An assessment of bryophytes as bio-indicators of unhealthy environments and as a remedial model for heavy metals’ toxicity

Mat Ali, Qurratu Aini and Othman, Rashidi and Hanifah, Nurul Azlen and Mohd Hatta, Farah Ayuni and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Syibrah Hanisah and Mohd Latiff, Nur Hanie and Ramya, Razanah (2024) An assessment of bryophytes as bio-indicators of unhealthy environments and as a remedial model for heavy metals’ toxicity. In: New Insights, Perspectives and Strategies in Phytotechnologies. Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology; Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology . Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NEW YORK, pp. 177-198. ISBN 979-8-89113-258-0

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Abstract

Bryophytes are found on every continent and in all terrestrial ecosystems, from tropical rainforests to arid deserts and polar tundra. Bryophytes perform a vital role in averting soil erosion and preserving significant amounts of water, thereby regulating the water budget of local ecosystems. Bryophytes are bioindicators that accumulate and exhibit elevated levels of heavy metals and other pollutants discharged in water due to natural and anthropogenic sources. Bryophytes have various properties that make them appropriate for supervising water pollutants. These species do not have real roots, and they gather nutrients required for crucial procedures from wet and dry deposition. Biomonitoring with bryophytes is based on the fact that these species have been proven to gain most of their nutrients directly from wet or dry deposition. They can clearly indicate water deposits and are well-suited to heavy metal pollution at an extended time scale. The broad and, in some cases, diverse distribution of many bryophytes from gametophytes species comprise dominant plants among the Earth’s most adaptable taxa. Bioindicators are one of the interesting ways to track water pollution on a large space and time scale due to extremely low sampling costs. Bioindicators are living organisms that can be used to state the health condition of an ecosystem. Certain organisms are very sensitive to pollution in their environment or surroundings. Regardless of long-term pollutants, the organism may change its morphology, physiology, and behavior or die in a worst-case scenario. Most of the time, living organisms can be used to indirectly measure levels of chemicals within their environments. Therefore, this chapter’s findings will enable us to detect or predict specific plant changes due to their environment and track their evolution as a function of time.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Uncontrolled Keywords:	bryophytes, bioindicator, phytotechnology, heavy metal, water contamination
Subjects:	BPC Science and Technology in Islam G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT241 Urban ecology. Sustainable urban development Q Science > QH Natural history > QH541.13 Ecology S Agriculture > SB Plant culture T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP248.13 Biotechnology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Landscape Architecture International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART) Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
Depositing User:	Dr rashidi othman
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2024 16:24
Last Modified:	02 Oct 2024 16:24
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/114797

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