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Phytostabilization potential of Erica australis L. and Nerium oleander L.: a comparative study in the Riotinto mining area (SW Spain) by Monaci, F., Trigueros, D., Mingorance, M. D., Rossini-Oliva, S.

“…Phytostabilization is a green, cost-effective technique for mine rehabilitation and ecological restoration. In this study, the phytostabilization capacity of…”
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n-TiO2 and CdCl2 co-exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles and cadmium: Genomic, DNA and chromosomal damage evaluation in the marine fish European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) by Nigro, M., Bernardeschi, M., Costagliola, D., Della Torre, C., Frenzilli, G., Guidi, P., Lucchesi, P., Mottola, F., Santonastaso, M., Scarcelli, V., Monaci, F., Corsi, I., Stingo, V., Rocco, L.

“…•European sea bass was exposed to CdCl2 and n-TiO2 alone and in combination.•Genotoxicity was evaluated by RAPD-assay, comet assay and cytome assay.•CdCl2…”
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Improved biomonitoring of airborne contaminants by combined use of holm oak leaves and epiphytic moss by De Nicola, F., Spagnuolo, V., Baldantoni, D., Sessa, L., Alfani, A., Bargagli, R., Monaci, F., Terracciano, S., Giordano, S.

“…•Distinctive traits of leaves and mosses differently rule bioaccumulation.•Mosses efficiently accumulate airborne elements, due to the CEC and high…”
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Ecophysiological indicators of native Cistus ladanifer L. at Riotinto mine tailings (SW Spain) for assessing its potential use for rehabilitation by Rossini-Oliva, S, Mingorance, M.D., Monaci, F., Valdés, B.

“…•Soils from Riotinto mines had a lower pH, P and Ca availability.•Plants had significant translocation of Cd, Mn, Ni and Zn.•Cistus ladanifer has excluder…”
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Phytotoxicity of polymetallic mine wastes from southern Tuscany and Saxony by Franzaring, J., Ancora, S., Paoli, L., Fongoh, A.H., Büttner, P., Fangmeier, A., Schlosser, S., Monaci, F.

“…Restoration potential of mine wastes or approaches to improve soil conditions and to ameliorate phytotoxicity on these sites may be simulated in standardized…”
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Bags with oven-dried moss for the active monitoring of airborne trace elements in urban areas by Giordano, S., Adamo, P., Monaci, F., Pittao, E., Tretiach, M., Bargagli, R.

“…To define a harmonized methodology for the use of moss and lichen bags as active monitoring devices of airborne trace elements in urban areas, we evaluated the…”
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Biomonitoring of airborne metals in urban environments: new tracers of vehicle emission, in place of lead by Monaci, F, Moni, F, Lanciotti, E, Grechi, D, Bargagli, R

“…“Capsule”: Barium and zinc, rather than lead, are suggested as effective tracers of automotive traffic. Samples of Quercus ilex leaves and of the inhalable…”
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Lichen and moss bags as monitoring devices in urban areas. Part II: Trace element content in living and dead biomonitors and comparison with synthetic materials by Adamo, P., Crisafulli, P., Giordano, S., Minganti, V., Modenesi, P., Monaci, F., Pittao, E., Tretiach, M., Bargagli, R.

“…Lobes of the lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf and shoots of the moss Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. were subjected to different treatments (water washing,…”
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Mosses and lichens as biomonitors of trace metals. A comparison study on Hypnum cupressiforme and Parmelia caperata in a former mining district in Italy by Bargagli, R, Monaci, F, Borghini, F, Bravi, F, Agnorelli, C

“…Epiphytic lichens accumulated higher concentrations of atmospheric elements than epigeic mosses in a region (Colline Metalifere) with widespread natural and…”
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Natural and pre-treatments induced variability in the chemical composition and morphology of lichens and mosses selected for active monitoring of airborne elements by Adamo, P., Bargagli, R., Giordano, S., Modenesi, P., Monaci, F., Pittao, E., Spagnuolo, V., Tretiach, M.

“…To enhance the reliability of the moss and lichen transplant technique for active biomonitoring of trace metals in urban environments, we evaluated the natural…”
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Analysis of Trace Elements in Bronchoalveolar Lavage of Patients with Diffuse Lung Diseases by Bargagli, E., Monaci, F., Bianchi, N., Bucci, C., Rottoli, P.

“…Airborne trace elements are implicated in the etio-pathogenesis of a large number of pulmonary diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability…”
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Biomagnification of mercury in an Antarctic marine coastal food web by Bargagli, R., Monaci, F., Sanchez-Hernandez, J. C., Cateni, D.

“…Total Hg concentrations were determined in marine sediments and biota from the inner shelf of Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica). Like published data on air, snow and…”
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Barium and other trace metals as indicators of vehicle emissions by MONACI, F, BARGAGLI, R

“…In the Siena urban environment, unwashed Q. ilex leaves had a significantly higher Al, Ba, Cr, Fe, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Ti, and V content than samples from a…”
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Oak leaves as accumulators of airborne elements in an area with geochemical and geothermal anomalies by Bargagli, R, Monaci, F, Agnorelli, C

“…Leaves of Quercus pubescens were less affected by adsorbed soil particles than were mosses and lichens. The Colline Metallifere (Tuscany) was a major Italian…”
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Trace elements in striped dolphins ( Stenella coeruleoalba) from the western Mediterranean by Monaci, F., Borrel, A., Leonzio, C., Marsili, L., Calzada, N.

“…Tissues obtained from Stenella coeruleoalba stranded along the Spanish and Italian Mediterranean coasts from 1987 to 1994 were analysed for cadmium (Cd),…”
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Stress responses of Erica andevalensis Cabezudo '' Rivera plants induced by polluted water from Tinto River (SW Spain) by Rossini Oliva, S, Bargagli, R, Monaci, F, Valdés, B, Mingorance, M. D, Leidi, E. O

“…The effects of Tinto River water on Erica andevalensis growth, biochemical indicators and elemental concentration and distribution were investigated under…”
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Baseline concentrations of elements in the antarctic macrolichen Umbilicaria decussata by Bargagli, R., Sanchez-Hernandez, J.C., Monaci, F.

“…Total concentrations of major and trace elements were determined in samples of the epilithic lichen Umbilicaria decussata from 24 ice-free areas in coastal…”
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Concentrations of major elements and mercury in unstimulated human saliva by Monaci, F, Bargagli, E, Bravi, F, Rottoli, P

“…The aim of this study was a preliminary assessment of a possible role of human saliva in the diagnosis of some physiological and pathological changes in oral…”
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Mercury, cadmium and lead accumulation in Antarctic mosses growing along nutrient and moisture gradients by BARGAGLI, R, SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ, J. C, MARTELLA, L, ONACI, F

“…Accumulation of Hg, Cd and Pb by moss was studied in a coastal ice-free area (Edmonson Point, northern Victoria Land) in relation to the water and nutrient…”
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Heavy metals and chlorinated hydrocarbon concentrations in the red fox in relation to some biological parameters by CORSOLINI, S, FOCARDI, S, LEONZIO, C, LOVARI, S, MONACI, F, ROMEO, G

“…Tissue samples were collected from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) found in the central Italian Province of Siena. These samples were evaluated for their contents of…”
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