PMID- 23202982
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130201
LR  - 20220330
IS  - 1873-6424 (Electronic)
IS  - 0269-7491 (Linking)
VI  - 173
DP  - 2013 Feb
TI  - Terrestrial mosses as biomonitors of atmospheric POPs pollution: a review.
PG  - 245-54
LID - S0269-7491(12)00444-7 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.005 [doi]
AB  - Worldwide there is concern about the continuing release of persistent organic 
      pollutants (POPs) into the environment. In this study we review the application 
      of mosses as biomonitors of atmospheric deposition of POPs. Examples in the 
      literature show that mosses are suitable organisms to monitor spatial patterns 
      and temporal trends of atmospheric concentrations or deposition of POPs. These 
      examples include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorobiphenyls 
      (PCBs), dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). 
      The majority of studies report on PAHs concentrations in mosses and relative few 
      studies have been conducted on other POPs. So far, many studies have focused on 
      spatial patterns around pollution sources or the concentration in mosses in 
      remote areas such as the polar regions, as an indication of long-range transport 
      of POPs. Very few studies have determined temporal trends or have directly 
      related the concentrations in mosses with measured atmospheric concentrations 
      and/or deposition fluxes.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Harmens, H
AU  - Harmens H
AD  - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor 
      LL57 2UW, UK. hh@ceh.ac.uk
FAU - Foan, L
AU  - Foan L
FAU - Simon, V
AU  - Simon V
FAU - Mills, G
AU  - Mills G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
DEP - 20121130
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Pollut
JT  - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
JID - 8804476
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Air Pollution/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Bryophyta/*chemistry
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/analogs & derivatives/analysis
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis
EDAT- 2012/12/04 06:00
MHDA- 2013/02/05 06:00
CRDT- 2012/12/04 06:00
PHST- 2012/07/23 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/10/01 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/10/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/12/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/12/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/02/05 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0269-7491(12)00444-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.005 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Pollut. 2013 Feb;173:245-54. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.005. Epub 2012 
      Nov 30.