Development and testing a low-cost device for airborne PM monitoring in highly anthropized areas: The international maritime hub of Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy)

Lucci, Federico; Ventura, Giancarlo Della; Piazzolla, Daniele; Venettacci, Carlo; Terribili, Andrea; Bella, Cecilia La; Conte, Alessandra; Bonamano, Simone; Scanu, Sergio; Radica, Francesco; Marcelli, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.geogeo.2022.100120

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“…The Port of Civitavecchia extends to the northwest of the city. It features regular cargo ferry piers, carrier ship docks ("Ro-Ro"), and cruise traffic making it a significant hub for maritime activities 60 .…”

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An integrated approach for the benthic habitat mapping based on innovative surveying technologies and ecosystem functioning measurements

Piazzolla,

Scanu,

Mancuso

et al. 2024

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Among marine ecosystems globally, those in the Mediterranean Sea, are facing many threats. New technologies are crucial for enhancing our understanding of marine habitats and ecosystems, which can be complex and resource-intensive to analyse using traditional techniques. We tested, for the first time, an integrated multi-platform approach for mapping the coastal benthic habitat in the Civitavecchia (northern Latium, Italy) coastal area. This approach includes the use of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV), and in situ measurements of ecosystem functionality. The echosounder data allowed us to reconstruct the distribution of bottom types, as well as the canopy height and coverage of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica. Our study further involved assessing the respiration (Rd) and net primary production (NCP) rates of P. oceanica and its associated community through in situ benthic chamber incubation. By combining these findings with the results of USV surveys, we were able to develop a preliminary spatial distribution model for P. oceanica primary production (PP-SDM). The P. oceanica PP-SDM was applied between the depths of 8 and 10 m in the studied area and the obtained results showed similarities with other sites in the Mediterranean Sea. Though in the early stages, our results highlight the significance of multi-platform observation data for a thorough exploration of marine ecosystems, emphasizing their utility in forecasting biogeochemical processes in the marine environment.

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An integrated approach for the benthic habitat mapping based on innovative surveying technologies and ecosystem functioning measurements

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Scanu,

Mancuso

et al. 2024

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The use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to monitor airborne particulate matter and assess health effects on pollinators

Papa,

Pellecchia,

Capitani

et al. 2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The honey bee Apis mellifera has long been recognized as an ideal bioindicator for environmental pollution. These insects are exposed to pollutants during their foraging activities, making them effective samplers of environmental contaminants, including heavy metals, pesticides, radionuclides, and volatile organic compounds. Recently, it has been demonstrated that honey bees can be a valuable tool for monitoring and studying airborne PM pollution, a complex mixture of particles suspended in the air, known to have detrimental effects on human health. Airborne particles attached to the bees can be characterised for their morphology, size, and chemical composition using a scanning electron microscopy coupled with X-ray spectroscopy, thus providing key information on the emission sources of the particles, their environmental fate, and the potential to elicit inflammatory injury, oxidative damage, and other health effects in living organisms. Here, we present a comprehensive summary of the studies involving the use of honey bees to monitor airborne PM, including the limits of this approach and possible perspectives. The use of honey bees as a model organism for ecotoxicological studies involving pollutant PM is also presented and discussed, further highlighting the role of the bees as a cornerstone of human, animal, and environmental health, according to the principles of the “One Health” approach.

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Microplastics in the urban atmosphere: Sources, occurrences, distribution, and potential health implications

Jahandari

2023

Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances

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Development and testing a low-cost device for airborne PM monitoring in highly anthropized areas: The international maritime hub of Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy)

Cited by 3 publications

References 85 publications

An integrated approach for the benthic habitat mapping based on innovative surveying technologies and ecosystem functioning measurements

An integrated approach for the benthic habitat mapping based on innovative surveying technologies and ecosystem functioning measurements

The use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to monitor airborne particulate matter and assess health effects on pollinators

Microplastics in the urban atmosphere: Sources, occurrences, distribution, and potential health implications

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