Although the moss bag technique has been used for active biomonitoring for the past
40years, there is still no standardized protocol that enables application of the technique as a …

Long-range transport and residence time of elemental Hg (Hg°) in air promote global
dispersion and deposition in remote ecosystems. Many biotic and abiotic factors contribute …

Heavy metal air pollution poses a serious threat to human health and the environment in
Chinese tourist cities. In this study, we investigated the temporal and spatial variations of …

To develop an internationally standardized protocol for the moss bag technique application,
the research team participating in the FP7 European project “MOSSclone” focused on the …

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 …

Mosses, lichens and cellulose filters were exposed for 17weeks at four urban monitoring
stations in Naples (S Italy) to assess the accumulation of airborne Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr …

For the first time until now, the results from a prediction model (Atmospheric Dispersion
Modelling System (ADMS)-Road) of pollutant dispersion in a street canyon were compared …

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 …

Abstract Concentrations of 12 elements (Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb and Zn)
and 16 EPA-listed PAHs were detected in Quercus ilex leaves and the epiphytic moss …

The present study analyzes the results of a biomonitoring campaign, carried out by means of
Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. moss bags around an oil refinery, located in the southwestern …