Ecosystem services and bioremediation of polluted areas

Cervelli, Elena; Pindozzi, Stefania; Capolupo, Alessandra; Okello, Collins; Rigillo, Marina; Boccia, Lorenzo

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.09.045

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“…The factors are non-binary layers [ 47 ]. All raster maps were standardized [ 48 ] and weighted through the ANP technique [ 49 ] and pairwise comparison thanks to the spatial multicriteria evaluation module of ILWIS 3.8. Air component and human health data were not considered.…”

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An Integrated Approach for the Environmental Characterization of a Wide Potentially Contaminated Area in Southern Italy

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Albanese

Boccia

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This paper deals with the environmental characterization of a large and densely populated area, with a poor reputation for contamination, considering the contribution of environmental features (air, soil, soil hydraulic and groundwater) and the potential effects on human health. The use of Geographic Information System (GIS) has made possible a georeferenced inventory and, by overlaying environmental information, an operational synthesis of comprehensive environmental conditions. The cumulative effects on environmental features were evaluated, taking into account superposition effects, by means of the Spatial MultiCriteria Decision Analysis (S-MCDA). The application of the S-MCDA for converging the combination of heterogeneous factors, related to soil, land and water, deeply studied by heterogeneous groups of experts, constitutes the novelty of the paper. The results confirmed an overall higher potential of exposure to contaminants in the environment and higher mortality rates in the study area for some tumours, but hospital admissions for tumours were generally similar to the regional trend. Besides, mortality data may be strictly dependent on the poor socioeconomic conditions, quality of therapy and a lack of welfare in the area relative to the rest of Italy. Finally, as regards the possible relationship between presence of contaminants in the environment and health conditions of the population no definite conclusions can be drawn, although the present study encourages the use of the new proposed methods, that increase the possibilities for studying the combined effect of more environmental factors.

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An Integrated Approach for the Environmental Characterization of a Wide Potentially Contaminated Area in Southern Italy

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Boccia

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“…Six articles from our sample was written on the phytoremediation potential of giant reed. Cervelli, et al [61] investigated bioremediation of polluted areas and analysed poplar and giant reed as possible solutions. Results suggest that both crops may serve as tools for bioremediation of contaminated soils and their use increase the value of ecosystem services.…”

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The Economics of Arundo donax—A Systematic Literature Review

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2019

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Arundo donax (giant reed) is an herbaceous, perennial and non-food crop producing dry biomass with relatively high yields in many regions and under different climates. Although there exists a large amount of literature on A. donax, the economic aspects are somehow neglected or are very much limited in most papers. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyse the economics of A. donax by applying a systematic literature review of the field. Our sample consists of 68 relevant studies out of the 6009 identified, classified into four groups: Bioenergy, agronomy, invasiveness and phytoremediation. Most papers were focusing on Italy and on the Mediterranean region and were written on the bioenergy aspect. Most studies suggest that A. donax has a relatively high energy balance and yields, high investment but low maintenance costs and high potentials for phytoremediation of contaminated soils. However, a certain section of the literature, mainly based on US experience, shows that giant reed should be produced with care due to its invasiveness hazard. On the whole, A. donax was found to have high economic potentials for biomass production in marginal as well as disadvantageous lands operated by small farmers in the Mediterranean region.

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“…Constrained areas were deleted and factors area summed. Thus, with the aim of producing homogeneous data, various layers converted into raster maps were standardized in a common scale from 0 to 1, to provide the degree of the answer to a specific identified factor or constraint [49]. Specifically the value 0 was assigned to the worst environmental condition and the value 1 to the best one.…”

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“…The other classes were sorted out from a Natural Jenks classification (Baz et al 2009), which group data into like classes, minimizing differences within each data class and maximizing differences between classes. The classification has to be considered as a baseline from which to build scenario analysis [49].…”

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An Integrated Approach for the Environmental Characterization of a Wide Area Potentially Contaminated (Southern Italy)

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Boccia³

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This paper deals with the environmental characterization of a large and densely populated area, with a poor reputation for contamination, considering the contribution of environmental features (air, soil, soil hydraulic and groundwater) and the potential effects on human health. The use of Geographic Information System (GIS) has made possible a georeferenced inventory and, by overlaying environmental information, an operational synthesis of comprehensive environmental conditions. The cumulative effects on environmental features were evaluated, taking into account superposition effects, by means of the spatial multicriteria decision analysis (S-MCDA). The application of the S-MCDA for converging the combination of heterogeneous factors, related to soil, land and water, deeply studied by heterogeneous groups of experts, constitutes the novelty of the paper. The results confirmed an overall higher potential of exposure to contaminants in the environment and higher mortality rates in the study area for some tumours, but hospital admissions for tumours were generally similar to the regional trend. Besides, mortality data may be strictly dependent on the poor socioeconomic conditions, quality of therapy and a lack of welfare in the area relative to the rest of Italy. Finally, as regards the possible relationship between presence of contaminants in the environment and health conditions of the population no definite conclusions can be drawn, although the present study encourages the use of the new proposed methods, that increase the possibilities for studying the combined effect of more environmental factors.

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Ecosystem services and bioremediation of polluted areas

Cited by 27 publications

References 59 publications

An Integrated Approach for the Environmental Characterization of a Wide Potentially Contaminated Area in Southern Italy

An Integrated Approach for the Environmental Characterization of a Wide Potentially Contaminated Area in Southern Italy

The Economics of Arundo donax—A Systematic Literature Review

An Integrated Approach for the Environmental Characterization of a Wide Area Potentially Contaminated (Southern Italy)

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