Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers

Autores
Grifoni, Lisa; Jafarova, Mehriban; la Colla, Noelia Soledad; Aherne, Julian; Raulli, Alessio; Loppi, Stefano
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2025
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Interest in using lichens and mosses to monitor airborne microplastics is growing, but few studies have thoroughly compared their effectiveness as biomonitors. Here, we directly compare the ability of lichen and moss transplants collected from a rural area to accumulate microfibers (MFs) and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) under the same deployment conditions. Transplants (n = 60; triplicates for both lichen and moss) were co-deployed on tree branches across a range of urban exposure sites (e.g., commercial and residential areas and urban parks) for 77 days in Siena, Italy. The results showed that both biomonitors accumulated similar amounts of MFs, in terms of counts and on a mass basis, but when expressed on a surface area basis, lichens showed significantly higher values. Irrespective of the metric, lichen and moss MF accumulation data were strongly correlated. In contrast, there was no correlation between MFs and PTEs, suggesting that their sources were different. MFs accumulated by lichen and moss transplants were dominated by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene polymers, suggesting that the main source of airborne MFs is synthetic textiles. Our results suggest that both lichen and moss transplants can be effectively used as low-cost monitors of atmospheric MFs in urban areas in support of the sustainable development goal of clean air.
Fil: Grifoni, Lisa. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Jafarova, Mehriban. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia. Trent University (trent University);
Fil: la Colla, Noelia Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Aherne, Julian. Trent University (trent University);
Fil: Raulli, Alessio. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia
Fil: Loppi, Stefano. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia
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AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERE
BIOMONITORING
MICROPLASTICS
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spelling Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne MicrofibersGrifoni, LisaJafarova, Mehribanla Colla, Noelia SoledadAherne, JulianRaulli, AlessioLoppi, StefanoAIR QUALITYATMOSPHEREBIOMONITORINGMICROPLASTICShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Interest in using lichens and mosses to monitor airborne microplastics is growing, but few studies have thoroughly compared their effectiveness as biomonitors. Here, we directly compare the ability of lichen and moss transplants collected from a rural area to accumulate microfibers (MFs) and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) under the same deployment conditions. Transplants (n = 60; triplicates for both lichen and moss) were co-deployed on tree branches across a range of urban exposure sites (e.g., commercial and residential areas and urban parks) for 77 days in Siena, Italy. The results showed that both biomonitors accumulated similar amounts of MFs, in terms of counts and on a mass basis, but when expressed on a surface area basis, lichens showed significantly higher values. Irrespective of the metric, lichen and moss MF accumulation data were strongly correlated. In contrast, there was no correlation between MFs and PTEs, suggesting that their sources were different. MFs accumulated by lichen and moss transplants were dominated by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene polymers, suggesting that the main source of airborne MFs is synthetic textiles. Our results suggest that both lichen and moss transplants can be effectively used as low-cost monitors of atmospheric MFs in urban areas in support of the sustainable development goal of clean air.Fil: Grifoni, Lisa. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Jafarova, Mehriban. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia. Trent University (trent University);Fil: la Colla, Noelia Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; ArgentinaFil: Aherne, Julian. Trent University (trent University);Fil: Raulli, Alessio. Università degli Studi di Siena; ItaliaFil: Loppi, Stefano. Università degli Studi di Siena; ItaliaMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2025-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/267677Grifoni, Lisa; Jafarova, Mehriban; la Colla, Noelia Soledad; Aherne, Julian; Raulli, Alessio; et al.; Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Sustainability Science; 17; 2; 1-2025; 1-102071-1050CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/2/537info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/su17020537info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:25:45Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/267677instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:25:45.927CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
title Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
spellingShingle Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
Grifoni, Lisa
AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERE
BIOMONITORING
MICROPLASTICS
title_short Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
title_full Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
title_fullStr Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
title_sort Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Grifoni, Lisa
Jafarova, Mehriban
la Colla, Noelia Soledad
Aherne, Julian
Raulli, Alessio
Loppi, Stefano
author Grifoni, Lisa
author_facet Grifoni, Lisa
Jafarova, Mehriban
la Colla, Noelia Soledad
Aherne, Julian
Raulli, Alessio
Loppi, Stefano
author_role author
author2 Jafarova, Mehriban
la Colla, Noelia Soledad
Aherne, Julian
Raulli, Alessio
Loppi, Stefano
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERE
BIOMONITORING
MICROPLASTICS
topic AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERE
BIOMONITORING
MICROPLASTICS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Interest in using lichens and mosses to monitor airborne microplastics is growing, but few studies have thoroughly compared their effectiveness as biomonitors. Here, we directly compare the ability of lichen and moss transplants collected from a rural area to accumulate microfibers (MFs) and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) under the same deployment conditions. Transplants (n = 60; triplicates for both lichen and moss) were co-deployed on tree branches across a range of urban exposure sites (e.g., commercial and residential areas and urban parks) for 77 days in Siena, Italy. The results showed that both biomonitors accumulated similar amounts of MFs, in terms of counts and on a mass basis, but when expressed on a surface area basis, lichens showed significantly higher values. Irrespective of the metric, lichen and moss MF accumulation data were strongly correlated. In contrast, there was no correlation between MFs and PTEs, suggesting that their sources were different. MFs accumulated by lichen and moss transplants were dominated by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene polymers, suggesting that the main source of airborne MFs is synthetic textiles. Our results suggest that both lichen and moss transplants can be effectively used as low-cost monitors of atmospheric MFs in urban areas in support of the sustainable development goal of clean air.
Fil: Grifoni, Lisa. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Jafarova, Mehriban. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia. Trent University (trent University);
Fil: la Colla, Noelia Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Aherne, Julian. Trent University (trent University);
Fil: Raulli, Alessio. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia
Fil: Loppi, Stefano. Università degli Studi di Siena; Italia
description Interest in using lichens and mosses to monitor airborne microplastics is growing, but few studies have thoroughly compared their effectiveness as biomonitors. Here, we directly compare the ability of lichen and moss transplants collected from a rural area to accumulate microfibers (MFs) and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) under the same deployment conditions. Transplants (n = 60; triplicates for both lichen and moss) were co-deployed on tree branches across a range of urban exposure sites (e.g., commercial and residential areas and urban parks) for 77 days in Siena, Italy. The results showed that both biomonitors accumulated similar amounts of MFs, in terms of counts and on a mass basis, but when expressed on a surface area basis, lichens showed significantly higher values. Irrespective of the metric, lichen and moss MF accumulation data were strongly correlated. In contrast, there was no correlation between MFs and PTEs, suggesting that their sources were different. MFs accumulated by lichen and moss transplants were dominated by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene polymers, suggesting that the main source of airborne MFs is synthetic textiles. Our results suggest that both lichen and moss transplants can be effectively used as low-cost monitors of atmospheric MFs in urban areas in support of the sustainable development goal of clean air.
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Grifoni, Lisa; Jafarova, Mehriban; la Colla, Noelia Soledad; Aherne, Julian; Raulli, Alessio; et al.; Comparison of Lichen and Moss Transplants for Monitoring the Deposition of Airborne Microfibers; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Sustainability Science; 17; 2; 1-2025; 1-10
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