9th International Workshop on
Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution

9th International Workshop on
Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution

Napoli, Italy • 3-5 October 2022

Napoli, Italy • 3-5 October 2022

Programme

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  • 10:00-11:00

    Registration of participants and Welcome Coffee

    11:00-12:00

    Opening remarks and Institutional greetings

    12:00

    Session 1 - Environmental Justice

    Chair: Simonetta Giordano

    12:00-12:30

    Invited Lecture

    Stefano Loppi

    Bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements in environmental forensics

    12:30-14:00

    Lunch Time

    14:00

    Oral presentations

    14:00-14:15

    O1 • Contardo T., Loppi S.

    The contribution of lichen biomonitoring to environmental justice. A case study from Milan (in Italy)

    14:15-14:30

    O2 • De Marco A., Bertini G., Braschi C., Brunialti G., Canullo R., Cecchini G., Cocciufa C., Marchetto A., Pollastrini M., Papitto G.

    Air quality: the answers of the ecosystems. Ambitions and goals of the life modern (NEC) project

    14:30-14:45

    O3 • Paoli L.

    Lichens as biomonitors of indoor air quality

    14:45-15:00

    O4 • Guida M. et al.

    Human bio-monitoring and bio-indicators for health risk management associated to chronic exposures in high radon concentration environment

    15:00-15:15

    O5 • Sorrentino M.C., Capozzi F., Wuyts K., Joosen S., Mubiana V.K., Giordano S., Samson R., Spagnuolo V.

    Moving moss-bags: a new perspective for the moss-bag approach

    15:15-15:45

    Coffee break

    15:45

    Session 2 - Biomonitors: comparisons and applications

    Chair: Carmine Guarino

     

    Oral presentations

    15:45-16:00

    O6 • Markert B., Wünschmann S.

    Innovative Observation of the Environment: Bioindicators and Biomonitors: Definitions, Strategies and Applications

    16:00-16:15

    O7 • Milićević T., Aničić Urošević M., Malićanin M., Popović A., Relić D.

    Biomonitoring of potentially toxic element air pollution in agricultural areas

    16:15-16:30

    O8 • Cianciullo P. et al

    Integrated biomonitoring of heavy metal through the moss Scorpiurum circinatum and the honey bee Apis mellifera: a pilot study

    16:30-16:45

    O9 • Monaci F., Ancora S., Baroni D., Paoli L., Loppi S.

    Lichen transplants as indicators of gaseous elemental mercury concentrations

    16:45-17:00

    O10 • Vannini A., Pagano L., Bartoli M., Fedeli R., Marmiroli M., Malcevschi A., Petraglia A., Loppi S.

    Lichens versus biochar: a preliminary study on the potential use of biochar to replace lichens for the environmental (bio)monitoring of potentially toxic elements

    17:00-17:15

    O11 • Chaligava O., Vergel K., Yushin N., Peshkova A., Frontasyeva M

    Moss biomonitoring of air pollution in Georgia

    17:15-17:30

    O12 • Qarri F., Bekteshi L., Kane S., Lazo P.

    Moss biomonitoring studying Co, Cr and Ni contamination in atmospheric deposition in Albania

    17:30-17:45

    O13 • Świsłowski P., Nowak A., Rajfur M., Wacławek M.

    Application of moss-bag technique in daily life

  • 10:00

    Session 3 - Biomonitoring at the macroscale and Ecotoxicology

    Chair: Luca Paoli

    10:00-10:30

    Invited Lecture

    Michael P. Perring, Sharps K., Hayes F.

    Critical levels for NOx: a review in space and time

    10:30

    Oral presentations

    10:30-10:45

    O14 • Jenssen M., Nickel S., Schröder W.

    Potential future development of forests exposed to atmospheric nitrogen deposition and climate change in Germany

    10:45-11:00

    O15 • Nickel S., Schröder W., Dreyer A., Völksen B.

    Biomonitoring of metals and nitrogen atmospheric deposition in Germany with mosses: the survey 2020

    11:00-11:30

    Coffee break

    11:30-12:00

    Invited Lecture

    Mauro Tretiach

    Ecotoxicology of graphene related materials: new insights and perspectives

    12:00

    Oral presentations

    Chair: Andrea Vannini

    12:00-12:15

    O16 • Brunialti G. et al.

    Monitoring forest and freshwater ecosystems: a multivariate approach to discriminate air pollution impacts

    12:15-12:30

    O17 • Santorufo L., Memoli V., Santini G., Maisto G., Esposito F., Di Natale G., Trifuoggi M., Barile R., Panico S.C.

    Influence of land use on metal depositions on soil and potential effects on human health

    12:30-12:45

    O18 • Postiglione A., Prigioniero A., Zuzolo D., Tartaglia M., Scarano P., Maisto M., Ranauda M.A., Sciarrillo R., Guarino C.

    The Quercus ilex phyllosphere microbiome: its intra- and interdomain features in urban and natural Mediterranean context

    12:45-13:00

    O19 • Fränzle S.

    Chitin on organism covers, controlling transport and measurement of airborne and aquatic (cationic) pollutants

    13:00-15:00

    Lunch Time

    15:00

    Oral presentations

    Chair: Stefan Fränzle

    15:00-15:15

    O20 • Giuliano F., Terzaghi M., Gentile A., Tammone C., Tangredi D.N., Guarino F.

    Biomonitoring of anthropogenic effects in a naturalistic site

    15:15-15:30

    O21 • Delaunay B., Sauret N., Ledauphin J.

    Is Eleagnus ebbingei a good candidate to monitor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere of temperate areas in Europe? Evaluation in the French cities of Caen and Nice

    15:30-15:45

    O22 • Prigioniero A. et. al.

    Role of leaf surface functional traits in sequestration and retention of particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Mediterranean urban forests

    15:45-16:00

    O23 • Carrieri V. et. al.

    The role of waxes in PAH absorption in the moss Physcomitrium patens

    16:00-16:30

    Coffee break

    16:30

    Oral presentations

    16:30-16:45

    O24 • Gottardini E., Cristofolini F., Cristofori A., Novotny R., Rupel M., Schaub M., Ferretti M.

    The potential of Viburnum lantana as in-situ bioindicator to assess ozone impact on vegetation

    16:45-17:00

    O25 • Guarino F., Improta G, Triassi M., Di Stasio L., Castiglione S., Cicatelli A.

    Air quality biomonitoring through Olea europaea L.: the study case of “land of fires”

    17:00-17:15

    O26 • Buitrago Posada D., Chaparro M.A.E.

    In situ magnetic biomonitoring using transplants of Tillandsia capillaris (Bromeliaceae) in two midsize Argentinian cities

    17:15-17:30

    O27 • Cakaj A., Drapikowska M., Lisiak-Zielińska M., Hanć A., Qorri E.

    Trifolium pratense: a suitable bioindicator for heavy metals in urban areas

    20:00

    Social dinner
    “Restaurant Magnolia” vico Belledonne a Chiaia, 11, Napoli

  • 10:00

    Session 4 - Microplastics

    Chair: Stefano Loppi

    10:00-10:30

    Invited Lecture

    Julian Aherne, Bertrim, C.

    Active moss biomonitoring of microplastic deposition in urban environments

    10:30

    Oral presentations

    10:30-10:45

    O28 • Jafarova M., Contardo T., Aherne J., Loppi S.

    Atmospheric deposition of microplastics: a lichen biomonitoring study in Milan, Italy

    10:45-11:00

    O29 • Capozzi F., Cascone E., Sorrentino M.C., Granata A., Spagnuolo V., Iuliano M., De Tommaso G., Giordano S.

    Transplanted cryptogams to detect atmospheric microplastic deposition

    11:00-11:30

    Coffee break

    11:30-12:30

    Short communications (5 min. each) and awards for the two best oral presentations and the best short communication

    Chairs: Valeria Spagnuolo and Fiore Capozzi

     

    S1 • Capozzi V. et al.

    Science, politics and common sense: the project “AURA” for particulate matter monitoring in Irpinia (Southern Italy)

    S2 • De Nicola F. et al.

    Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals, PAHs and radiocaesium along an elevational gradient in Stereocaulon vesuvianum from mt. Vesuvius

    S3 • Germano G. et al.

    Study of indoor and soil gas radon levels in the University campuses of Monte S. Angelo (University of Naples), Fisciano (University of Salerno) and Benevento (University of Sannio)

    S4 • Granata A. et al.

    Morpho-physiological responses of Eruca sativa (Mill.) grown in hydroponics from seeds exposed to ionizing radiation

    S5 • Halilović Dž. et al.

    Biomonitoring of heavy metals using lichens, mosses and conifer needles in different Sarajevo areas (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

    S6 • Spagnuolo V. et al.

    Use of native H. cupressiforme for the biomonitoring of microplastics in proximal-natural sites of Campania region

    S7 • Zuzolo D. et al.

    Plant-environment interactions: role of leaf functional traits in potentially toxic elements air phytoremediation

    S8 • Ramić E. et al.

    Biomonitoring of air pollution using moss Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw.: case study in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    S9 • Petrova S. et al.

    Ecosystem services of some urban trees related to air quality and carbon sequestration

    S10 • Ravera S. et al.

    Evaluating an integrated monitoring approach using tree-rings, lichens, and insects as bioindicators

    S11 • Rossini-Oliva S. et al.

    Screening indoor plants for airborne particle removal efficiency in active living walls

    12:30-13:30

    Concluding remarks and “Biomap for the future”

    Chairs: Simonetta Giordano, Stefano Loppi, Simone Wünschmann