Mosses were proved as an ideal and reliable biomonitor as well as an indicator of
atmospheric trace metal pollution. They are used as model indicator species of air pollution …

Highlights•The first moss-made drug candidate successfully passed clinical trial phase I.•A
genetically engineered fragrant moss is on the market.•A bioactive ingredient from a moss is …

Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic metal and can cause severe damage to many organisms
under natural conditions. As an effective free radical scavenger and antioxidant, Melatonin …

Atmospheric pollutants are deposited onto the landscape as either wet or dry deposition.
However, traditional monitoring methods can be expensive; moss biomonitoring offers an …

Sphagnum farming can substitute peat with renewable biomass and thus help mitigate
climate change. Large volumes of the required founder material can only be supplied …

Transplanted mosses have been widely shown to be excellent tools for biomonitoring air
pollution; however, it is not clear how the functional groups present on their surfaces affect …

Despite its small size, a moss bag can reveal the different temporal and spatial deposition
patterns of pollutants at a particular site; therefore, researchers can use moss bags to …

Abstract Background Mesoplastics (5–25 mm) and microplastics (0.001–5 mm) are
emerging pollutants of great concern. However, reliable methods of monitoring these types …

Mosspheres are a kind of moss transplants which offer a novel approach for detecting
atmospheric pollution using devitalized mosses, as they reflect the atmospheric deposition …

As airborne pollution is recognised as the single largest environmental health hazard in
Europe, the necessity to develop effective systems for monitoring and reducing the level of …