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5. Current status of biomonitoring
It is interesting to note that, in Europe, apart from accidents or specific polluted areas, pollution levels in both air and water are now relatively low. As a result, the use of bioindicator plants is becoming increasingly problematic. Indeed, in the case of low levels of pollution, the physiological disturbances induced by pollutants (particularly in terms of oxidative stress) are of the same order of magnitude as those induced by the environment (day-night alternation, for example) or by genetic variability.
However, in the air, there are still levels of a few pollutants in Europe that are high enough to be studied using bioindicator plants. These particular pollutants are essentially ozone O 3 , nitrogen oxides NO x and sulfur dioxide SO 2...
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References
Regulations – Standardization
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In the air
Table 1 shows the main biomonitoring guidelines that have been revised in recent years, in particular by the VDI (Germany).
In France, based on the observation that nothing...
Biomonitoring program
ICP Vegetation – International Cooperative Programme on effects of air Pollution on natural vegetation and crops
Some examples of implementation
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Plant biomonitoring and bioremediation of indoor air pollutants in buildings
Over the past 20 years, buildings have become increasingly airtight, under pressure to minimize energy costs. Nevertheless, they are subject, whether voluntarily or not, to outside air generally referred to as "new air" or "fresh air".
Premises are therefore...
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