title: Transplanted Lichen Pseudovernia furfuracea as a Multi-Tracer Monitoring Tool Near a Solid Waste Incinerator in Italy: Assessment of Airborne Incinerator-Related Pollutants.
abstract: The ability of a transplanted lichen, Pseudovernia (P.) furfuracea, to act as a multi-tracer biomonitoring tool for As, Cd, Ni, Pb, 12 PAHs, 17 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and 27 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was evaluated at six areas of varying risk (high, medium, negligible) of pollutant fallout from a municipal waste incinerator in central Italy. Transplanted P. furfuracea proved to be an useful tool to biomonitor PCDDs/Fs and PCBs. Concentrations of As, heavy metals, PAHs, PCDDs/Fs resulted similar for all monitored stations. Small differences in total PCBs (4378 and 4631 pg/g dw vs 3298, 4123, 3676 and 4022 pg/g dw) and dioxin-like PCBs (1235 and 1265 pg/g dw vs 794, 1069, 1106 and 1188 pg/g dw) were observed. Air concentrations of monitored compounds appear to be more related to general air pollution than point emissions from the incinerator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy. carmela.protano@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Protano
authors.affiliation: Arpa Lazio, Regional Agency for Environmental Protection, via Salaria per L'Aquila 88, 02100, Rieti, Italy. malgorzata.owczarek@arpalazio.it.
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Owczarek
authors.affiliation: Arpa Lazio, Regional Agency for Environmental Protection, via Salaria per L'Aquila 88, 02100, Rieti, Italy. luca.fantozzi@arpalazio.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fantozzi
authors.affiliation: Arpa Lazio, Regional Agency for Environmental Protection, via Salaria per L'Aquila 88, 02100, Rieti, Italy. maurizio.guidotti@arpalazio.it.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guidotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy. matteo.vitali@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitali
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis; D017745:Incineration; D007558:Italy; D008011:Lichens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D062611:Solid Waste
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D062611:Solid Waste
keywords: Biomonitoring; Biomonitoring tool; Heavy metals; Lichen; Persistent organic pollutants; Transplant technique