Urban Atmospheric Environment Quality Assessment by Naturally Growing Bryophytes in Central China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15464699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yanbin Jiang (0000-0002-1426-5478, Huazhong Agricultural University), Xifeng Zhang (0000-0002-4337-2168, Northwest Normal University), Ronggui Hu (0000-0003-4740-6959, Huazhong Agricultural University), Jinsong Zhao (0000-0002-8289-2326, Huazhong Agricultural University), Miao Fan (Huazhong Agricultural University), Muhammad Shaaban (0000-0002-2314-7983, Bahauddin Zakariya University), Yupeng Wu (0000-0002-3034-0677, Huazhong Agricultural University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 4537-4537 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17124537 |
| PMID | 32599729 |
| OpenAlex | W3037213174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
Bryophytes are popular biomonitoring plants for atmospheric environments. The objectives of this study were to examine the characteristics of bryophyte communities, determine a suitable monitor species, and assess urban atmospheric environment quality by the joint use of bryophyte features and chemical properties in a large city in China. A pleurocarpous feather moss Haplocladium angustifolium was recognized as a good biomonitor of atmospheric deposition in central China by investigating bryophyte communities and habitat environment in various ecological function regions of the urban areas in Wuhan. The concentrations of trace elements, including As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, V, Pb, and Zn, in moss and soil samples from 25 sampling sites were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The concentrations of Cd and Zn in Haplocladium angustifolium collected from the entire study area were much higher than those in substrate soil. Cd was at the highest ecological risk level among the 10 elements, which contributed 34.5% to the potential ecological risk index (RI). An RI value of 392.8 indicated that urban atmospheric quality in Wuhan was in a considerable potential ecological risk. The index of atmospheric purity, regarding species richness, cover, and frequency of bryophytes, was spatially and negatively correlated with RI, also demonstrated the atmospheric quality. Effective measures should be considered to alleviate certain airborne trace element contamination and protect the environment and human health in this metropolis
Air quality index · Bioindicator · Biology · Biomonitoring · Bryophyte · Habitat · Moss · Species richness · Trace element · Botany and Plant Ecology Studies · Bryophyte Studies and Records · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Lichen and fungal ecology · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Pollution
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |