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Assessment of the air quality in an industrial zone using active moss biomonitoring
The study aimed to evaluate the level of air contamination in the area around the Kosogorsky industrial enterprise in Tula, Russia, in the winter of...
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Looking at moss through the bioeconomy lens: biomonitoring, bioaccumulation, and bioenergy potential
AbstractThe field of bioeconomy has been experiencing a surge in interest in recent years as society increasingly recognizes the potential of...
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One year of active moss biomonitoring in the identification of PAHs in an urbanized area—prospects and implications
Classical monitoring of air pollution provides information on environmental quality but involves high costs. An alternative to this method is the use...
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Moss biomonitoring of air quality linked with trace metals pollution around a metallurgical complex in Elbasan, Albania
Anthropogenic pollution impacts human and environmental health, climate change, and air quality. Elbasan, an industrial town about 50 km from the...
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Active moss biomonitoring of airborne potentially toxic elements in recreational areas of Moscow
Active biomonitoring using the moss bag technique was applied to examine the atmospheric deposition of potentially toxic and other elements in...
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Moss as a passive biomonitoring tool for the atmospheric deposition and spatial distribution pattern of toxic metals in an industrial city
Anthropogenic pollution impacts human and environmental health, climate change, and air quality. Karabük, an industrial area from the Black Sea...
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Global ambient air quality monitoring: Can mosses help? A systematic meta-analysis of literature about passive moss biomonitoring
Surging incidents of air quality-related public health hazards, and environmental degradation, have prompted the global authorities to seek newer...
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Biomonitoring of airborne microplastics and microrubbers in Shiraz, Iran, using lichens and moss
HighlightsMicroplastics (MPs) and microrubbers (MRs) determined in lichens and mosses around Shiraz.
In lichens, MPs mainly thin fibres up to 1 MP g −1...
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Biomonitoring of transboundary pollutants using moss in Japan’s mountains
Long-range transported atmospheric pollutants (or transboundary pollutants) include trace metals with isotope ratios and compositions that vary from...
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Active biomonitoring of potentially toxic elements in urban air by two distinct moss species and two analytical techniques: a pan-Southeastern European study
This is the first study to use moss transplants as a biomonitoring technique and inductively plasma mass spectrometry to investigate airborne...
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Moss Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Trace Element Pollution in the Republic of Moldova
The moss biomonitoring technique was used for the assessment of air pollution in the Republic of Moldova, in the framework of the UNECE ICP...
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Spatial distribution and source analysis of airborne trace metal deposition using moss biomonitoring in Huai’an, China
Terrestrial mosses are tracers for studying atmospheric trace metal deposition and pollution. Here, Al, Fe, Zn, Mn, Ba, Cu, V, Cr, Pb, Ni, Co, and Cd...
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Assessment of Air Pollution in Ulaanbaatar Using the Moss Bag Technique
Active moss biomonitoring, the so-called moss bag technique, widely applied in many countries, for the first time, was applied to assess the air...
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The Effect of Heavy Industry on Air Pollution Studied by Active Moss Biomonitoring in Donetsk Region (Ukraine)
The active moss biomonitoring technique was applied to assess the environmental pollution in the Donetsk region and to compare the biomonitoring...
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The Evaluation of Air Quality in Albania by Moss Biomonitoring and Metals Atmospheric Deposition
This book provides an overview of air quality in Albania evaluated by moss biomonitoring and metals atmospheric deposition. It is based on the...
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Effects of tobacco smoke on indoor air quality: the use of mosses in biomonitoring
This research was carried out to assess the possibility of using Pleurozium schreberi mosses as bioindicators of atmospheric aerosol pollution in...
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Suitability of aquatic mosses for biomonitoring micro/meso plastics in freshwater ecosystems
BackgroundMesoplastics (5–25 mm) and microplastics (0.001–5 mm) are emerging pollutants of great concern. However, reliable methods of monitoring...
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Comparison of Spider Web and Moss Bag Biomonitoring to Detect Sources of Airborne Trace Elements
Atmospheric particulate matter has become a major issue in urban areas from both a health and an environmental perspective. In this context,...
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Moss biomonitoring and air pollution modelling on a regional scale: delayed reflection of industrial pollution in moss in a heavily polluted region?
A passive biomonitoring survey using terrestrial mosses was performed in a heavily polluted industrial region on the border between Czechia and...
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Nitrogen fixation associated with two cohabiting moss species expresses different patterns under Cu and Zn contamination
Nitrogen (N 2 ) fixation by moss-associated cyanobacteria is an important N source in pristine ecosystems. Previous studies have shown that...
