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Biomonitoring of environmental pollution

Tuscany Region projects

  • Winner of the tender ‘I custodi della Montagna Toscana’, with the project entitled: 'Che aria tira? La risposta ai licheni'. Years 2023-2028.

European projects

  • LIFE PROJECT MODERn(NEC) (LIFE20 GIE/IT/00009) "New monitoring system to detect the effects of reduced pollutants emissions resulting from NEC Directive adoption". Associated Beneficiary Partner. Responsible for Action B3 "Implementation and testing of existing and newly proposed indicators at the already existing and the newly selected monitoring sites". Years 2021-2025.

ENEL Green Power SpA

  • Lichen biomonitoring (bioindication and bioaccumulation) in the surroundings of the geothermoelectric power plant of Bagnore 4 (Italy). Year 2018-2024.
  • Lichen biomonitoring (bioindication and bioaccumulation) in the surroundings of the geothermoelectric power plant of Monterotondo 2 (Italy). Year 2020.
  • Lichen biomonitoring (bioindication and bioaccumulation) in the surroundings of the geothermoelectric power plants of Lagoni Rossi and Sasso 2. Year 2019.
  • Lichen biomonitoring (bioindication and bioaccumulation) in the surroundings of the geothermal power plants of Nuova Radicondoli and Chiusdino 1 (Tuscany, Italy). Years 2016 and 2019.

Acciaierie d'Italia

  • Biomonitoring network to assess air quality in the surroundings of the ILVA steelworks in Taranto: Lichen Biodiversity (IBL), lichen bioaccumulation of trace elements, ozone biomonitoring by means of tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum), PCDD/F, PAH and PCB bioaccumulation in Brassica plants and pine needles. Years 2023-2024.

Università di Camerino - Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria

  • Support and collaboration activities for research on plant biodiversity in relation to the project ‘NEC Directive Italy’. Sampling Network in accordance with the ICP Forests protocols (including field data collection on epiphytic lichens, and data processing). Years 2019-2021.

SAIPEM SpA

  • Design of a biomonitoring network for data quality assessment in the surroundings of the Centro Olio Val D'Agri (Italy). Year 2020.

University of South Africa - Dept. of Environmental Sciences

  • Spatial analysis and mapping of lichen diversity of the town of Pretoria, South Africa. Year 2019.
  • University of South Africa - Dept. of Environmental Sciences Lichen data analysis and feasibility study on the applicability of European method to the local situation of Pretoria, South Africa. Year 2018.

ILVA SpA in amministrazione straordinaria

  • Integrated elaboration of the data collected within bioindication and bioaccumulation networks. Prescrizione AIA N. 93. Years 2017-2018.
  • Biomonitoring network to assess bioaccumulation of PCDD/F, PAH, and PCB in Brassica plants and pine needle in the surroundings of the ILVA steelworks in Taranto. Years 2015-2018.
  • Biomonitoring network to assess air quality in the surroundings of the ILVA steelworks in Taranto (2014 survey): Lichen Diversity Index (IBL), lichen bioaccumulation of trace elements, ozone biomonitoring using tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum). Years 2014-2017.
  • Design of a biomonitoring network for the assessment of air quality in the surroundings of the steel plant ILVA in Taranto. Year 2013.

Fondazione Edmund Mach - IASMA, Trento

  • LIFE Project FutureForCoppiceS (LIFE14ENV/IT/000514) “Shaping future forestry for sustainable coppices in Southern Europe: the legacy of past management trials”. Action B.2 - Forest Ecosystem Health and Vitality. Years 2016-2018.
  • Analysis and decomposition of time series of 20 different pollen taxa in the seasonal, cyclical, trend and residual components (deterministic models and stationary analysis). Use of serial self-correlation diagnostics. Exploration of stochastic self-regressive, Arma or Arima models. Years 2013-2014.
  • Development of self-regressive stochastic models for pollen data analysis. Year 2013.
  • Implementation of models for explanatory purposes on the day of start of flowering for 3-5 taxa pollens to be developed using linear and non-linear mulivariate statistical techniques. Year 2013.
  • Ozone and population in Trentino (N Italy): exposure extimates. Finalizing ozone EFFORT project and data improvement. Year 2012.
  • Monitoring and biomonitoring of ozone effects in Trento Province. Years 2007-2011.

Eupolis Lombardia, Istituto Superiore per la ricerca, la statistica e la formazione

  • Technical and scientific advice for an integrated monitoring plan, with particular reference to soil sampling, and with the aim to assess the state of conservation of ecosystems and of abiotic components in the vast area of Malpensa. Years 2015-2017.

CESI SpA

  • Lichen biomonitoring (bioindication and bioaccumulation) in the surroundings of the electric power plant of S. Barbara (AR). Years 2012 and 2015.
  • Lichen biomonitoring in the surroundings of the town of Civitavecchia. (5 surveys). Years 2008-2014.
  • Lichen biomonitoring of air quality in the surroundings of a geothermal power plant located in the municipality of Santa Fiora (GR). Year 2013.
  • Supply of moss bags for bioaccumulation of trace elements. Years from 2008 to 2015.

Comune di Porcari

  • Lichen biomonitoring in the municipality of Porcari (LU). Years 2010 e 2015.

Università di Genova

  • Lichen biomonitoring in the surroundings of Vado Ligure (SV). Year 2012.

Università di Torino

  • Lichen biomonitoring in the surroundings of the termoelectric power plant of Turbigo (MI). Years 2006-2007.