Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors

Transplanted mosses have been widely shown to be excellent tools for biomonitoring air pollution; however, it is not clear how the functional groups present on their surfaces affect the uptake of metal cations. In the present study, we examined differences in trace metal accumulation in two terrestr...

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Autores: García-Seoane, Rita, Antelo Cortizas, Juan Manuel, Fiol López, Sarah, Fernández Escribano, José Ángel, Aboal Viñas, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/41063
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Palabra clave:Active biomonitoring
Air pollution
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss bags
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Sphagnum palustre
2391 Química ambiental
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spelling Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitorsMetal uptake by mossesGarcía-Seoane, RitaAntelo Cortizas, Juan ManuelFiol López, SarahFernández Escribano, José ÁngelAboal Viñas, JesúsActive biomonitoringAir pollutionFontinalis antipyreticaMoss bagsPseudoscleropodium purumSphagnum palustre2391 Química ambientalTransplanted mosses have been widely shown to be excellent tools for biomonitoring air pollution; however, it is not clear how the functional groups present on their surfaces affect the uptake of metal cations. In the present study, we examined differences in trace metal accumulation in two terrestrial and one aquatic moss species, and investigated whether the differences depended on their physico-chemical characteristics. In the laboratory, we determined C, N and H contents in their tissues and obtained the ATR-FTIR spectra (to identify the presence of functional groups). We also conducted surface acid-base titrations and metal adsorption assays with Cd, Cu and Pb. In the field, we exposed transplants of each species near different air-polluting industries, and determined the mosses enrichment of Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and V. Laboratory results demonstrated higher metal uptake capacity in the terrestrial mosses Sphagnum palustre and Pseudoscleropodium purum, compared to that in the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica, which can be attributed to a greater abundance of acidic functional groups (i.e. negatively charged binding sites) on the surface of the terrestrial mosses. The affinity of moss for certain elements depends on the abundance and nature of surface functional groups. Accordingly, the metal concentrations generally reached higher levels in S. palustre transplants compared to the other species, except for the uptake of Hg, which was higher in F. antipyretica. However, the findings also suggest an interaction between the type of environment (terrestrial or aquatic) and the moss characteristics that may influence the abovementioned trend. Thus, irrespective of the physico-chemical characteristics, metal uptake varied depending on the environment of origin of the mosses “i.e. atmospheric or aquatic”. In other words, the findings suggest that species that accumulate more metals in terrestrial environments will accumulate lower amounts of metals in aquatic environments and vice versa.ElsevierUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais (CRETUS)Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Química FísicaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Bioloxía Funcional20232023-09-1520232023-09-15journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/41063reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/410632026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
Metal uptake by mosses
title Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
spellingShingle Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
García-Seoane, Rita
Active biomonitoring
Air pollution
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss bags
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Sphagnum palustre
2391 Química ambiental
title_short Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
title_full Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
title_fullStr Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
title_full_unstemmed Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
title_sort Unravelling the metal uptake process in mosses: Comparison of aquatic and terrestrial species as air pollution biomonitors
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García-Seoane, Rita
Antelo Cortizas, Juan Manuel
Fiol López, Sarah
Fernández Escribano, José Ángel
Aboal Viñas, Jesús
author García-Seoane, Rita
author_facet García-Seoane, Rita
Antelo Cortizas, Juan Manuel
Fiol López, Sarah
Fernández Escribano, José Ángel
Aboal Viñas, Jesús
author_role author
author2 Antelo Cortizas, Juan Manuel
Fiol López, Sarah
Fernández Escribano, José Ángel
Aboal Viñas, Jesús
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais (CRETUS)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Química Física
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Bioloxía Funcional

dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Active biomonitoring
Air pollution
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss bags
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Sphagnum palustre
2391 Química ambiental
topic Active biomonitoring
Air pollution
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss bags
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Sphagnum palustre
2391 Química ambiental
description Transplanted mosses have been widely shown to be excellent tools for biomonitoring air pollution; however, it is not clear how the functional groups present on their surfaces affect the uptake of metal cations. In the present study, we examined differences in trace metal accumulation in two terrestrial and one aquatic moss species, and investigated whether the differences depended on their physico-chemical characteristics. In the laboratory, we determined C, N and H contents in their tissues and obtained the ATR-FTIR spectra (to identify the presence of functional groups). We also conducted surface acid-base titrations and metal adsorption assays with Cd, Cu and Pb. In the field, we exposed transplants of each species near different air-polluting industries, and determined the mosses enrichment of Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and V. Laboratory results demonstrated higher metal uptake capacity in the terrestrial mosses Sphagnum palustre and Pseudoscleropodium purum, compared to that in the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica, which can be attributed to a greater abundance of acidic functional groups (i.e. negatively charged binding sites) on the surface of the terrestrial mosses. The affinity of moss for certain elements depends on the abundance and nature of surface functional groups. Accordingly, the metal concentrations generally reached higher levels in S. palustre transplants compared to the other species, except for the uptake of Hg, which was higher in F. antipyretica. However, the findings also suggest an interaction between the type of environment (terrestrial or aquatic) and the moss characteristics that may influence the abovementioned trend. Thus, irrespective of the physico-chemical characteristics, metal uptake varied depending on the environment of origin of the mosses “i.e. atmospheric or aquatic”. In other words, the findings suggest that species that accumulate more metals in terrestrial environments will accumulate lower amounts of metals in aquatic environments and vice versa.
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