ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022
Biomonitoring of transboundary pollutants using moss in Japan's mountains.
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- Potentially Toxic Elements in Terrestrial Mosses in the Vicinity of a Stibnite Mine in Pinal de Amoles, Mexico.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of an aquatic liverwort and terrestrial moss as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate matter.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Long-range transported atmospheric pollutants (or transboundary pollutants) include trace metals with isotope ratios and compositions that vary from those of domestic pollutants, which threaten mountain ecosystems. These differences can be applied as indices to evaluate the influence of transboundary pollutants on mountain ecosystems. Mosses play important ecological functions in mountains and are sensitive to atmospheric deposition. Therefore, using these indices for moss biomonitoring can provide a more accurate indication of ecosystem health. However, studies on indices that are appropriate for moss biomonitoring are limited. Here, the effectiveness of moss biomonitoring using trace metal indices was examined to evaluate transboundary pollutants in mountainous areas in Japan. Transboundary pollutants in these areas originate from mainland Asia and are characterized by high lead isotope ratios, lead-to-zinc (Pb/Zn) ratios, and arsenic-to-vanadium (As/V) ratios. Given that the abundance of transboundary pollutants decreases with distance from mainland Asia, these three indices are also expected to vary with distance. The Pb isotope ratios were found to decrease with distance from mainland Asia; in contrast, the Pb/Zn and As/V ratios did not display any notable relationship with distance. These results are likely attributed to biological and environmental factors that affect trace metal content in moss. Thus, moss Pb isotope ratios are useful indicators of transboundary pollutants in Japan's mountains, offering an important tool for comparable moss biomonitoring studies in East Asia.
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