Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface: Biomonitoring of Air Pollution using Mosses and Lichens ‒ General Aspects
Chapter 1. Monitoring Long-Term and Large-Scale Deposition of Air Pollutants based on Moss Analysis
M. V. Frontasyeva, E. Steinnes and H. Harmens (Department of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Division of Nuclear Physics, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russian Federation, and others)
Chapter 2. Passive Moss Biomonitoring: Atmospheric Deposition of Radionuclides – Methodological Aspects and Practical Limitations
Eiliv Steinnes (Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway)
Chapter 3. Is Moss Bag Biomonitoring Suitable Method for Assessment of Intricate Urban Air Pollution?
Gordana Vuković and Mira Aničić Urošević (Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)
Chapter 4. Nonmetal (C, N, P, S) Air Pollution: Assessment by Passive and Active Moss Biomonitoring
Grzegorz P. Kosior (Department of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University, Wrocław, Poland)
Chapter 5. May Lichen Biomonitoring of Air Pollution Serve for the Implementation of Waste Management Policies?
Stefano Loppi and Luca Paoli (Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy)
Chapter 6. Biomonitoring of Airborne Persistent Organic Pollutants using Lichens
Sofia Augusto, Vertika Shukla, Dalip Kumar Upreti, Luca Paoli, Andrea Vannini, Stefano Loppi, Cristina Nerín, Celia Domeño and Marta Schuhmacher (TecnATox, Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, and others)
Chapter 7. Comparison of Lichen and Moss Bags as Monitoring Devices of Airborne Trace Elements and PAHs
Flavia De Nicola, Paola Adamo and Simonetta Giordano (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università del Sannio, Benevento, Italy, and others)
Chapter 8. Enviromagnetic Biomonitoring: New Directions in Air Quality Assessment using Mosses and Lichens
Hanna Salo (Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku, Finland)
Index
Reviews
“Bioindication/biomonitoring by moss and lichens is one of the most successful techniques within the field of monitoring water and air pollution. This book provides a comprehensive overview of active and passive monitoring of various toxic substances by moss and lichens. It is a valuable contribution that underpins the scientific reliability of low-cost pollution monitoring.” – Dr. habil. Harald G. Zechmeister, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
“This book gives a state-of-the-art overview of the current knowledge on the use of mosses and lichens as active and passive biomonitors of persistent pollutants. The authors of the eight chapters have long research experience and international reputation in the field of biomonitoring, and they constitute an assurance of the scientific quality of the book. In my opinion, this update on the methodology of active and passive biomonitoring of persistent atmospheric pollutants will be very useful for experts and practitioners.” – Professor Dr. Roberto Bargagli, Head of PhD School on “Environmental, Geological, and Polar Sciences and Technologies” & Department Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
“The use of lichens and mosses is recognized as one of the most successful techniques for characterizing pollutants in the atmosphere. This book reviews the applications of this tool to multiple scenarios of air pollution, and it is an important contribution that disseminates scientific support to all stakeholders working in environmental issues.” – Dr. Pedro Pinho, CERENA – Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente & cE3c – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
“Leading experts in their fields offer a complete and up-to-date account of all various air pollutants. This excellent book is extremely valuable and is a ‘must-have’ for all students and beginning PhD students, professionals, and senior scientists in the field of moss and lichen bio-monitoring. The book clearly describes future perspectives and the potential of involving moss and lichen monitoring techniques in national and international air monitoring programs. It is without doubt that this book offers an important step forward toward a new and more complete monitoring of air pollution. This is THE next book to read for everybody involved in air pollution monitoring, and THE reference for moss and lichen bio-monitoring!” – Professor Dr. Ir. Roeland Samson, Head of Laboratory of Environmental and Urban Ecology, Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
Additional Information
The audiences of the proposed publication are scientists/research groups in the field of Environmental Sciences, predominantly in Ecology, Atmospheric Science/Air pollution and Chemistry. The proposed book is of interest for undergraduate/graduate/PhD students and lecturers. In addition, since the book is focused on biomonitoring as a simple tool for estimating patterns of atmospheric pollution, it could influence environmental policy makers/state and city authorities contributing by the process of building new implementations.
