Studying the influence of seasonal conditions and period of exposure on trace element concentrations in the moss-transplant Pylaisia polyantha

Rogova, N. S.; Ryzhakova, Nadezhda K.; Gusvitskii, Kair; Eruntsov, Vyacheslav

doi:10.1007/s10661-021-08900-x

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“…During the experiment, the exposed mosses significantly decreased their photosystem II activity. The rate of accumulation of elements depends on environmental conditions [51]; in the same way, the result of a photosynthetic activity measurement is dependent on the conditions under which it is performed [52]. Sudden changes in environmental conditions and (associated with it) stress cause the moss condition to deteriorate [53,54].…”

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Is Active Moss Biomonitoring Comparable to Air Filter Standard Sampling?

Świsłowski

Nowak

Ziembik

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Recently, significant attention has been paid to air quality awareness and its impact on human health, especially in urban agglomerations. Many types of dust samplers for air quality monitoring are used by governmental environmental monitoring agencies. However, these techniques are associated with high costs; as a consequence, biological methods such as active moss biomonitoring are being developed. The main disadvantages of such techniques are the lack of standardization of the preparation procedures and the lack of reliable comparisons of results with data from instrumental analyses. Our study aimed to compare the results obtained from active biomonitoring with the use of three moss species: Pleurozium schreberi, Sphagnum fallax and Dicranum polysetum. Samples were exposed via the moss-bag technique to measure the concentrations of analytes (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Pb) which had accumulated among the total suspended particulates (TSP) collected from the filters of a dust collector in the city of Opole (Opole voivodeship, Poland). With regard to the physicochemical and biological traits of the mosses, their assessed lifetime and actual photochemical efficiency (yield) following exposure were meagre, which may have been related to the change of environment and their exposure to pollutants. When comparing the results obtained by the two methods used to monitor air pollution, the biomonitoring method was found to be incompletely consistent with the reference method. Biological monitoring using mosses must be carefully considered depending on the monitoring objectives, the required level of sensitivity and quality of measurement and the type of pollutant.

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Is Active Moss Biomonitoring Comparable to Air Filter Standard Sampling?

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Nowak

Ziembik

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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“…As mentioned earlier, for active biomonitoring, such long study periods (conducting long-term exposure periods) are not used. Most often, these are short periods of up to six months [50], although usually up to 12 weeks of sample exposure [51][52][53][54][55]. There are only a few studies describing the exposure of mosses over a longer period [37,56].…”

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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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