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Best options for the exposure of traditional and innovative moss bags: A systematic evaluation in three European countries by Capozzi, F., Giordano, S., Aboal, J.R., Adamo, P., Bargagli, R., Boquete, T., Di Palma, A., Real, C., Reski, R., Spagnuolo, V., Steinbauer, K., Tretiach, M., Varela, Z., Zechmeister, H., Fernández, J.A.

“…To develop an internationally standardized protocol for the moss bag technique application, the research team participating in the FP7 European project…”
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Is it possible to estimate atmospheric deposition of heavy metals by analysis of terrestrial mosses? by Aboal, J.R., Fernández, J.A., Boquete, T., Carballeira, A.

“…Here we present a critical review of diverse research studies involving estimation of atmospheric deposition of heavy metals from the concentrations of the…”
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Biomonitoring coastal environments with transplanted macroalgae: A methodological review by García-Seoane, R., Aboal, J.R., Boquete, M.T., Fernández, J.A.

“…The use of macroalgae transplants is a recent technique used in pollution biomonitoring studies in marine ecosystems. Only 60 articles published between 1978…”
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Analysis of temporal variability in the concentrations of some elements in the terrestrial moss Pseudoscleropodium purum by Boquete, M.T., Fernández, J.A., Aboal, J.R., Carballeira, A.

“…► Temporal variability of element concentrations in the moss P. purum was investigated. ► Results showed high variation of concentrations in moss within short…”
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Are terrestrial mosses good biomonitors of atmospheric deposition of Mn? by Boquete, M.T., Fernández, J.A., Aboal, J.R., Carballeira, A.

“…A series of field and laboratory experiments was carried out to determine whether the terrestrial moss Pseudoscleropodium purum is a good biomonitor of the…”
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Detection of new mutations conferring resistance to linezolid in glycopeptide-intermediate susceptibility Staphylococcus hominis subspecies hominis circulating in an intensive care unit by Sorlozano, A, Gutierrez, J, Martinez, T, Yuste, M. E, Perez-Lopez, J. A, Vindel, A, Guillen, J, Boquete, T

“…Glycopeptides and linezolid are the most widely used antibiotics to treat infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. We report the presence of…”
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Prevalence and Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Spanish Hospitals between 1996 and 2002 by Vindel, A, Trincado, P, Gómez, E, Cabrera, R, Boquete, T, Solá, C, Valdezate, S, Saez-Nieto, J. A

“…Pulsed-field gel electrophoretic analysis of 2,144 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from patients in Spanish hospitals over…”
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A critical review of protocols for moss biomonitoring of atmospheric deposition: Sampling and sample preparation by Fernández, J.A., Boquete, M.T., Carballeira, A., Aboal, J.R.

“…Currently, the most important guideline for the application of the moss technique to monitor the atmospheric deposition of heavy metals is the “Heavy metals,…”
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Analysis of intra-thallus and temporal variability of trace elements and nitrogen in Fucus vesiculosus: Sampling protocol optimization for biomonitoring by García-Seoane, R., Fernández, J.A., Boquete, M.T., Aboal, J.R.

“…To advance the methodological standardization of the biomonitoring technique using macroalgae, we comprehensively characterized the intra-thallus and temporal…”
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Matching times: Trying to improve the correlation between heavy metal levels in mosses and bulk deposition by Boquete, M.T., Ares, A., Fernández, J.A., Aboal, J.R.

“…The relationship between the concentrations of metals in moss tissues and atmospheric deposition is highly complex, resulting in a general lack of correlations…”
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Do mosses exist outside of Europe? A biomonitoring reflection by Boquete, M.T., Aboal, J.R., Carballeira, A., Fernández, J.A.

“…The passive moss biomonitoring technique has been proved a useful environmental tool for the study of the air quality. However, after more than 40years of its…”
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Effect of age on the heavy metal concentration in segments of Pseudoscleropodium purum and the biomonitoring of atmospheric deposition of metals by Boquete, M.T., Aboal, J.R., Carballeira, A., Fernández, J.A.

“…We measured growth of the terrestrial moss Pseudoscleropodium purum during several well defined periods (monthly and quarterly between January 2008 and…”
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Application of macroalgae analysis to assess the natural variability in selected pollution concentrations (N and Hg), and to detect sources of it in coastal environments by García-Seoane, R., Fernández, J.A., Boquete, M.T., Aboal, J.R.

“…Here we present a new method in which algae are used to detect sources of heavy metal and organic pollution in coastal areas. The procedure involves…”
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Sampling optimization for biomonitoring metal contamination with marine macroalgae by García-Seoane, R., Fernández, J.A., Varela, Z., Real, C., Boquete, M.T., Aboal, J.R.

“…The aim of the present study was to optimize the protocol for sampling marine macroalgae to be used to biomonitor heavy metal contamination in marine…”
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Quantification of the overall measurement uncertainty associated with the passive moss biomonitoring technique: Sample collection and processing by Aboal, J.R., Boquete, M.T., Carballeira, A., Casanova, A., Debén, S., Fernández, J.A.

“…In this study we examined 6080 data gathered by our research group during more than 20 years of research on the moss biomonitoring technique, in order to…”
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Relationship between trace metal concentrations in the terrestrial moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and in bulk deposition by Boquete, M.T., Fernández, J.A., Carballeira, A., Aboal, J.R.

“…The relationship between trace metal concentrations in Pseudoscleropodium purum (Hedw.) M. Fleish. and bulk deposition (BD) was examined at 21 sites (SS) to…”
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Trace element concentrations in the moss Hypnum cupressiforme growing in a presumably unpolluted area by Boquete, M.T., Fernández, J.A., Aboal, J.R., Carballeira, A., Martínez-Abaigar, J., Tomás-Las-Heras, R., Núñez-Olivera, E.

“…In this study we determined the concentrations of As, Cd, Hg, Ni and Pb in samples of the moss Hypnum cupressiforme collected during 5 different sampling…”
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Response to the comments on “A critical review of protocols for moss biomonitoring of atmospheric deposition: Sampling and sample preparation” by J.A. Fernández, M.T. Boquete, A. Carballeira, J.R. Aboal (2015). Science of the Total Environment 517: 132–150 by Fernández, J.A., Boquete, M.T., Carballeira, A., Aboal, J.R.

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Spatial structure of trace elements in extensive biomonitoring surveys with terrestrial mosses by Boquete, M.T., Fernández, J.A., Aboal, J.R., Real, C., Carballeira, A.

“…The size of the area affected by contamination processes mainly depends on the type of contaminant and the way it is emitted. In regular sampling, the size of…”
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Interpretation of band differences to distinguish strains of Serratia marcescens by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of XbaI DNA digests by AUCKEN, H. M., BOQUETE, T., KAUFMANN, M. E., PITT, T. L.

“…The number of band differences in DNA macrorestriction profiles required to distinguish unrelated strains from an index strain varies in an outbreak with the…”
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