TRENDS IN ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION BIOMONITORING USING TILLANDSIAS, MOSSES, AND LICHENS

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https://doi.org/10.56579/rei.v8i1.2766

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Air Pollution, Metals, Tillandsias, Mosses, Lichens

Abstract

This work addresses biomonitoring of trace atmospheric pollutants using Tillandsias, mosses, and lichens. A scientometric analysis was conducted using Scopus and Web of Science, with 249 records selected. Passive biomonitoring was dominant (~52%), while active monitoring represented ~36%. Moss was most used (~52%), likely due to its natural abundance in Asia, followed by lichens (28%) and Tillandsias (11%). Main characterization techniques included ICP-MS/OES, INAA, XRF, and AAS. Urban (35%) and industrial (38.4%) environments were the most studied. Despite some limitations, biomonitoring is a powerful, low-cost tool and a nature-based solution, especially suitable for low-income regions. Russia and Romania stand out in adoption in the period of this research (2020 – 2025), but the Americas and Africa show a lack of incentives, highlighting the need for greater global support. Factors that can interfere with analysis were also discussed (differences among species, requirements for active monitoring, interference of meteorological conditions, and particulate matter capture by plants).

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Nair Stem, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN/CNEN). She holds a Postdoctoral degree, a Ph.D., and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EPEL-USP), and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (IFUSP), São Paulo, SP - Brazil. 

Rafael Nunes Briet, University of São Paulo

PhD student in Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine of USP, Brazil, São Paulo - SP. Master in Movement Sciences and graduated in Physical Education from UNESP.

Edson Gonçalves Moreira, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute | University of São Paulo

Senior Technologist at the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN/CNEN). Ph. D. and M. Sc. In Nuclear Technology at the University of São Paulo, Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at University of São Paulo – São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 

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Stem, N., Briet, R. N., & Moreira, E. G. (2026). TRENDS IN ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION BIOMONITORING USING TILLANDSIAS, MOSSES, AND LICHENS: A SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS. Interdisciplinary Studies Journal, 8(1), 01–29. https://doi.org/10.56579/rei.v8i1.2766

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