Active moss biomonitoring technique for atmospheric elemental contamination in Hanoi using proton induced X-ray emission

Khiem, L. H.; Sera, K.; Hosokawa, T.; Nam, Le Dai; Quyet, Nguyen Huu; Frontasyeva, M. V.; My, Trinh Thi Thu; Zinicovscaia, Inga; Trung, T. D.; Hong, K. T.; Ngọc, Nguyễn Minh; Thang, Duong Van; Sơn, Nguyễn An; Thanh, Tran Thien; Xayheungsy, Sonexay

doi:10.1007/s10967-020-07253-y

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“…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. The main potential sources of pollution were suggested to include soil and road dusts emitted from traffic, industrial activities, biomass burning, and the sea [90], whereas only 24 µg/g was determined for the corresponding time for our species S. fallax. This indicates differences in the selection of the measurement site and the influence of the site on the level of contamination [91,92].…”

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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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“…Therefore, it was chosen for biomonitoring in our investigation of elemental atmospheric pollution in Lam Dong province. Barbula indica has been used in several previous investigations in Vietnam [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. The collection of the living moss at the field sites under investigation was performed in accordance with the guidelines of UNECE ICP [3].…”

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“…In Vietnam, investigations of air pollution using moss biomonitoring method have been performed in Hanoi and some other big cities [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Barbula Indica moss can be used for air pollution biomonitoring [3].…”

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Investigation of Elemental Deposition in Lamdong Province (Vietnam) by the Moss Biomonitoring Method and Neutron Activation Analysis

Nguyen,

Khiem

et al. 2023

Comm. Phys.

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The results of an investigation of heavy metal air pollution in Lamdong province (Vietnam) using the moss biomonitoring method are presented in this paper. Barbula Indica moss samples were collected at 30 different locations in Dalat and Baoloc, two major cities of Lamdong province. The concentrations of 10 heavy metal and metalloid elements, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, As, Hf, and Ta in the collected moss samples, were determined by the neutron activation analysis method using the nuclear reactor at the Nuclear Research Institute in Dalat. The results show that the air in Lamdong province may be polluted by Mn and is moderately polluted by Sc, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Zn, As, Hf and Ta. The main sources of heavy metal pollution in the Lamdong atmosphere may be soil dust, traffic emissions, industry, bauxite mining and refining, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and combustion of coal and oil. By comparing heavy element concentrations in the moss from Lamdong with that of Hanoi, Thainguyen, and several European countries, it is found that heavy metal air pollution in Lamdong is much lower than in Hanoi and Thainguyen and much higher than in the European countries.

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Studying airborne trace elements in featured areas in Red River Delta and South Central Vietnam using moss biomonitoring technique and neutron activation analysis

Tien

Khiem

et al. 2022

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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Active moss biomonitoring technique for atmospheric elemental contamination in Hanoi using proton induced X-ray emission

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 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

Investigation of Elemental Deposition in Lamdong Province (Vietnam) by the Moss Biomonitoring Method and Neutron Activation Analysis

Studying airborne trace elements in featured areas in Red River Delta and South Central Vietnam using moss biomonitoring technique and neutron activation analysis

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