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View article: Recycling of glass waste and spent alkaline batteries cathodes into insulation materials
Recycling of glass waste and spent alkaline batteries cathodes into insulation materials Open
Expanded glass with thermal and acoustic insulation properties are obtained from a foaming blend composed of 97% glass waste and 3% expanding agent. This latter is a blend of carbon and manganese oxides, recovered from exhausted alkaline b…
View article: Graphene oxide degradation by a white-rot fungus occurs in spite of lignin peroxidase inhibition
Graphene oxide degradation by a white-rot fungus occurs in spite of lignin peroxidase inhibition Open
Graphene oxide can be degraded by ubiquitous fungal enzymes alternative to lignin peroxidase, inhibited by the nanomaterial.
View article: Interference of Past Soil Contaminations in the Biomonitoring of PCB Emissions from a Recovered Derived Fuels (RDFs) Co-Powered Cement Plant
Interference of Past Soil Contaminations in the Biomonitoring of PCB Emissions from a Recovered Derived Fuels (RDFs) Co-Powered Cement Plant Open
Although the intentional production of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has totally been banned, these pollutants are still released into the atmosphere by industrial and domestic burning processes and by volatilization from soils locally …
View article: Interactions of airborne graphene oxides with the sexual reproduction of a model plant: When production impurities matter
Interactions of airborne graphene oxides with the sexual reproduction of a model plant: When production impurities matter Open
The increasing use of graphene-related materials (GRMs) in everyday-life products raises concerns for their possible release into the environment and consequent impact on organisms. GRMs have widely varying effects on plants and, according…
View article: Is airborne graphene oxide a possible hazard for the sexual reproduction of wind-pollinated plants?
Is airborne graphene oxide a possible hazard for the sexual reproduction of wind-pollinated plants? Open
Products containing graphene-related materials (GRMs) are becoming increasingly common, allowing GRM nanoparticles (NPs) to enter the environment during their life cycle. Thanks to their lightness and bidimensional geometry, GRM NPs can be…
View article: New insight on element bioaccumulation performance of two lichen biomonitors: When morpho-chemical details mark the difference
New insight on element bioaccumulation performance of two lichen biomonitors: When morpho-chemical details mark the difference Open
View article: Graphene environmental biodegradation: Wood degrading and saprotrophic fungi oxidize few-layer graphene
Graphene environmental biodegradation: Wood degrading and saprotrophic fungi oxidize few-layer graphene Open
The environmental biodegradability profile of graphene related materials (GRMs) is important to know in order to predict whether these materials will accumulate in soil or will be transformed by primary decomposers. In this study, few-laye…
View article: Influence of secondary metabolites on surface chemistry and metal adsorption of a devitalized lichen biomonitor
Influence of secondary metabolites on surface chemistry and metal adsorption of a devitalized lichen biomonitor Open
View article: Element accumulation performance of living and dead lichens in a large-scale transplant application
Element accumulation performance of living and dead lichens in a large-scale transplant application Open
View article: Effects of Few-Layer Graphene on the Sexual Reproduction of Seed Plants: An In Vivo Study with Cucurbita pepo L.
Effects of Few-Layer Graphene on the Sexual Reproduction of Seed Plants: An In Vivo Study with Cucurbita pepo L. Open
Products containing graphene-related materials (GRMs) are becoming quite common, raising concerns for environmental safety. GRMs have varying effects on plants, but their impact on the sexual reproduction process is largely unknown. In thi…
View article: Beyond graphene oxide acidity: Novel insights into graphene related materials effects on the sexual reproduction of seed plants
Beyond graphene oxide acidity: Novel insights into graphene related materials effects on the sexual reproduction of seed plants Open
Graphene related materials (GRMs) are currently being used in products and devices of everyday life and this strongly increases the possibility of their ultimate release into the environment as waste items. GRMs have several effects on pla…
View article: Validation of particulate dispersion models by native lichens as point receptors: a case study from NE Italy
Validation of particulate dispersion models by native lichens as point receptors: a case study from NE Italy Open
View article: Congruence Evaluation of Mercury Pollution Patterns Around a Waste Incinerator over a 16-Year-Long Period Using Different Biomonitors
Congruence Evaluation of Mercury Pollution Patterns Around a Waste Incinerator over a 16-Year-Long Period Using Different Biomonitors Open
To date, there has been an ever-increasing interest in complementary air monitoring techniques, which may fill the deficiencies of air quality networks. The present work reports the results concerning five biomonitoring surveys (BSs) perfo…
View article: New Interpretative Scales for Lichen Bioaccumulation Data: The Italian Proposal
New Interpretative Scales for Lichen Bioaccumulation Data: The Italian Proposal Open
The interpretation of lichen bioaccumulation data is of paramount importance in environmental forensics and decision-making processes. By implementing basic ideas underlying previous interpretative scales, new dimensionless, species-indepe…
View article: Development of biomonitoring techniques of persistent airborne pollutants using native lichens
Development of biomonitoring techniques of persistent airborne pollutants using native lichens Open
This PhD project has been focused on the improvement of the methods commonly used in biomonitoring surveys of persistent airborne pollutants based on native lichens. These protocols recommend to measure the content of pollutants in the out…
View article: Graphene oxide impairs the pollen performance of <i>Nicotiana tabacum</i> and <i>Corylus avellana</i> suggesting potential negative effects on the sexual reproduction of seed plants
Graphene oxide impairs the pollen performance of <i>Nicotiana tabacum</i> and <i>Corylus avellana</i> suggesting potential negative effects on the sexual reproduction of seed plants Open
The acidic properties of GO impair pollen performances of tobacco and hazel plants.
View article: A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR VALIDATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER DISPERSION MODELLING BASED ON LICHEN BIOACCUMULATION DATA
A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR VALIDATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER DISPERSION MODELLING BASED ON LICHEN BIOACCUMULATION DATA Open