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    Suitability of aquatic mosses for biomonitoring micro/meso plastics in freshwater ecosystems

    Mesoplastics (5–25 mm) and microplastics (0.001–5 mm) are emerging pollutants of great concern. However, reliable methods of monitoring these types of plastic in river ecosystems have not yet been established....

    V. Carrieri, Z. Varela, J. R. Aboal, F. De Nicola in Environmental Sciences Europe (2022)

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    Active Biomonitoring of Heavy Metals and PAHs with Mosses and Lichens: a Case Study in the Cities of Naples and London

    Mosses and lichens are widely used to detect changes in the environmental concentrations of potential contaminants. Several studies have shown the usefulness of transplanted mosses and/or lichens to monitor ai...

    S. Vingiani, F. De Nicola, W. O. Purvis, E. Concha-Graña in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (2015)

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    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination in an urban area assessed by Quercus ilex leaves and soil

    We investigated the PAH contamination of Naples urban area, densely populated and with high traffic flow, by analyses of environmental matrices: soil and Quercus ilex leaves. Being some PAHs demonstrated to have ...

    F. De Nicola, A. Alfani, G. Maisto in Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2014)