Use of Atmospheric Epiphyte Tillandsia usneoides (Bromeliaceae) as Biomonitor

Abstract

The great benefit sustainability of ecotechnology requires an effective policy supported by social perception, an incorporate with the environment impact assessments, cost-benefit analysis and intellectual property. Ecotechnology of phytoremediation is cost effective and ecologically friendly in which plant utilizes its natural abilities to restore environment. It is the use of green plant based systems to remediate contaminated soils, sediments, water or air. Some epiphyte plants, especially those from Spanish moss, Tillandsia useneoides (Bromeliaceae), known as air plants, has been widely used in biomonitoring studies of air pollution in South America countries. The aim of this paper was to review the biological living of T. useneoides and applications for applying our current research in summer monsoon rain and rainy season in Southern Thailand .

Exploring research on ecotechnology through artificial intelligence and bibliometric maps

“…Another important area to highlight on the map is Cluster 2, which comprises two countries on the Indochinese peninsula: Vietnam and Thailand. Their ECT research has the highest normalized impact, mainly using phytoremediation as an eco-friendly solution to restore the environment [ [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] ] and developing sustainable policies for technological intervention in delta environments [ 26 ]. This is particularly relevant for Vietnam.…”

Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment: A Multidisciplinary Study

“…Biomonitoring air quality study has rapidly increased over recent decades as an inexpensive and efficient alternative where are used different bio-organisms such as lichen, mosses, tree bark, and Spanish mosses (bromeliad genus) methods, which have been widely used to estimate air pollution, especially of airborne elements during determined period time, low cost, and in several geographical areas simultaneously.Tillandsia genus or air plants are epiphytic plants of the Bromeliaceae family, which are widely distributed on their native habitat in the southern United States, Central, and South America, with a large number of species. These species grows slowly, has an extraordinary ability to obtain water and nutrients from the atmosphere through their leaves called trichomes and are resistant to hydric stress[169].Among all the species, Tillandsia usneoides and/or Tillandsia capillaris have been more employed as biomonitors of toxic trace elements in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, USA, and Thailand[71,141,142,144,151,[170][171][172], and in Chile, Mexico and Paraguay were used Tillandsia recurvata[83,173,174].…”