Biosystems for Air Protection

Biosystems for Air Protection

by Krystyna Malinska

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Living organisms such as microorganisms, plants or animals in their natural habitat have a great potential for the protection of atmospheric air. Since many of living organisms demonstrate bioindication and/or bioaccumulation abilities, they can be employed for biomonitoring of air pollution and removal of various pollutants from the atmosphere. Biomonitoring of air pollution allows for determination of direct biological effects of air pollutants, and therefore it provides an early warning of a…

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  • Full title :Biosystems for Air Protection.

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Living organisms such as microorganisms, plants or animals in their natural habitat have a great potential for the protection of atmospheric air. Since many of living organisms demonstrate bioindication and/or bioaccumulation abilities, they can be employed for biomonitoring of air pollution and removal of various pollutants from the atmosphere. Biomonitoring of air pollution allows for determination of direct biological effects of air pollutants, and therefore it provides an early warning of air quality changes. Moreover, biomonitoring is cost-efficient and as such can be an alternative or complementary tool for analytical methods. Successful biomonitoring approach requires the selection of a suitable biological indicator with a known cause-effect or exposure-response relationship to various air pollutants, designing the observation network and developing a sampling method. In coming years programs for biomonitoring of air pollution will need further development in terms of environmental policies, regulations and methodologies which will assure obtaining statistically reliable data comparable on many levels, such as local, regional or international. Due to the ability to accumulate various air pollutants, many living organisms can be used to reduce the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere or to mitigate the effects of air.

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  • Publication Date:2010.

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  • Description:1 online resource

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  • ISBN:9789533071435, 9533071435
  • oclc:ocn884034787

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Krystyna Malinska Magdalena Zabochnicka-Swiatek

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