The Effect of Heavy Industry on Air Pollution Studied by Active Moss Biomonitoring in Donetsk Region (Ukraine)

Sergeeva, Anastasiya; Zinicovscaia, Inga; Vergel, Konstantin; Yushin, Nikita; Urošević, Mira Aničić

doi:10.1007/s00244-021-00834-2

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“…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]. Another example shows much lower determined Fe concentrations, where an average of 1236 mg/kg for the Hanoi region was determined for the moss S. girgensohnii after 2 months.…”

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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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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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“…Secondly, the active biomonitoring technique involves the use of moss transplants or moss bags. It is widely used in areas where the targeted mosses are rarely found and insufficient in the study area, such as highly urban and industrial areas [17][18]23]. The active technique has some advantages over the passive one: i) it can be used in areas where the native mosses are scarce or insufficient, ii) the exposure time is known, and iii) it allows air monitoring at high resolution such that the mosses can be placed in areas as much as needed.…”

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Photosynthesis-related Parameters in Leucobryum aduncum Moss Bags as Bioindicators of Environmental Stress Caused by Road Traffic

Boonpeng,

Butrid,

Pischom

et al. 2024

App. Envi. Res.

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The physiological response in moss samples is often used as an early warning signal of environmental stress caused by air pollution. This study aimed to test the efficiency of photosynthesis-related parameters in Leucobryum aduncum moss bags as bioindicators of environmental stress related to road traffic. The moss samples were collected and prepared in a relatively unpolluted area and then transplanted at 7 sites in forested, rural, and urban areas. The moss samples were picked up after being exposed for 1 and 3 months for physiological measurements. The results showed that the average values of all physiological parameters were highest in the forested area and lowest in the urban area. All parameters at most roadside (R site) sites were lower or significantly lower than those at the site away from the road (A site). This was particularly true for the 3-month exposure period, suggesting that the length of exposure should be longer than 1 month, but exposure up to 3 months could fully damage the photosystem II (PSII) and destroy the moss bags. The vitality index (VI) also clearly indicated that the moss bags were more affected in the urban area, at the R sites, and at the 3-month exposure. Among all six parameters, the most susceptible parameter was the chlorophyll fluorescence parameter (Fv/Fm), followed by the total carotenoids, chlorophyll a, total chlorophylls, chlorophyll b, and chlorophyll a degradation (OD435/OD415). The moss bag technique used in this study did not negatively affect the studied physiological parameters, but a great elevation difference could affect the moss bag physiology. This study illustrated that the photosynthesis-related parameters of L. aduncum moss bags can be used as effective bioindicators of environmental stress caused by road traffic. This study is among the priority studies of moss bioindication of air pollution in Thailand and can pave the way for future studies.

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Moss as a passive biomonitoring tool for the atmospheric deposition and spatial distribution pattern of toxic metals in an industrial city

Isinkaralar,

Świsłowski,

Isinkaralar

et al. 2024

Environ Monit Assess

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The Effect of Heavy Industry on Air Pollution Studied by Active Moss Biomonitoring in Donetsk Region (Ukraine)

Cited by 14 publications

References 35 publications

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

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

Photosynthesis-related Parameters in Leucobryum aduncum Moss Bags as Bioindicators of Environmental Stress Caused by Road Traffic

Moss as a passive biomonitoring tool for the atmospheric deposition and spatial distribution pattern of toxic metals in an industrial city

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