<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Minganti, Vincenzo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Drava, Giuliana</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">De Pellegrini, Rodolfo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anselmo, Marco</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Modenesi, Paolo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Malaspina, Paola</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Giordani, Paolo</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The bark of holm oak (Quercus ilex, L.) for airborne Cr(VI) monitoring.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemosphere</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioindicator</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ET-AAS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hexavalent chromium</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tree bark</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In this work, the bark of holm oak was used as a bioindicator to study the atmospheric distribution of Cr(VI). The chosen method (alkaline extraction and atomic absorption determination) was found in the literature, adapted for use with the matrix involved, and validated. The method had some limits, but provided an excellent estimation of Cr(VI) concentrations with good sensitivity and a reasonable time of analysis and cost. Thirty-four samples of holm oak collected in three areas characterised by different possible sources of pollution (the area near a former chromate production plant, an urban area, and a rural &quot;reference&quot; area) were analysed, obtaining concentrations ranging from 1.54 to 502μgg(-1) near the industrial plant, ranging from 0.22 to 1.35μgg(-1) in the urban area, and mostly below the detection limit (0.04μgg(-1)) in the rural area. The bark of holm oak proved to be a good bioindicator to detect Cr(VI) in the environment. The extraction procedure followed by atomic absorption analysis is simple, provides good sensitivity, and it is suitable for environmental studies.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">24630451</style></accession-num></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maisto, Giulia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Santorufo, Lucia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arena, Carmen</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Heavy metal accumulation in leaves affects physiological performance and litter quality of Quercus ilex L.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioindicator</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">heavy metal contamination</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">leaf traits</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">maximum PSII photochemical efficiency</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Urban environment</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANY</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">176</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">776-784</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This study aimed to investigate the relationships between leaf functional modifications and heavy metal concentrations of Quercus ilex L., a good bioindicator of air quality. In addition, as metal concentration in litter plays an important role in decomposition and, in turn, in biogeochemical cycles, samples of undecomposed and whole-leaf litter were analyzed for heavy metals. Leaves and leaf litter of Q. ilex were collected at six sites (roadsides, motorway sites, and urban parks) in Naples (Southern Italy) and characterized for Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb concentrations. The investigated functional leaf traits were: leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), leaf dry-matter content (LDMC), water content (WC), leaf relative water content (RWC), maximal PSII photochemical efficiency (F-v/F-m, variable fluorescence / maximal fluorescence), and total chlorophyll concentration. The motorways were the most contaminated sites, and Pb was the main responsible source of contamination. The metal contamination caused slight variation of F-v/F-m, suggesting that metals did not significantly alter functionality of the photosynthetic apparatus. On the other hand, it can be supposed that higher leaf deposit can cause an increase of pigment biosynthesis in response to the shading increase caused by dust deposition.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Santamaria, J M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Martin, A</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tree bark as a bioindicator of air pollution in Navarra, Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Water, Air, &amp; Soil Pollution</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">air pollution</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioindicator</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">biomonitoring</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tree bark</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1997</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">98</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">381-387</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">During a two year research period from 1992 to 1993, samples of different species of trees were taken in 17 forest stands located in Navarra, Spain. From these samples, bark extracts were prepared in which the pH and the conductivity were measured. The health of the sampling trees was also evaluated by determining the degree of defoliation and decoloration of the canopies. The bark tissue analysis revealed the presence of an environmental acidity gradient that decreased from NW to SE. This coincides with the location of important sources of pollution and their course of transport and dispersion. On the other hand, in the samples of Quercus ilex a significant correlation between the pH and the defoliation levels (P&lt;0.01, r = 0.62) was found. This fact reveals the potential usefulness of tree bark as a health bioindicator of trees.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>