Are <i>Grimmia</i> Mosses Good Biomonitors for Urban Atmospheric Metallic Pollution? Preliminary Evidence from a French Case Study on Cadmium

Are <i>Grimmia</i> Mosses Good Biomonitors for Urban Atmospheric Metallic Pollution? Preliminary Evidence from a French Case Study on Cadmium

Assessment of human exposure to atmospheric metals is a challenge, and mosses seem to be good biomonitors to help this purpose. Lacking roots, they are easy to collect and analyze. However, to our knowledge, no formal comparison was made between cadmium (Cd) measurements in <i>Grimmia</i>...

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Main Authors: Bartholomé Vieille, Isabelle Albert, Sébastien Leblond, Florian Couvidat, Éric Parent, Caroline Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
atmospheric metal in France
biomonitor
pollution
cadmium
moss
CHIMERE
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/4/491

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