title: Heavy metals monitoring at a Mediterranean natural ecosystem of Central Italy. Trends in different environmental matrixes.
abstract: The study deals with the evaluation of the impact of heavy metal pollution on a Mediterranean natural ecosystem, and presents the results derived from a monitoring of heavy metals in different environmental matrixes (atmospheric dry depositions, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and stemflow of forest trees). Two sites in Castelporziano Presidential Estate (Rome), one internal and one near the sea-side, were chosen in order to assess the differences in pollutant load. Results showed that heavy metal contamination can arise from local anthropogenic activities, in particular road traffic, and long-range pollution, from industrial and artisan activities near Rome.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy. morselli@ms.fci.unibo.it
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morselli
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brusori
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Passarini
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernardi
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Francaviglia
authors.forename: Licia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gataleta
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchionni
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aromolo
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: Piera
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olivieri
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007221:Industry; D007558:Italy; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D014197:Trees; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D001335:Vehicle Emissions