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Uptake 14CO2 from air and accumulation of 14C in the hornwort were studied by using the isotope-tracer techniques in order to get a better understanding of the environmental behavior of 14CO2. And the possibility of hornwort used as the indicator plant in the supervisor of 14CO2 air pollution was discussed. The results show that the hornwort could uptake 14CO2 from the air by some way and formed an accumulating trend. The main way was that the hornwort absorbed free 14CO2 and H 14CO3- from the water through photosynthesis. During the introducing 14CO2, the increasing rate of 14C specific activity in dry hornwort and fresh hornwort were between 91.9-95.6 Bq/(g x d) and 6.1-6.3 Bq/(g x d), respectively, which was roughly equal to the increasing rate in the wheat. The results indicate that the hornwort had strong ability of absorbing 14CO2 indirectly through water. The hornwort has an certain concentration of 14CO2. And the concentration factor (CF) values rise with the introduction of 14CO2 and decline slowly after it reached the maximum value. Owing to its accumulation of 14CO2, hornwort can be used as the indicator plant in the supervisor of 14CO2 air pollution.