Biomonitoring of air borne metal pollution

Lodenius, Martin

doi:10.2495/air140071

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“…Measuring the accumulation of airborne pollutants in these organisms affords to assess spatial and temporal deposition patterns [24–30]. …”

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“…Due to their resistance to heavy metals and to their metabolism, that is strictly dependent on atmospheric exchanges, mosses and lichens have been successfully used for decades to monitor trace elements deposition. Measuring the accumulation of airborne pollutants in these organisms affords to assess spatial and temporal deposition patterns [ 24 – 30 ].…”

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Sarcoidosis in an Italian province. Prevalence and environmental risk factors

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Background and aimSarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease whose causes are still unknown and for which epidemiological data are often discordant. The aim of our study is to investigate prevalence and spatial distribution of cases, and identify environmental exposures associated with sarcoidosis in an Italian province.MethodsAfter georeferentiation of cases, the area under study was subdivided with respect to Municipality and Health Districts and to the altitude in order to identify zonal differences in prevalence. The bioaccumulation levels of 12 metals in lichen tissues were analyzed, in order to determine sources of air pollution. Finally, the analysis of the correlation between metals and between pickup stations was performed.Results223 patients were identified (58.3% female and 41.7% male of total) and the mean age was 50.6±15.4 years (53.5±15.5 years for the females and 46.5±14.4 for the males). The mean prevalence was 49 per 100.000 individuals. However, we observed very heterogeneous prevalence in the area under study. The correlations among metals revealed different deposition patterns in lowland area respect to hilly and mountain areas.ConclusionsThe study highlights a high prevalence of sarcoidosis cases, characterized by a very inhomogeneous and patchy distribution with phenomena of local aggregation. Moreover, the bioaccumulation analysis was an effective method to identify the mineral particles that mostly contribute to air pollution in the different areas, but it was not sufficient to establish a clear correlation between the onset of sarcoidosis and environmental risk factors.

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“…Measuring the accumulation of airborne pollutants in these organisms affords to assess spatial and temporal deposition patterns [24–30]. …”

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Sarcoidosis in an Italian province. Prevalence and environmental risk factors

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“…Those processes could explain the high concentration of some elements in S. globosus and the ensemble showed in Figure 2 with fruticose lichens. In addition [28], found in mosses samples from dry and barren Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems, that raw concentrations of elements often refl ect the biogeochemical nature of soils and rocks rather than atmospheric input, generally Al, Fe, Cr, and other lithophile elements.…”

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Lichen as biomonitor of atmospheric elemental composition from Potter Peninsula, 25 de Mayo (King George) Island, Antarctica

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2018

Ann Mar Sci

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Lichens are powerful biomonitor of airborne pollution around point sources or long range transport because they are perennial allowing bioindication at long period. The element concentrations in foliose and fruticose lichen species from Potter Peninsula located in 25 de Mayo (King George) Island is reported. The coeffi cient of the variation for most of the elements was up to 50% except for as and Br, K and Se. The Principal Component Analysis showed differences among sampling sites according to human activities respect to the special protected areas. Aluminium, Cr, Hg, Pb and Se concentrations are linked local waste burning, global inputs, and the melt-water processes, while Br and Se were associated with marine biogenic cycle. This information could be a valuable tool for future atmospheric studies.

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“…However, the problem might occur with collecting mosses (the same problem as with lichens) from a clean area for transplantation. For instance, in northern countries, terrestrial mosses are covered by snow in winter (Lodenius, 2014). Thus, it could complicate the collection of mosses for transplantation, whereas with spider webs, the clean material can be obtained from laboratory‐bred spiders.…”

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The use of spider webs in the monitoring of air quality—A review

Stojanowska

Zeynalli

Wróbel

et al. 2022

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Methods for using spider webs as passive air samplers have been developed over recent years and reported in more than a dozen articles. In this article, we present the typical procedures followed when using this new tool and critically review its application in air pollution assessment. To understand the state of research and application of spider webs in this field, we describe some advantages and disadvantages of their use in the analyses of air contaminants. The aim is to summarize the current knowledge on this subject, highlight gaps in the present studies, and arouse the interest of scientists on this issue. The increased effort could result in the standardization of the method at the national and international level.

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Biomonitoring of air borne metal pollution

Cited by 5 publications

References 50 publications

Sarcoidosis in an Italian province. Prevalence and environmental risk factors

Sarcoidosis in an Italian province. Prevalence and environmental risk factors

Lichen as biomonitor of atmospheric elemental composition from Potter Peninsula, 25 de Mayo (King George) Island, Antarctica

The use of spider webs in the monitoring of air quality—A review

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