Biomonitoring with Lichens and Mosses in Forests

Brunialti, Giorgio; Frati, Luisa

doi:10.3390/f14112265

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“…The costeffectiveness of the analysis combined with the considerable availability of lichen material make it possible to transplant lichens into the study area according to the aim of the research, improving the sampling effort where it is required and obtaining a fine-grained map of the biological impact of air pollution over the study area. Lichens have been successfully used to biomonitor biological impacts of air pollution in urban [27], rural [28], and industrial [29] areas and even indoors [30]. Notwithstanding the great potential of this approach, lichen biomonitoring techniques are underexploited for EJ assessment, with just a few scientific contributions: A first study was carried out in Dunkerque agglomeration, an industrial and densely populated area (Northern France), by [11], using lichens as bioaccumulators of PTEs.…”

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Assessing Environmental Justice at the Urban Scale: The Contribution of Lichen Biomonitoring for Overcoming the Dichotomy between Proximity-Based and Distribution-Based Approaches

Contardo,

Loppi

2024

Atmosphere

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In this study, we tested the use of lichen biomonitoring techniques for the assessment of air quality disparities at the urban scale. We based our evaluation on the results of a previous lichen biomonitoring study carried out in Milan (Northern Italy), which estimates the contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and its distribution over the area, also providing an evaluation of the main emission sources. Therefore, we used the traditional methodologies for environmental justice assessment: the proximity-based and the distribution-based approaches. The workflow we propose is a data-driven selection of emission sources that contributes to overcoming the dichotomy between the two approaches and is now widely debated in the scientific community. A socio-economic deprivation index was elaborated for each census unit of Milan city and then related to the proximity of the emission sources previously selected. The results suggested that in the surrounding of industries and railways, the deprivation is higher, while the proximity of main roads is inhabited by wealthier populations. The distribution-based approach was run through a quantile regression analysis, and the outcome indicated that among the wealthier groups, an increase in contamination is followed by an increase in socio-economic deprivation, whilst among the deprived groups, people with greater economic opportunities tend, however, to live in worse air quality conditions due to the proximity of communication routes. This study poses the potential to review the classical methods of EJ assessment, providing a reliable workflow applicable in urban areas—the most vulnerable in terms of air quality disparities in the present and in the future.

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Assessing Environmental Justice at the Urban Scale: The Contribution of Lichen Biomonitoring for Overcoming the Dichotomy between Proximity-Based and Distribution-Based Approaches

Contardo,

Loppi

2024

Atmosphere

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“…The absence of vascular tissue ensures that nutrients are not transferred internally among the plant's organs, and the absence of an advanced root system justifies limited uptake of the substrate [3,4]. The moss cell walls' high cation exchange capacity is a significant advantage over traditional bulk precipitation collectors, where problems with sample contamination and measurement can appear [5,6]. High-density networks can be used to monitor element depositions from the atmosphere on a global scale due to mosses' widespread geographic distribution, abundance, and distinctive morphological and physiological characteristics [7,8].…”

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Assessment of Atmospheric Deposition of Potentially Toxic Elements in Macedonia Using a Moss Biomonitoring Technique

Barandovski,

Stafilov,

Šajn

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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This study aims to investigate the changes in atmospheric deposition trends in Macedonia, using a moss biomonitoring technique. This technique has been used to assess the content of potentially toxic elements in Macedonia in 2002, 2005, 2010, and 2015, within the framework of the International Cooperative Program on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops. The content of 42 elements was analyzed using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrometry (ICP–AES), and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), on 72 moss samples collected in the summer of 2015. The median values of the elements studied were compared with data from previous years and with median values obtained from comparable studies in Norway and the neighboring countries. Through factor and cluster analysis, three geogenic factors were identified: Factor 1, which includes the elements Al, Ce, Fe, Hf, La, Li, Na, Sc, Sm, Tb, Ti, Th, V, and U; Factor 4, which includes As, Cl, and I; and Factor 5, which includes the elements Ba and Sr. In addition, one geogenic-anthropogenic factor containing Co, Cr, and Ni (Factor 2), was identified, and one anthropogenic factor containing Cd, Pb, Sb, and Zn (Factor 3). The lead and zinc mines near the towns of Kriva Palanka, Probištip, and Makedonska Kamenica in the eastern region of the country, the former lead and zinc smelter in the town of Veles, and the ferronickel smelter near Kavadarci, have continuously had the greatest anthropogenic impact on the atmospheric deposition of potentially toxic elements during the time period of the study. In addition to the human influences, the lithology and the composition of the soil continue to play a significant role in the distribution of the elements.

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Accumulation analysis and overall measurement to represent airborne toxic metals with passive tree bark biomonitoring technique in urban areas

Isinkaralar,

Koc

et al. 2024

Environ Monit Assess

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Biomonitoring with Lichens and Mosses in Forests

Abstract: Currently, forest ecosystems are often located in remote areas, far from direct sources of air pollution [...]

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Assessing Environmental Justice at the Urban Scale: The Contribution of Lichen Biomonitoring for Overcoming the Dichotomy between Proximity-Based and Distribution-Based Approaches

Assessing Environmental Justice at the Urban Scale: The Contribution of Lichen Biomonitoring for Overcoming the Dichotomy between Proximity-Based and Distribution-Based Approaches

Assessment of Atmospheric Deposition of Potentially Toxic Elements in Macedonia Using a Moss Biomonitoring Technique

Accumulation analysis and overall measurement to represent airborne toxic metals with passive tree bark biomonitoring technique in urban areas

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