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The application of mosses as biomonitors of trace elements and radionuclides in selected rural and urban areas affected by intense anthropogenic activity is reviewed. This technique is widely used in many countries in Europe (https://icpvegetation.ceh.ac.uk/), whereas it is scarcely used in Asia. The aim of the UNECE International Cooperative Program (ICP) Vegetation in the framework of the United Nations Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) is to identify the main polluted areas of Europe, produce regional maps and further develop the understanding of the long-range transboundary pollution [1, 2]. The idea of transferring this technology to the countries of Asia and the Pacific region is being discussed. In addition to terrestrial passive moss biomonitoring, potentialities of applying active moss biomonitoring (moss bags technique) are demonstrated. The results obtained at a local scale in the areas experiencing environmental stress can be used to establish levels of pollutant emissions and provide information to public health authorities.
Keywords: Moss biomonitoring, trace elements, radionuclides, anthropogenic impact
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Frontasyeva M. V., Steinnes E. and Harmens H. Monitoring long-term and large-scale deposition of air pollutants based on moss analysis. Chapter in a book “Biomonitoring of Air Pollution Using Mosses and Lichens: Passive and Active Approach ‒ State of the Art and Perspectives”, Edts. M. Aničić Urošević, G. Vuković, M. Tomašević, Nova Science Publishers, New-York, USA, 2016, pp. 246.
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Frontasyeva M., Harmens H., Uzhinskiy A., Chaligava O. and participants of the moss survey. Mosses as biomonitors of air pollution: 2015/2016 survey on heavy metals, nitrogen and POPs in Europe and beyond. Report of the ICP Vegetation Moss Survey Coordination Centre, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russian Federation, pp. 136. ISBN 978-5-9530-0508-1. http://www1.jinr.ru/Books/Books_rus.html
