The ability of transplanted lichen Evernia (E.) prunastri (L.) to act as a high spatial biomonitoring tool for 14 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) was evaluated at 23 monitoring sites in a very polluted area in central Italy. The selected area is characterized by the presence of numerous emission sources, such as waste-to-energy plant, steel plant, vehicular traffic, and domestic heating. Transplanted E. prunastri proved to be a useful tool to biomonitor PBDEs, due to its ability to bioaccumulate individual congeners in varying concentrations in relation to the strength of the emission sources present over the territory. PBDEs levels widely ranged from 132 to 24,237 ng kg−1 dry weight, according to the sources of emission located around the monitoring sites. The highest concentrations were detected at the sites close to the municipal solid waste incinerator, steel plant, and high busy roads, confirming their important role as PBDEs emissions sources.

High spatial resolution analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) using transplanted lichen Evernia prunastri. A case study in Central Italy / Castellani, F.; Massimi, L.; Vitali, M.; Canepari, S.; Guidotti, M.; Conti, M. E.; Protano, C.. - In: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 0048-9697. - 742:(2020), pp. 1-8. [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140590]

High spatial resolution analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) using transplanted lichen Evernia prunastri. A case study in Central Italy

Castellani F.;Massimi L.;Vitali M.;Canepari S.;Guidotti M.;Conti M. E.;Protano C.
2020

Abstract

The ability of transplanted lichen Evernia (E.) prunastri (L.) to act as a high spatial biomonitoring tool for 14 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) was evaluated at 23 monitoring sites in a very polluted area in central Italy. The selected area is characterized by the presence of numerous emission sources, such as waste-to-energy plant, steel plant, vehicular traffic, and domestic heating. Transplanted E. prunastri proved to be a useful tool to biomonitor PBDEs, due to its ability to bioaccumulate individual congeners in varying concentrations in relation to the strength of the emission sources present over the territory. PBDEs levels widely ranged from 132 to 24,237 ng kg−1 dry weight, according to the sources of emission located around the monitoring sites. The highest concentrations were detected at the sites close to the municipal solid waste incinerator, steel plant, and high busy roads, confirming their important role as PBDEs emissions sources.
2020
air quality assessment; biomonitoring technique; evernia prunastri; lichen transplant; polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes)
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High spatial resolution analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) using transplanted lichen Evernia prunastri. A case study in Central Italy / Castellani, F.; Massimi, L.; Vitali, M.; Canepari, S.; Guidotti, M.; Conti, M. E.; Protano, C.. - In: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 0048-9697. - 742:(2020), pp. 1-8. [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140590]
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