Urban Source Apportionment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Thessaloniki Using Syntrichia Moss Biomonitoring and PMF Modeling

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Vydáno v:Environments vol. 12, no. 6 (2025), p. 188-213
Hlavní autor: Sfetsas Themistoklis
Další autoři: Sopio, Ghoghoberidze, Karnoutsos Panagiotis, Tziakas Vassilis, Karagiovanidis Marios, Katsantonis Dimitrios
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520 3 |a Urban air pollution from potentially toxic elements (PTEs) presents a critical threat to public health and environmental sustainability. The current study employed Syntrichia moss in a passive biomonitoring capacity to ascertain the levels of atmospheric PTE pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece. A comprehensive collection of 192 moss samples was undertaken at 16 urban sampling points over the March–July 2024 period. Concentrations of 21 PTEs were quantified using ICP-MS, and contamination levels were assessed through contamination factor (CF), enrichment factor (EF), and pollution load index (PLI). Positive matrix factorization (PMF) modeling and multivariate statistical analyses were used to identify pollution sources and spatiotemporal variations. Results revealed persistent hotspots with significant anthropogenic enrichments of elements, such as Fe, Mn, Sn in industrial zones and Tl, Ce, Pt in traffic corridors. PMF modeling attributed 48% of the measured PTE variance to traffic-related sources, 35% to industrial sources, and 17% to crustal material. Seasonal transitions showed a significant 3.5-fold increase in Tl during summer, indicating elevated traffic-related emissions. This integrated multi-index and source apportionment framework demonstrates the efficacy of Syntrichia moss for high-resolution urban air quality assessment. The approach offers a cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally friendly tool to support EU-aligned air quality management strategies. 
651 4 |a Greece 
653 |a Quality management 
653 |a Pollutants 
653 |a Public health 
653 |a Biomonitoring 
653 |a Toxicity 
653 |a Emissions 
653 |a Modelling 
653 |a Vehicle emissions 
653 |a Air quality 
653 |a Air pollution 
653 |a Winter 
653 |a Contamination 
653 |a Outdoor air quality 
653 |a Statistical analysis 
653 |a Tourism 
653 |a Pollution sources 
653 |a Statistical models 
653 |a Seasonal variations 
653 |a Quality assessment 
653 |a Pollution load 
653 |a Mosses 
653 |a Quality control 
653 |a Air quality assessments 
653 |a Effectiveness 
653 |a Urban areas 
653 |a Pollution index 
700 1 |a Sopio, Ghoghoberidze  |u Hellenic Agricultural Organization—DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding &amp;amp; Genetic Resources, 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece; sghogho@elgo.gr (S.G.); mkaragio@agro.auth.gr (M.K.) 
700 1 |a Karnoutsos Panagiotis  |u IA Agro, S.M.P.C., F. Ktenidi 26, 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece; karnouts@agro.auth.gr 
700 1 |a Tziakas Vassilis  |u Research &amp;amp; Development, Quality Control and Testing Services, QLAB Private Company, 57008 Thessaloniki, Greece; billtzi@ergoplanning.gr 
700 1 |a Karagiovanidis Marios  |u Hellenic Agricultural Organization—DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding &amp;amp; Genetic Resources, 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece; sghogho@elgo.gr (S.G.); mkaragio@agro.auth.gr (M.K.) 
700 1 |a Katsantonis Dimitrios  |u Hellenic Agricultural Organization—DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding &amp;amp; Genetic Resources, 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece; sghogho@elgo.gr (S.G.); mkaragio@agro.auth.gr (M.K.) 
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