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Article ; Online: Revealing Soil and Tree Leaves Deposited Particulate Matter PTE Relationship and Potential Sources in Urban Environment.

Tepanosyan, Gevorg / Baldacchini, Chiara / Sahakyan, Lilit

International journal of environmental research and public health

2021 Volume 18, Issue 19

Abstract: Trees play a pivotal role in improving urban environmental quality and provide several ecosystem services including the removal of pollutants from the air, such as particular matter (PM) and potentially toxic elements (PTE). Therefore, understanding the ... ...

Abstract	Trees play a pivotal role in improving urban environmental quality and provide several ecosystem services including the removal of pollutants from the air, such as particular matter (PM) and potentially toxic elements (PTE). Therefore, understanding the tree PM and PTE capturing potential, also in connection with plant species, is of great concern, especially in urban areas. This study aims to reveal the link between the elemental composition of PM deposited on tree leaves and soils PTE contents, as well as to rank the PM capturing efficiency of 10 different tree species growing under the impact of urban environments. This also allowed us to test the efficiency of PM deposited on tree leaves as a PTE biomonitoring and pollution source identification tool, in the two biggest urban areas of Armenia. Indeed, high contents of PTE are detected in both soil- and leaf-deposited PM from sites characterized by the presence of localized and active pollution sources (i.e., industrial unites, high traffic, etc.), which are identified by specific tracers (such as Mo, Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd). Among the studied tree species, the highest PM amount per unit leaf area is observed for
MeSH term(s)	Air Pollutants/analysis ; Ecosystem ; Environmental Monitoring ; Particulate Matter/analysis ; Plant Leaves/chemistry ; Soil ; Trees
Chemical Substances	Air Pollutants ; Particulate Matter ; Soil
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-10-03
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2175195-X
ISSN	1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
ISSN (online)	1660-4601
ISSN	1661-7827
DOI	10.3390/ijerph181910412
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Article ; Online: A lack of focus on data sharing, stakeholders, and economic benefits in current global green infrastructure planning.

Ruan, Tian / Paavola, Jouni / Chan, Faith Ka Shun / Xu, Yaoyang / Baldacchini, Chiara / Calfapietra, Carlo

Journal of environmental management

2023 Volume 351, Page(s) 119849

Abstract: Green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly popular in solving urban environmental challenges and enhancing ecosystem services. Yet the research status and challenges of GI planning have not been comprehensively benchmarked to date. We explored the GI ... ...

Abstract	Green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly popular in solving urban environmental challenges and enhancing ecosystem services. Yet the research status and challenges of GI planning have not been comprehensively benchmarked to date. We explored the GI types, actions, goals, and spatiotemporal characteristics of GI planning cases worldwide based on the available literature. The challenges of GI planning were also investigated by the cases included in this manuscript. Additionally, the urban governance solutions to address these challenges were proposed. We found that multi-type GI planning is the most popular. Data sharing, stakeholder participation, economic benefits and research funding for GI planning research were generally inadequate, although they have improved trend over time. Multiple-goal GI planning frequently has higher levels of data sharing, stakeholder participation and economic benefits than GI planning that just takes into account one purpose. We conclude that the future transformation of GI planning requires efficient data sharing mechanisms, effective co-design among stakeholders, systematic business models, and available research funding.
MeSH term(s)	Ecosystem
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-12-21
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	184882-3
ISSN	1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
ISSN (online)	1095-8630
ISSN	0301-4797
DOI	10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119849
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Article ; Online: Nature-based solutions in post-industrial sites: Integrated evaluation of atmospheric pollution abatement and carbon uptake in a German city

Ristorini, Martina / Guidolotti, Gabriele / Sgrigna, Gregorio / Jafari, Mais / Knappe, Dagmar / Garfì, Vittorio / Baldacchini, Chiara / Timpe, Axel / Calfapietra, Carlo

Urban Climate 2023 Jul., v. 50, p. 23235

2023 , Page(s) 23235

Abstract: The evaluation of ecosystem services (ESs) provided by Nature-based Solution (NbS) interventions is crucial to assess their efficiency and plan their management. This study focuses on atmospheric pollutants abatement and carbon mitigation potential of ... ...

Abstract	The evaluation of ecosystem services (ESs) provided by Nature-based Solution (NbS) interventions is crucial to assess their efficiency and plan their management. This study focuses on atmospheric pollutants abatement and carbon mitigation potential of tree species (S. alba L., R. pseudoacacia L., C. betulus L., A. campestre L., B. pendula Roth, T. cordata MILL., S. aucuparia L.) located in a restored landfill in Dortmund (DE). Leaves from different species were analysed by Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy, obtaining density, elemental composition and weight of leaf deposited particulate matter (PM) as a function of size fraction and tree species. Experimental PM₂.₅ removal is compared with that obtained by the i-Tree Eco model. Modelled removals of O₃, SO₂ and NO₂ are also presented, as well as carbon uptake, from the single tree to the intervention scale. Thus, our study evaluates the provision of ESs for air quality and climate change mitigation by the same NbS intervention, at different scales, and compares experimental and modelling approaches, to highlight limitations and strength points. This represents an important step for the developing of NbS benefits evaluation standards, also providing helpful knowledge for stakeholders and landscape planners in terms of species mitigation efficiency.
Keywords	Tilia cordata ; air pollution ; air quality ; carbon ; climate ; climate change ; ecosystems ; electron microscopy ; elemental composition ; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis ; landfills ; landscapes ; leaves ; models ; particulates ; pollution control ; stakeholders ; trees ; Nature-based solutions ; Ecosystem services ; Particulate matter ; Carbon impact
Language	English
Dates of publication	2023-07
Size	p. 101579
Publishing place	Elsevier B.V.
Document type	Article ; Online
ISSN	2212-0955
DOI	10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101579
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Article: Similarities and differences of potentially toxic elements contents in leaves of Fraxinus excelsior L. and Platanus orientalis L. in an urban environment

Hasmik, Hovhannisyan / Tepanosyan, Gevorg / Gevorgyan, Astghik / Baldacchini, Chiara / Sahakyan, Lilit

Urban forestry & urban greening. 2021 Nov., v. 65

2021

Abstract: The recognition of the features and capabilities of potentially toxic elements (PTE) uptake from urban tree leaves is crucial for mitigating pollution and optimizing the allocation of green infrastructures of an urban environment. Therefore, Pb, Ni, Mo, ... ...

Abstract	The recognition of the features and capabilities of potentially toxic elements (PTE) uptake from urban tree leaves is crucial for mitigating pollution and optimizing the allocation of green infrastructures of an urban environment. Therefore, Pb, Ni, Mo, Cu, Zn contents and spatiotemporal variation were investigated in the leaves of the most widespread urban trees in Yerevan (Armenia) (Fraxinus excelsior L. and Platanus orientalis L.) by means of a chemical approach based on atomic-absorption spectroscopy, after having washed them. The obtained results showed similarities in leaves Ni, Cu, Pb and Mo uptake. Meanwhile, only biologically non-essential elements (Mo and Pb) tend to accumulate in leaves during the vegetation season. This allows for the identification of localized pollution sources. Spatiotemporal variation of Zn contents suggested that P. orientalis L. is the less efficient tree species in Zn uptake. The study of the relationship of Pb, Ni, Mo, Cu, and land use by means of clr-biplots showed the absence of any potential links. Moreover, it was revealed that the element contents of leaves in green areas are similar to those observed in industrial and residential sites. The latter highlighted the need for the expansion of green areas with the use of scientifically justified species as a means of nature-based solution for pollution mitigation and better urban environmental management.
Keywords	Fraxinus excelsior ; Platanus orientalis ; land use ; pollution ; pollution control ; toxicity ; trees ; urban areas ; urban forestry ; vegetation ; Armenia
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-11
Publishing place	Elsevier GmbH
Document type	Article
ISSN	1618-8667
DOI	10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127359
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Article ; Online: Innovative Characterization of Particulate Matter Deposited on Urban Vegetation Leaves through the Application of a Chemical Fractionation Procedure.

Ristorini, Martina / Baldacchini, Chiara / Massimi, Lorenzo / Sgrigna, Gregorio / Calfapietra, Carlo

International journal of environmental research and public health

2020 Volume 17, Issue 16

Abstract: In this study, we have evaluated the efficiency of a chemical fractionation procedure for the characterization of both the water-soluble and the insoluble fraction of the main elemental components of particulate matter (PM) deposited on urban leaves. The ...

Abstract	In this study, we have evaluated the efficiency of a chemical fractionation procedure for the characterization of both the water-soluble and the insoluble fraction of the main elemental components of particulate matter (PM) deposited on urban leaves. The proposed analytical approach is based on the chemical analysis of leaf washing solutions and membrane filters used for their filtration. The ionic concentration of leaf washing solutions was compared with their electrical conductivity, making it a valuable proxy for the quantification of the water-soluble and ionic fraction of leaf deposited PM. The chemical composition of both the water-soluble and the insoluble fraction of PM, resulting from this fractionation procedure, was compared with results obtained by scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersed X-Rays spectroscopy (SEM/EDX) and processed through chemometrics. Results obtained proved that the proposed approach is able to provide an estimation of total leaf deposited PM and it is highly reliable for the evaluation of the emission impact of different PM sources, being able to increase the selectivity of PM elemental components as specific source tracers; consequently providing useful information also for the assessment of human health risks.
MeSH term(s)	Air Pollutants/analysis ; Chemical Fractionation/methods ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Humans ; Particle Size ; Particulate Matter/analysis ; Plant Leaves/chemistry
Chemical Substances	Air Pollutants ; Particulate Matter
Language	English
Publishing date	2020-08-07
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ISSN	1660-4601
ISSN (online)	1660-4601
DOI	10.3390/ijerph17165717
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Article ; Online: Lutein/β-carotene ratio in extra virgin olive oil: An easy and rapid quantification method by Raman spectroscopy.

Portarena, Silvia / Anselmi, Chiara / Leonardi, Luca / Proietti, Simona / Bizzarri, Anna Rita / Brugnoli, Enrico / Baldacchini, Chiara

Food chemistry

2022 Volume 404, Issue Pt B, Page(s) 134748

Abstract: Carotenoids play an important role in the stability, freshness, and nutritional value of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO). However, the carotenoid content in EVOO changes over time as a function of olive ripening and degrading events. A reliable quality ... ...

Abstract	Carotenoids play an important role in the stability, freshness, and nutritional value of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO). However, the carotenoid content in EVOO changes over time as a function of olive ripening and degrading events. A reliable quality marker is the ratio between the two most abundant carotenoids, namely lutein and β-carotene, since the second degrades more rapidly. Thus, to obtain a fast quantification of the lutein/β-carotene ratio in olive oil could deserve a certain interest. Resonant Raman spectroscopy is a rapid and non-destructive technique, widely applied for food chemical characterization. In this work, using high-performance liquid chromatography and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy as calibration techniques, we present a reliable method to assess the lutein/β-carotene ratio in EVOO using a single Raman spectrum. The novel approach deserves several methodological and applicative interests, since it would allow rapid, on-site screening of EVOO quality and authenticity, especially if implemented as a portable system.
MeSH term(s)	Olive Oil/chemistry ; beta Carotene/analysis ; Lutein ; Spectrum Analysis, Raman ; Carotenoids/analysis
Chemical Substances	Olive Oil ; beta Carotene (01YAE03M7J) ; Lutein (X72A60C9MT) ; Carotenoids (36-88-4)
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-10-28
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	243123-3
ISSN	1873-7072 ; 0308-8146
ISSN (online)	1873-7072
ISSN	0308-8146
DOI	10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134748
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Article ; Online: An ultra-spatially resolved method to quali-quantitative monitor particulate matter in urban environment.

Baldacchini, Chiara / Sgrigna, Gregorio / Clarke, Woody / Tallis, Matthew / Calfapietra, Carlo

Environmental science and pollution research international

2019 Volume 26, Issue 18, Page(s) 18719–18729

Abstract: Monitoring the amount and composition of airborne particulate matter (PM) in the urban environment is a crucial aspect to guarantee citizen health. To focus the action of stakeholders in limiting air pollution, fast and highly spatially resolved methods ... ...

Abstract	Monitoring the amount and composition of airborne particulate matter (PM) in the urban environment is a crucial aspect to guarantee citizen health. To focus the action of stakeholders in limiting air pollution, fast and highly spatially resolved methods for monitoring PM are required. Recently, the trees' capability in capturing PM inspired the development of several methods intended to use trees as biomonitors; this results in the potential of having an ultra-spatially resolved network of low-cost PM monitoring stations throughout cities, without the needing of on-site stations. Within this context, we propose a fast and reliable method to qualitatively and quantitatively characterize the PM present in urban air based on the analysis of tree leaves by scanning electron microscopy combined with X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX). We have tested our method in the Real Bosco di Capodimonte urban park (Naples, Italy), by collecting leaves from Quercus ilex trees along transects parallel to the main wind directions. The coarse (PM
MeSH term(s)	Aerosols ; Air Pollutants/analysis ; Cities ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Italy ; Particle Size ; Particulate Matter/analysis ; Plant Leaves/chemistry ; Quercus/chemistry ; Wind
Chemical Substances	Aerosols ; Air Pollutants ; Particulate Matter
Language	English
Publishing date	2019-05-04
Publishing country	Germany
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	1178791-0
ISSN	1614-7499 ; 0944-1344
ISSN (online)	1614-7499
ISSN	0944-1344
DOI	10.1007/s11356-019-05160-8
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Article ; Online: A Reliable BioFET Immunosensor for Detection of p53 Tumour Suppressor in Physiological-Like Environment.

Baldacchini, Chiara / Montanarella, Antonino Francesco / Francioso, Luca / Signore, Maria Assunta / Cannistraro, Salvatore / Bizzarri, Anna Rita

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

2020 Volume 20, Issue 21

Abstract: The concentration of wild-type tumour suppressor ... ...

Abstract	The concentration of wild-type tumour suppressor p53
MeSH term(s)	Biosensing Techniques ; Buffers ; Electrodes ; Gold ; Humans ; Immunoassay ; Transistors, Electronic ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/analysis
Chemical Substances	Buffers ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; Gold (7440-57-5)
Language	English
Publishing date	2020-11-08
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2052857-7
ISSN	1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
ISSN (online)	1424-8220
ISSN	1424-8220
DOI	10.3390/s20216364
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Article ; Online: Structure, Dynamics, and Electron Transfer of Azurin Bound to a Gold Electrode.

Bizzarri, Anna Rita / Baldacchini, Chiara / Cannistraro, Salvatore

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

2017 Volume 33, Issue 36, Page(s) 9190–9200

Abstract: Blue copper redox protein azurin (AZ) constitutes an ideal active element for building bionano-optoelectronic devices based on the intriguing interplay among its electron transfer (ET), vibrational, and optical properties. A full comprehension of its ... ...

Abstract	Blue copper redox protein azurin (AZ) constitutes an ideal active element for building bionano-optoelectronic devices based on the intriguing interplay among its electron transfer (ET), vibrational, and optical properties. A full comprehension of its dynamical and functional behavior is required for efficient applications. Here, AZ bound to gold electrode via its disulfide bridge was investigated by a molecular dynamics simulation approach taking into account for gold electron polarization which provides a more realistic description of the protein-gold interaction. Upon binding to gold, AZ undergoes slight changes in its secondary structure with the preservation of the copper-containing active site structure. Binding of AZ to gold promotes new collective motions, with respect to free AZ, as evidenced by essential dynamics. Analysis of the ET from the AZ copper ion to the gold substrate, performed by the Pathways model, put into evidence the main residues and structural motifs of AZ involved in the ET paths. During the dynamical evolution of the bionanosystem, transient contacts between some lateral protein atoms and the gold substrate occurred; concomitantly, the opening of additional ET channels with much higher rates was registered. These results provide new and detailed insights on the dynamics and ET properties of the AZ-gold system, by also helping to rationalize some imaging and conductive experimental evidences and also to design new bionanodevices with tailored features.
Language	English
Publishing date	2017--12
Publishing country	United States
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	2005937-1
ISSN	1520-5827 ; 0743-7463
ISSN (online)	1520-5827
ISSN	0743-7463
DOI	10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01102
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Article: Structure, Dynamics, and Electron Transfer of Azurin Bound to a Gold Electrode

Bizzarri, Anna Rita / Baldacchini Chiara / Cannistraro Salvatore

Langmuir. 2017 Sept. 12, v. 33, no. 36

2017

Abstract	Blue copper redox protein azurin (AZ) constitutes an ideal active element for building bionano-optoelectronic devices based on the intriguing interplay among its electron transfer (ET), vibrational, and optical properties. A full comprehension of its dynamical and functional behavior is required for efficient applications. Here, AZ bound to gold electrode via its disulfide bridge was investigated by a molecular dynamics simulation approach taking into account for gold electron polarization which provides a more realistic description of the proteinâgold interaction. Upon binding to gold, AZ undergoes slight changes in its secondary structure with the preservation of the copper-containing active site structure. Binding of AZ to gold promotes new collective motions, with respect to free AZ, as evidenced by essential dynamics. Analysis of the ET from the AZ copper ion to the gold substrate, performed by the Pathways model, put into evidence the main residues and structural motifs of AZ involved in the ET paths. During the dynamical evolution of the bionanosystem, transient contacts between some lateral protein atoms and the gold substrate occurred; concomitantly, the opening of additional ET channels with much higher rates was registered. These results provide new and detailed insights on the dynamics and ET properties of the AZâgold system, by also helping to rationalize some imaging and conductive experimental evidences and also to design new bionanodevices with tailored features.
Keywords	active sites ; copper ; disulfide bonds ; electrodes ; electron transfer ; evolution ; gold ; image analysis ; models ; molecular dynamics ; optical properties
Language	English
Dates of publication	2017-0912
Size	p. 9190-9200.
Publishing place	American Chemical Society
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	2005937-1
ISSN	1520-5827 ; 0743-7463
ISSN (online)	1520-5827
ISSN	0743-7463
DOI	10.1021%2Facs.langmuir.7b01102
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