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Urban Atmospheric Environment Quality Assessment by Naturally Growing Bryophytes in Central China

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  • Yanbin Jiang

    (Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Xifeng Zhang

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Ronggui Hu

    (Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Jinsong Zhao

    (Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Miao Fan

    (Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)

  • Muhammad Shaaban

    (Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60080, Pakistan)

  • Yupeng Wu

    (Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)

Abstract

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.

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  • Yanbin Jiang & Xifeng Zhang & Ronggui Hu & Jinsong Zhao & Miao Fan & Muhammad Shaaban & Yupeng Wu, 2020. "Urban Atmospheric Environment Quality Assessment by Naturally Growing Bryophytes in Central China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-14, June.
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    1. Xiaoli Zhou & Qin Chen & Chang Liu & Yanming Fang, 2017. "Using Moss to Assess Airborne Heavy Metal Pollution in Taizhou, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-13, April.
    2. Yanbin Jiang & Miao Fan & Ronggui Hu & Jinsong Zhao & Yupeng Wu, 2018. "Mosses Are Better than Leaves of Vascular Plants in Monitoring Atmospheric Heavy Metal Pollution in Urban Areas," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-13, May.
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