried out to compare the uptake capacity of different types of moss transplants. However, until now the relationship between the uptake of elements in devitalized moss bags and in irrigated transplants has not been explored. In this study, the final concentrations of Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn were determined in irrigated and devitalized moss transplants in the surroundings of a steelworks. The concentrations were also compared with those of the same elements in the bulk deposition to determine which type of moss transplant yields the closest correlations. Devitalized moss retained higher concentrations of all of the elements (except Hg) than the irrigated moss. Both irrigated and devitalized moss transplants appear to detect the same type of contamination (i.e. particulate matter and dissolved metals rather than gaseous forms) as significant correlations were found for Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn, whereas, neither type of the moss transplant was sensitive enough to detect changes in the soluble fraction load of bulk deposition. Further studies will be needed to a better understanding of the correlation between the concentrations of elements in moss transplants with the particulate fraction of the bulk deposition. This will enable the establishment of a more robust and accurate biomonitoring tool.
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- A Ares
- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Celular y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, University Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Celular y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, University Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Celular y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, University Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Celular y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, University Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Área de Ecología, Departamento de Biología Celular y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, University Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Metal and proton adsorption capacities of natural and cloned Sphagnum mosses. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 461:326-334. [PMID: 26407060 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Terrestrial mosses are commonly used as bioindicators of atmospheric pollution. However, there is a lack of standardization of the biomonitoring preparation technique and the efficiency of metal adsorption by various moss species is poorly known. This is especially true for in vitro-cultivated moss clones, which are promising candidates for a standardized moss-bag technique. We studied the adsorption of copper and zinc on naturally grown Sphagnum peat moss in comparison with in vitro-cultivated Sphagnum palustre samples in order to provide their physico-chemical characterization and to test the possibility of using cloned peat mosses as bioindicators within the protocol of moss-bag technique. We demonstrate that in vitro-grown clones of S. palustre exhibit acid-base properties similar to those of naturally grown Sphagnum samples, whereas the zinc adsorption capacity of the clones is approx. twice higher than that of the samples from the field. At the same time, the field samples adsorbed 30-50% higher amount of Cu(2+) compared to that of the clones. This contrast may be related to fine differences in the bulk chemical composition, specific surface area, morphological features, type and abundance of binding sites at the cell surfaces and in the aqueous solution of natural and cloned Sphagnum. The clones exhibited much lower concentration of most metal pollutants in their tissues relative to the natural samples thus making the former better indicators of low metal loading. Overall, in vitro-produced clones of S. palustre can be considered as an adequate, environmentally benign substitution for protected natural Sphagnum sp. samples to be used in moss-bags for atmospheric monitoring.
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Vuković G, Urošević MA, Goryainova Z, Pergal M, Škrivanj S, Samson R, Popović A. Active moss biomonitoring for extensive screening of urban air pollution: Magnetic and chemical analyses. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 521-522:200-210. [PMID: 25839179 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, active magnetic biomonitoring of moss for particulate air pollution and an assessment of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were performed for the entire metropolitan area of Belgrade. Two mosses, Sphagnum girgensohnii (a species of the most recommended biomonitoring moss genus) and Hypnum cupressiforme (a common moss in the study area), were used. During the summer of 2013, moss bags were exposed at 153 sampling sites, forming a dense network of sites. A type II regression model was applied to test the interchangeable use of the two moss species. Significantly higher levels of all measured pollutants were recorded by S. girgensohnii in comparison with H. cupressiforme. Based on the results, the mosses could not be interchangeably used in urban areas, except for the biomonitoring of Cu. Nevertheless, according to the relative accumulation factors obtained for both moss species, similar city zones related to high, moderate and low levels of air pollution were distinguished. Moreover, new pollution hotspots, omitted by regulatory monitoring, were identified. The results demonstrate that moss magnetic analysis represents an effective first step for obtaining an overview of particulate air pollution before more expensive chemical analyses. Active moss biomonitoring could be applied as a pragmatic approach for optimizing the representativeness of regulatory monitoring networks.
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- Gordana Vuković
- Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot Curie 6, 141980 Dubna, Russian Federation
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- The Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- The Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Bio-science Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- The Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Nickel S, Hertel A, Pesch R, Schröder W, Steinnes E, Uggerud HT. Correlating concentrations of heavy metals in atmospheric deposition with respective accumulation in moss and natural surface soil for ecological land classes in Norway between 1990 and 2010. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:8488-8498. [PMID: 25548023 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-4018-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study investigated whether statistical correlation of modeled atmospheric heavy metal deposition and respective accumulation in moss and natural surface soil varies across natural landscapes in Norway. Target metals were cadmium, lead, and mercury, and analyses were run between 1990 and 2010 on a 5-year interval. The landscape information was derived from the Ecological Land Classification of Europe. Correlations between concentration and respective deposition data were computed for each land class. The strongest correlations between heavy metal concentrations in atmospheric deposition and corresponding levels in moss and natural surface soil were observed for lead. Correlations for mercury were weaker compared to those calculated for cadmium and lead, indicating that atmospheric transport of mercury occurs at a larger spatial scale, while accumulation additionally seems to be influenced by factors operating on smaller scales. The correlation between concentrations in atmospheric deposition and moss is landscape-specific and metal-specific. The same holds true for the relations between heavy metal concentration in modeled atmospheric deposition and natural surface soil. The results of this investigation are in line with similar calculations from across Europe. They further confirm previous studies indicating that for Norway atmospheric transport is a main source of lead and cadmium accumulation in moss as well as in natural surface soil.
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- Stefan Nickel
- Chair of Landscape Ecology, University of Vechta, P.O. Box 15 53, 49364, Vechta, Germany,
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Barre JPG, Deletraz G, Frayret J, Pinaly H, Donard OFX, Amouroux D. Approach to spatialize local to long-range atmospheric metal input (Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb) in epiphytic lichens over a meso-scale area (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, southwestern France). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:8536-8548. [PMID: 25561253 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3990-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Geographically based investigations into atmospheric bio-monitoring usually provide information on concentration or occurrence data and spatial trends of specific contaminants over a specified study area. In this work, an original approach based on geographic information system (GIS) was used to establish metal contents (Hg, Cu, Pb, and Cd) in epiphytic lichens from 90 locations as atmospheric bio-monitors over a meso-scale area (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, southwestern France). This approach allows the integration of the heterogeneity of the territory and optimization of the sampling sites based on both socioeconomical and geophysical parameters (hereafter defined as urban, industrial, agricultural, and forested areas). The sampling strategy was first evaluated in several sites (n = 15) over different seasons and years in order to follow the temporal variability of the atmospheric metal input in lichens. The results demonstrate that concentration ranges remain constant over different sampling periods in "rural" areas (agricultural and forested). Higher variability is observed in the "anthropized" urban and industrial areas in relation to local atmospheric inputs. In this context, metal concentrations in lichens over the whole study show that (1) Hg and Cd are homogeneous over the whole territory (0.14 ± 0.04 and 0.38 ± 0.26 mg/kg, respectively), whereas (2) Cu and Pb are more concentrated in "anthropized" areas (9.3 and 11.9 mg/kg, respectively) than in "rural" ones (6.8 and 6.0 mg/kg, respectively) (Kruskall-Wallis, K(Cu) = 13.7 and K(Pb) = 9.7, p < 0.00001). They also showed a significant local enrichment for all metals in many locations in the Pays Basque (West) mainly due to metal and steel industrial activities. This confirms the local contribution of this contamination source over a wider geographic scale. A multiple linear regression model was applied to give an integrated spatialization of the data. This showed significant relationships for Pb and Cu (adjusted r (2) of 0.39 and 0.45, respectively), especially with regards to variables such as industry and road densities (source factors) and elevation or water balance (remote factors). These results show that an integrated GIS-based sampling strategy can improve biomonitoring data distribution and allows better differentiation of local and long-range contamination.
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- Julien P G Barre
- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio-Inorganique et Environnement (LCABIE), Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), UMR 5254 CNRS, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France,
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Spagnuolo V, De Nicola F, Terracciano S, Bargagli R, Baldantoni D, Monaci F, Alfani A, Giordano S. Persistent pollutants and the patchiness of urban green areas as drivers of genetic richness in the epiphytic moss Leptodon smithii. J Environ Sci (China) 2014; 26:2493-2499. [PMID: 25499497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We determined genetic variation and metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in Leptodon smithii moss collected in holm oak stands at cities, outskirts and remote areas of Campania and Tuscany (Italy) to investigate if anthropogenic pressure (pollutant emissions and land use change) affects moss genetic richness. In both regions, metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations reflected the trend urban>outskirts>remote areas, excepting Tuscany remote site. In both regions, the moss gene diversity increased from urban to remote areas. The findings suggest the extent and the fragmentation of urban green areas, as drivers of moss genetic richness.
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- Valeria Spagnuolo
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia 4, Naples 80126, Italy.
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- Department of Science and Technology, University of Sannio, Via Port'Arsa 11, Benevento 82100, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia 4, Naples 80126, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via Mattioli 4, Siena 53100, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via Mattioli 4, Siena 53100, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia 4, Naples 80126, Italy
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Beike AK, Spagnuolo V, Lüth V, Steinhart F, Ramos-Gómez J, Krebs M, Adamo P, Rey-Asensio AI, Angel Fernández J, Giordano S, Decker EL, Reski R. Clonal in vitro propagation of peat mosses ( Sphagnum L.) as novel green resources for basic and applied research. PLANT CELL, TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE 2014; 120:1037-1049. [PMID: 26321779 PMCID: PMC4551280 DOI: 10.1007/s11240-014-0658-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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As builders and major components of peatlands, Sphagnopsida (peat mosses) are very important organisms for ecosystems and world's climate. Nowadays many Sphagnum species as well as their habitats are largely protected, while their scientific and economic relevance remains considerable. Advanced methods of in vitro cultivation provide the potential to work in a sustainable way with peat mosses and address aspects of basic research as well as biotechnological and economical topics like biomonitoring or the production of renewable substrates for horticulture (Sphagnum farming). Here, we describe the establishment of axenic in vitro cultures of the five peat moss species Sphagnum fimbriatum Wils. and Hook., Sphagnum magellanicum Brid., Sphagnum palustre L., Sphagnum rubellum Wils. and Sphagnum subnitens Russ. and Warnst. with specific focus on large-scale cultivation of S. palustre in bioreactors. Axenic, clonal cultures were established to produce high quantities of biomass under standardized laboratory conditions. For advanced production of S.palustre we tested different cultivation techniques, growth media and inocula, and analyzed the effects of tissue disruption. While cultivation on solid medium is suitable for long term storage, submerse cultivation in liquid medium yielded highest amounts of biomass. By addition of sucrose and ammonium nitrate we were able to increase the biomass by around 10- to 30-fold within 4 weeks. The morphology of in vitro-cultivated gametophores showed similar phenotypic characteristics compared to material from the field. Thus the tested culture techniques are suitable to produce S. palustre material for basic and applied research.
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- Anna K. Beike
- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- BIOVIA Consultor Ambiental, Edificio Emprendia, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- BIOVIA Consultor Ambiental, Edificio Emprendia, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Campus Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
- AMRA S.c.a r.l., Via Nuova Agnano 11, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS - Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, Freiburg, Germany
- FRIAS - Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Freiburg, Germany
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González A, Pokrovsky O. Metal adsorption on mosses: Toward a universal adsorption model. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 415:169-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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De Nicola F, Spagnuolo V, Baldantoni D, Sessa L, Alfani A, Bargagli R, Monaci F, Terracciano S, Giordano S. Improved biomonitoring of airborne contaminants by combined use of holm oak leaves and epiphytic moss. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 92:1224-1230. [PMID: 23714151 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Concentrations of 12 elements (Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb and Zn) and 16 EPA-listed PAHs were detected in Quercus ilex leaves and the epiphytic moss Leptodon smithii collected at urban, periurban and extraurban holm oak stands, in two Italian Regions (Campania and Tuscany). Levels of environmental contaminants were generally higher in leaves and moss from urban areas than periurban and extraurban ones and samples from Campania had the highest PAH content. The epiphytic moss accumulated higher concentrations of trace elements than leaves and the latter showed a higher accumulation capability for PAHs, especially for those with low molecular weight. The different bioaccumulation in leaves and moss were explained in terms of their distinctive morphological and ecophysiological characteristics. The combined approach seems a promising tool for the monitoring of a wide range of pollutants in Mediterranean urban and extraurban environments.
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- F De Nicola
- Dip. Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Italy
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De Nicola F, Murena F, Costagliola MA, Alfani A, Baldantoni D, Prati MV, Sessa L, Spagnuolo V, Giordano S. A multi-approach monitoring of particulate matter, metals and PAHs in an urban street canyon. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:4969-4979. [PMID: 23325055 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1456-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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For the first time until now, the results from a prediction model (Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling System (ADMS)-Road) of pollutant dispersion in a street canyon were compared to the results obtained from biomonitors. In particular, the instrumental monitoring of particulate matter (PM10) and the biomonitoring of 14 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 11 metals by Quercus ilex leaves and Hypnum cupressiforme moss bags, acting as long- and short-term accumulators, respectively, were carried out. For both PAHs and metals, similar bioaccumulation trends were observed, with higher concentrations in biomonitors exposed at the leeward canyon side, affected by primary air vortex. The major pollutant accumulation at the leeward side was also predicted by the ADMS-Road model, on the basis of the prevailing wind direction that determines different exposure of the street canyon sides to pollutants emitted by vehicular traffic. A clear vertical (3, 6 and 9 m) distribution gradient of pollutants was not observed, so that both the model and biomonitoring results suggested that local air turbulences in the street canyon could contribute to uniform pollutant distribution at different heights.
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- Flavia De Nicola
- Dipt. Scienze per la Biologia, la Geologia e l'Ambiente, Università degli Studi del Sannio, via Port'Arsa 11, Benevento, Italy
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