Biomonitoring for watershed protection from a multiscale land-use perspective

K De Mello, RH Taniwaki, DR Macedo, CG Leal… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The types and intensification of land use in the watershed affect the living organisms in
aquatic ecosystems differently; this impact will also vary according to temporal and spatial …

[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 …

Optimizing plant biomonitoring for Cd pollution

ilknur Zeren Cetin - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2024 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd), a significant environmental pollutant, is highly toxic to humans, animals, and
plants. Its harmful effects are notable even at low concentrations, and it persists in biological …

Accumulation analysis and overall measurement to represent airborne toxic metals with passive tree bark biomonitoring technique in urban areas

K Isinkaralar, O Isinkaralar, I Koc, H Cobanoglu… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Authorities have long proved the utility of bioindicators in monitoring the state of
environmental pollution. Some biological indicators can measure environmental pollutant …

Exploring the barriers to and potential for sustainable transitions in urban–rural systems through participatory causal loop diagramming of the food–energy–water …

M Zellner, D Massey, A Rozhkov, JT Murphy - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Understanding Food–Energy–Water (FEW) systems is crucial in order to plan for a resilient
and sustainable future of interdependent urban–rural regions. While research tends to focus …

Evaluation of Orthotrichum lyellii moss as a biomonitor of diesel exhaust

C Zuidema, M Paulsen, CD Simpson… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exhaust from diesel combustion engines is an important contributor to urban air pollution
and poses significant risk to human health. Diesel exhaust contains a chemical class known …

Using human health disparities and salmon health to guide spatial prioritization of green stormwater infrastructure

EE Hegeman, PS Levin - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Stormwater pollution is pervasive in urban environments and has negative consequences
for both the people and ecosystems that occur within these regions. These pollutants cause …

Assessment of the air quality in an industrial zone using active moss biomonitoring

P Świsłowski, M Rajfur - International Journal of Environmental Science …, 2024 - Springer
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 2021/2022. For the study …

Heavy metals in moss guide environmental justice investigation: A case study using community science in Seattle, WA, USA

SE Jovan, C Zuidema, MM Derrien, AL Bidwell… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metal concentrations often vary at small spatial scales not captured by air monitoring
networks, with implications for environmental justice in industrial‐adjacent communities …

Evaluation of an aquatic liverwort and terrestrial moss as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate matter

C Gómez-Ensastegui, P Avila-Pérez… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
In this study, the capacity of the aquatic liverwort Ricciocarpus natans L. and the terrestrial
moss Entodon serrulatus Mitt. as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate …