Azm Center for Research in Biotechnology and its Applications, Doctoral School of Science and Technology, Lebanese University, El Mittein Street, Tripoli, Lebanon.
Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health ICPEES UMR 7515 Group of Physical Chemistry of the Atmosphere, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Apr;26(10):9391-9408. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04388-8. Epub 2019 Feb 4.
The continuous discharge of diverse chemical products in the environment is nowadays of great concern to the whole world as some of them persist in the environment leading to serious diseases. Several sampling techniques have been used for the characterization of this chemical pollution, although biomonitoring using natural samplers has recently become the technique of choice in this field due to its efficiency, specificity, and low cost. In fact, several living organisms known as biomonitors could accumulate the well-known persistent environmental pollutants allowing their monitoring in the environment. In this work, a review on environmental biomonitoring is presented. The main sampling techniques used for monitoring environmental pollutants are first reported, followed by an overview on well-known natural species used as passive samplers and known as biomonitors. These species include conifer needles, lichen, mosses, bees and their byproducts, and snails, and were widely used in recent research as reliable monitors for environmental pollution.
如今，环境中不断排放的各种化学产品引起了全世界的极大关注，因为其中一些化学产品在环境中持续存在，导致了严重的疾病。已经使用了几种采样技术来对这种化学污染进行特征描述，但是由于其效率高、特异性强、成本低，使用天然采样器进行生物监测最近已成为该领域的首选技术。事实上，几种被称为生物监测器的生物可以积累众所周知的持久性环境污染物，从而可以对其进行环境监测。在这项工作中，提出了对环境生物监测的综述。首先报告了用于监测环境污染物的主要采样技术，然后概述了用作被动采样器且被称为生物监测器的广为人知的天然物种。这些物种包括针叶树的针、地衣、苔藓、蜜蜂及其副产品和蜗牛，它们在最近的研究中被广泛用作环境污染的可靠监测器。
