Mapping and spatial prediction of (Na, Cl, Ca, and Mg) atmospheric deposition in moss samples: a study in the Kaliningrad region, Russia

Abdo, Sheyar; Koroleva, Yulia

doi:10.1007/s12517-023-11772-9

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“…A 10-week exposure period of Sphagnum girgensohnii mosses in the vicinity of the airport indicates an average maximum concentration of this element at around 500 µg/g, whereas for our species S. fallax, such a concentration was only obtained after 7 months of exposure [87]. This indicates that the distance from the emitter and the specificity of the emitter significantly affects the result and the obtained concentrations of individual elements [80,88]. This is also confirmed by the determined iron concentrations, which were about 20,000 µg/g for our mosses after 11 months of exposure, whereas for half the time, moss bags with Ceratodon purpureus and Brachythecium campestre moss species were exposed for 6 months in the surroundings of two steelworks, a power station, and two parks, and iron concentrations averaged over 54,500 and 42,500 mg/kg, respectively [89].…”

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Assessment of Atmospheric Pollution by Selected Elements and PAHs during 12-Month Active Biomonitoring of Terrestrial Mosses

Rajfur,

Stoica,

Świsłowski

et al. 2024

Atmosphere

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Biomonitoring studies are most often used in short-term study periods to quickly obtain information on the state/quality of the environment and its pollution levels. Performing long-term surveys involves a prolonged wait for the result and is therefore not often used and is rather associated with classical air quality monitoring. The aim of this study was to evaluate atmospheric air pollution by selecting 16 elements and 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons conducted as part of a 12-month ‘moss-bag’ technique of an active biomonitoring method with the use of three moss species: Pleurozium schreberi, Sphagnum fallax, and Dicranum polysetum. All analytes were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). As a result of the experiment, it was found that the concentrations of all elements increased with time of exposure. The total sum of them in D. polysetum moss was 30% and 60% more than in P. schreberi and S. fallax, respectively, which allows us to consider this species’ broader use in active biomonitoring. For PAHs analysis, the best biomonitor in time was P. schreberi, which accumulated 25% and 55% more than S. fallax and D. polysetum, respectively. In this one-year study, most organic compounds accumulated between 5 and 6 months of exposure, depending on the species. Given the low-cost nature of active biomonitoring, it should be concluded that mosses could be used in long-term monitoring of the quality of the atmospheric aerosol in terms of element and organic compound concentration in air.

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