Native and transplanted Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.)Mitt. as a bioindicator of N deposition in a heavily industrialized area of Upper Silesia (S Poland)

Kosior, Grzegorz; Samecka-Cymerman, Aleksandra; Chmielewski, A.G.; Wierzchnicki, R.; Derda, M.; Kempers, Alexander J.

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.086

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“…The technique of analyzing the contents of contaminants in mosses is known as passive biomonitoring. Moss transplants have also been used as an active biomonitors [22][23][24]. Transplants are often used while native mosses are absent.…”

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The Use of Moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. as Bioindicator of Radionuclide Contamination in Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia

Kosior

Dołhańczuk-Śródka

Ziembik

2017

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Abstract:Mosses are good bioaccumulators of radionuclides and from the 60 of the last century, they are used as bioindicators of radioactive contamination in the environment. Concentration of impurities in moss represent the accumulation in mosses during the past 2-3 years. As a result, the moss composition analysis provides information on an average contamination within a few vegetation seasons. During our survey the measurements of radionuclide activity concentrations in P. schreberi transplanted from places relatively clean to heavily contaminated areas of Upper Silesia were carried out. An increase in the radionuclides activity concentrations in P. schreberi transplants may indicate not only deposition of the radionuclides itself, but also an influx of other pollutants. The results showed no relationship between the Pb-210 activity concentration and activity concentrations of Pb-214, Bi-214, also belonging to the uranium-radium decay series. The increased concentration of Pb-210 in P. schreberi may be the result of the radionuclide atmospheric deposition, which appears in the environment as a result of fossil fuels burning. Excess, allogeneic Pb-210 can be used as marker of environmental pollution. In the areas with its higher activity concentration increased pollution can be expected delivered, for example, by local industry. The Project received financial assistance from the funds of the National Science Centre, granted by force of the decision no. UMO-2013/09/B/NZ8/03340 (NCN).

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The Use of Moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. as Bioindicator of Radionuclide Contamination in Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia

Kosior

Dołhańczuk-Śródka

Ziembik

2017

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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“…Biomonitoring is a method where living organisms, their parts, or even their products are used to quantitatively assess the quality of the environment (Markert 2007). In air pollution assessment, mosses (Kosior et al 2008;Kosior et al 2015;Schintu et al 2005), lichens (Ciężka et al 2018;Massimi et al 2019;Stojanowska et al 2020), tree leaves and needles (Górka et al 2020;Stojanowska et al 2021;Teper 2009;Wang et al 2015) are well-known and frequently used. One of the newest tools used in biomonitoring is the application of spider web.…”

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Health risk assessment in the vicinity of a copper smelter: particulate matter collected on a spider web

et al. 2022

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We used spider webs as a particulate matter (PM) sampler to assess the possible health risk to the inhabitants of Legnica city (Poland). We aimed to find out if it is a useful material and could provide reliable information. We selected two spider families (Agelenidae and Linyphiidae) whose webs structure enhances the PM accumulation. The collected particles were analysed using a Scanning Electron Microscope equipped with Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) which provided morphological and chemical information and allowed to indicate possible sources of pollution. The results showed that PM10, the fraction of particles smaller than 10 µm, was dominated by the particles of natural origin, while fine fractions were composed of diverse anthropogenic particles, whose origin can be connected with the activity of the copper smelter and in smaller quantity with the road traffic. The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk was assessed for these pathways: inhalation, ingestion, and dermal, for children and adults. The non-carcinogenic risk was very high (Hazard Index: HI > 1) both for children (Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd) and adults (Cu, As, Pb, Cd). Moreover, high carcinogenic risk (>10-4) was found in most of the sampling points. The study shows that spider webs are useful in biomonitoring of PM and can also be used for health risk assessment. In the studied region, it was found that the possible negative impact of air pollution on human health exists.

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“…The mosses are used as a tool for controlling the atmospheric pollution because: (i) cation exchange sites are present in their cell walls, (ii) they have simple root system, and (iii) there is lack of cuticula in their leaves, hence the pollutants are absorbed into their bodies very easily (Galsomies et al,1999;Fernándèz et al, 2000;Gerdol et al, 2000, Carballeira andFernándèz, 2002;Zechmeister et al, 2003 in Kosior et al, 2015). Mostly, moss samples are used for monitoring the atmosphere and the environment contaminated by heavy metals (Lippo et al, 1995;Migaszewski et al, 2011;Misra and Tandon, 2014;Cowden et al, 2015) and for assessing the anthropopressure by sulphur (Kosior et al, 2015) or nitrogen inputs (Kosior et al, 2008;Bonanno, 2013). One of the most popular and often used bioindicators, playing a very important role in monitoring the air quality, are lichens.…”

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Carbon, Nitrogen and Sulphur concentration and δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N values in Hypogymnia physodes within the montane area – preliminary data

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The contribution of C, N and S, as well as the isotopic composition of C and N of atmospheric pollutants, are assumed to be reflected in the organic compounds inbuilt into the lichen thallus. The chemical and isotopic analyses were carried out on lichen Hypogymnia physodes samples gathered from Picea abies and Larix decidua, collected in 13 sampling points located in Karkonoski National Park and its closest vicinity in 2011. The results for %C, %N and %S varied from 43.44 to 46.79%, from 0.86 to 1.85% and from 0.07 to 0.27 %, respectively. The δ13C values ranged from −26.6 to −24.6‰, whereas δ15N values varied from −13.0 to −6.8‰. The ranges in isotope composition suggest different sources of C and N for Karpacz compared to the remaining sampling sites. For Karpacz, the δ13C values suggest (in case the fractionation product-substrate does not exist and Δ=0) that the dominant sources are coal combustion processes, whereas for remaining sampling points, the δ13C values are ambiguous and are masked by many mixed natural and anthropogenic processes. With the same assumption that Δ=0, the δ15N values suggest that transport is not a dominant source of nitrogen within Karpacz city. Moreover, in this study we tested the possible fractionation (Δ) for carbon and nitrogen, assuming that within the investigated area, the source of carbon is probably CO2 and/or DIC (HCO3−) dissolved in precipitation, while the source of nitrogen is NOx and/or NO3− ion. The calculated fractionation factors were: (i) for gaseous carbon compounds ΔCO2-Corg value from −13.4 to −11.4‰, whereas for the ions form ΔHCO3−-Corg value from −16.6 to −14.6‰, (ii) for nitrogen gaseous compounds ΔNOx-Norg value between apx. −17 and −5‰, whereas for the ions form ΔNO3−-Norg value between −9.9 and −3.7‰.

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Native and transplanted Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.)Mitt. as a bioindicator of N deposition in a heavily industrialized area of Upper Silesia (S Poland)

Cited by 12 publications

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The Use of Moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. as Bioindicator of Radionuclide Contamination in Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia

The Use of Moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. as Bioindicator of Radionuclide Contamination in Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia

Health risk assessment in the vicinity of a copper smelter: particulate matter collected on a spider web

Carbon, Nitrogen and Sulphur concentration and δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N values in Hypogymnia physodes within the montane area – preliminary data

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Native and transplanted Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.)Mitt. as a bioindicator of N deposition in a heavily industrialized area of Upper Silesia (S Poland)

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The Use of Moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. as Bioindicator of Radionuclide Contamination in Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia

The Use of Moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. as Bioindicator of Radionuclide Contamination in Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia

Health risk assessment in the vicinity of a copper smelter: particulate matter collected on a spider web

Carbon, Nitrogen and Sulphur concentration and δ13C, δ15N values in Hypogymnia physodes within the montane area – preliminary data

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