Urban moss (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Urban moss

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Orthotrichum lyelli, a type of moss typically found growing on trees, is an effective air monitoring system because it has a wide surface area to collect contaminants that settle out of the air around it. 

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Alyssa Shiel, Oregon State University.

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