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Since the advent of civilization, the environment has received various type of pollutants. The first record of anthropogenic pollution may well be traced back with the discovery of fire by humans that initiated adding up of toxic oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur in the atmosphere. As civilization advanced, human activity contributes to creating new sources of environmental pollution. Atmospheric pollution is one of the major problems because it affects the fauna and flora, and people themselves. Nowadays the biggest provocative of atmospheric pollution is anthropogenic human activities and transport sector, main pollutants being heavy metals. A quick, cheap and easy way to investigate the state of the environment is to use Bryophytes which prove to be a potential bio-indicator of pollution. The habitat diversity, structural simplicity, totipotency, rapid rate of multiplication and high metal accumulation capacity make mosses an ideal organism for pollution studies. Bryophytes are reliable indicators of pollution as they are easy to handle and show a vast range of specific sensitivity and visible symptoms to pollutants. Mosses is one of the most popular bio-indicator of heavy metal pollution of atmosphere, perspective and cost-effective method to control, detect and evaluate pollution. Naturally-occurring mosses have been sampled across Europe to monitor the pollution. This study is made with anticipation of supporting the green city development with a natural, sustainable and low maintenance rate solution. For the work to identification of Potentially Toxic Elements in mosses Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) technique used.