Passive biomonitoring of airborne microplastics using lichens: A comparison between urban, natural and protected environments

Taurozzi, Davide; Gallitelli, Luca; Cesarini, Giulia; Romano, Susanna; Orsini, Monica; Scalici, Massimiliano

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108707

Environment International

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108707

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Passive biomonitoring of airborne microplastics using lichens: A comparison between urban, natural and protected environments

Davide Taurozzi,

Luca Gallitelli,

Giulia Cesarini

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Microplastics (MPs) persist for long periods in the environment, causing adverse effects on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The accumulation of MPs in various trophic levels mostly depends on weathering phenomena, their reduced dimensions and the improved bioavailability; this ultimately causes their ingestion by organisms living in different niches. The modern concern about MPs toxicity collides with the current unavailability of standardized and reliable methodologies to assess the risks associated with the exposure of organisms from different habitats. Hence, the identification and selection of appropriate biomonitors for MPs pollution risk assessment should focus on the identification of easy-to-implement assays, rapidly interpretable results (e.g., based on the MPs bioaccumulation capabilities in their tissues) and standardizable methodologies. The present review analyzed some emerging biomonitors exploited for MPs evaluation, selected and examined according to their potential use as specific biological indicators for diverse environments. The research was focused on plants, as biological models for airborne microfibers toxicity evaluation; mussels, as key organisms for the establishment of MPs accumulation in marine environments; land snails, representing emerging organisms selected for studies of MPs’ impact on soil. Furthermore, recent findings evidenced the influence of microplastics on the composition of environmental microbiota, enhancing pathogenic biofilms formation, leading to increased water, soil, food, crops and waste contamination. Disposing of harmonized and validated methods to study MPs’ impact on the environment, integrated with promising machine learning tools, might sensibly support the risk management strategies protecting human and animal health.

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Passive biomonitoring of airborne microplastics using lichens: A comparison between urban, natural and protected environments

Cited by 3 publications

References 83 publications

Spatiotemporal variation in the ingestion of microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial salamanders endemic to Türkiye

Spatiotemporal variation in the ingestion of microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial salamanders endemic to Türkiye

Microplastic atmospheric pollution in an urban Southern Brazil region: What can spider webs tell us?

Microplastics’ Impact on the Environment and the Challenging Selection of Reliable Key Biomonitors

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