Lichens and mosses as biomonitors of indoor pollution

L Paoli, E Bandoni, L Sanità di Toppi - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human exposure to pollutants in indoor environments is a relevant health
concern. Long-term monitoring data in indoor environments are largely missing due to a lack …

Looking at moss through the bioeconomy lens: biomonitoring, bioaccumulation, and bioenergy potential

Z Khalid, B Singh - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
The field of bioeconomy has been experiencing a surge in interest in recent years as society
increasingly recognizes the potential of utilizing renewable biological resources to create …

[HTML][HTML] Mosses as a biomonitor to identify elements released into the air as a result of car workshop activities

P Świsłowski, K Vergel, I Zinicovscaia, M Rajfur… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human activity as a result of civilization development contributes to creating new sources of
environmental pollution. Air pollution is one of the major problems because it affects the …

Source identification of pollution and health risks to metals in household indoor and outdoor dust: A cross-sectional study in a typical mining town, China

S Cao, D Wen, X Chen, X Duan, L Zhang, B Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dust is regarded as an important pathway of heavy metal (loid) s to the human body. Health
risks posed by metal (loid) s from household dust are of particular concern. However, the …

Assessment of house dust trace elements and human exposure in Ankara, Turkey

HK Gul, G Gullu, P Babaei, A Nikravan… - … science and pollution …, 2023 - Springer
One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is leading people remain at homes longer
than ever. Considering the elongation of the time people spend indoors, the potential health …

Biomonitoring of Airborne Microplastic Deposition in Semi-Natural and Rural Sites Using the Moss Hypnum cupressiforme

F Capozzi, MC Sorrentino, E Cascone, M Iuliano… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
We show that the native moss Hypnum cupressiforme can be used as a biomonitor of
atmospheric microplastics (MPs). The moss was collected in seven semi-natural and rural …

Moss bags as biomonitors of atmospheric microplastic deposition in urban environments

C Bertrim, J Aherne - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The atmosphere is an important transport pathway of microplastics to
remote and urban environments. We assessed the efficacy of moss bags as an active …

Moss-bag technique as an approach to monitor elemental concentration indoors

M Rajfur, I Zinicovscaia, N Yushin, P Świsłowski… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The moss-bag technique has been used for many decades to monitor outdoor pollution.
More recently, however, the method has been used to monitor indoor air pollution (IAP), as …

Mobile biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution: A new perspective for the moss-bag approach

MC Sorrentino, F Capozzi, K Wuyts, S Joosen… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work the potential of moving moss-bags, fixed to bicycles, to intercept particulate
matter (PM) and linked metal (loid) s was tested for the first time. Seven volunteers carried …

Assessment of air pollution at the indoor environment of a shooting range using lichens as biomonitors

G Sujetovienė, J Česynaitė - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the study was to examine the changes in ecophysiological parameters and
accumulation of heavy metals in lichens transplanted to a shooting-range environment …