Improved biomonitoring of airborne contaminants by combined use of holm oak leaves and epiphytic moss

Nicola, Flavia De; Spagnuolo, Valeria; Baldantoni, Daniela; Sessa, Ludovica; Alfani, Anna; Bargagli, Roberto; Monaci, Fabrizio; Terracciano, Stefano; Giordano, Simonetta

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.050

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“…In this way, biomonitors like conifer needles (Ratola et al, 2010), deciduous leaves (De Nicola et al, 2013), lichens (Blasco et al, 2011) and mosses/bryophytes (Foan et al, 2014) can be a useful strategy to monitor the exposure of wildlife and human populations to these pollutants. Due to the lack of root system and cuticle, as well as their high cationic exchange capacity and surface area to volume ratio, mosses are excellent subjects for biomonitoring (Harmens et al, 2013).…”

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Mosses as an integrating tool for monitoring PAH atmospheric deposition: Comparison with total deposition and evaluation of bioconcentration factors. A year-long case-study

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) atmospheric deposition was evaluated at a remote site in Northern Spain using moss biomonitoring with Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp., and by measuring the total deposition fluxes of PAHs. The year-long study allowed seasonal variations of PAH content in mosses to be observed, and these followed a similar trend to those of PAH fluxes in total deposition. Generally, atmospheric deposition of PAHs is greater in winter than in summer, due to more PAH emissions from domestic heating, less photoreactivity of the compounds, and intense leaching of the atmosphere by wet deposition. However, fractionation of these molecules between the environmental compartments occurs: PAH fluxes in total deposition and PAH concentrations in mosses are correlated with their solubility (r=0.852, p<0.01) and lipophilic properties (KOW, r=0.768, p<0.01), respectively. This annual study therefore showed that atmospheric PAH fluxes can be estimated with moss biomonitoring data if the bioconcentration or 'enriching' factors are known.

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Mosses as an integrating tool for monitoring PAH atmospheric deposition: Comparison with total deposition and evaluation of bioconcentration factors. A year-long case-study

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“…Both vascular plants and cryptogams, like lichens and mosses, have been successfully used as Hg bioaccumulators [13]. Although studies have mainly focused on comparing the performances of allochthonous biomonitors in accumulating air pollutants [14][15][16][17], there is still a lack of studies specifically aimed at comparing the results of biomonitoring surveys (BSs) carried out in the same pollution scenario, but using different biomonitors.…”

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Congruence Evaluation of Mercury Pollution Patterns Around a Waste Incinerator over a 16-Year-Long Period Using Different Biomonitors

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To date, there has been an ever-increasing interest in complementary air monitoring techniques, which may fill the deficiencies of air quality networks. The present work reports the results concerning five biomonitoring surveys (BSs) performed in the proximity of a waste incinerator (WI) over a 16-year period. Hg emission related to the WI activity was monitored by means of both active and passive BSs based on three photosynthetically-active biomonitors (i.e., two epiphytic lichens: Pseudevernia furfuracea and Xanthoria parietina; one vascular plant: Robinia pseudoacacia) collected or exposed before and/or after the WI installation, and after a four-month period of inactivity. Hg concentration values observed in biomonitor samples varied according to the implemented species and to the status of WI plant (active vs. inactive). Our data demonstrate that, in the same pollution scenario, P. furfuracea accumulates three times more Hg than both X. parietina and R. pseudoacacia. The results are discussed in the context of the actual European Union directives concerning air pollution monitoring and assessment, revealing that both active and passive BSs are efficient tools to provide a reliable estimation of the spatial changes of Hg concentrations in the environment.

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“…Перенос элементов, связанных с частицами, внутрь растения осуществляется путем растворения частиц на влажных листьях; полученный раствор диффундирует сквозь кутикулу или проникает через трещины в ней [10]. Исследования содержания ПАУ в листьях Quercus ilex и эпифитном мхе Leptodon smithii в городских районах показали, что листья дуба с мощной восковой кутикулой активнее накапливали ПАУ, чем мох [18].…”

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Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in plants of tundra affected by thermal power station in the vicinities of Vorkuta

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Статья поступила в редакцию 27 декабря 2017 г. Изучено накопление полициклических ароматических углеводородов (ПАУ) лишайниками, растениями и почвами в зонах действия ТЭС. Изменение содержания ПАУ в почве происходило с пиком накопления в 1 км от ТЭС и превышало фоновые значения в 3-3,5 раза. Мхи и лишайники более активно поглощали ПАУ, чем голубика обыкновенная. Для всех исследованных видов выявлено снижение поверхностного накопления при наибольшем общем содержании в них ПАУ. Содержание ПАУ в растениях снижалось с удалением от ТЭС, превышая фоновые значения в 2-5 раз. Мох плевроциум Шребера рекомендуется использовать для биоиндикации загрязнения ПАУ.

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Improved biomonitoring of airborne contaminants by combined use of holm oak leaves and epiphytic moss

Cited by 55 publications

References 44 publications

Mosses as an integrating tool for monitoring PAH atmospheric deposition: Comparison with total deposition and evaluation of bioconcentration factors. A year-long case-study

Mosses as an integrating tool for monitoring PAH atmospheric deposition: Comparison with total deposition and evaluation of bioconcentration factors. A year-long case-study

Congruence Evaluation of Mercury Pollution Patterns Around a Waste Incinerator over a 16-Year-Long Period Using Different Biomonitors

Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in plants of tundra affected by thermal power station in the vicinities of Vorkuta

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