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Li M, Boisson-Dernier A, Bertoldi D, Ardini F, Larcher R, Grotti M, Varotto C. Elucidation of arsenic detoxification mechanism in Marchantia polymorpha: The role of ACR3. J Hazard Mater 2024; 470:134088. [PMID: 38555672 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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The arsenic-specific ACR3 transporter plays pivotal roles in As detoxification in yeast and a group of ancient tracheophytes, the ferns. Despite putative ACR3 genes being present in the genomes of bryophytes, whether they have the same relevance also in this lineage is currently unknown. In this study, we characterized the MpACR3 gene from the bryophyte Marchantia polymorpha L. through a multiplicity of functional approaches ranging from phylogenetic reconstruction, expression analysis, loss- and gain-of-function as well as genetic complementation with an MpACR3 gene tagged with a fluorescent protein. Genetic complementation demonstrates that MpACR3 plays a pivotal role in As tolerance in M. polymorpha, with loss-of-function Mpacr3 mutants being hypersensitive and MpACR3 overexpressors more tolerant to As. Additionally, MpACR3 activity regulates intracellular As concentration, affects its speciation and controls the levels of intracellular oxidative stress. The MpACR3::3xCitrine appears to localize at the plasma membrane and possibly in other endomembrane systems. Taken together, these results demonstrate the pivotal function of ACR3 detoxification in both sister lineages of land plants, indicating that it was present in the common ancestor to all embryophytes. We propose that Mpacr3 mutants could be used in developing countries as low-cost and low-technology visual bioindicators to detect As pollution in water.
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- Mingai Li
- Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment Area, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, via Mach 1, San Michele all'Adige, 38098 Trento, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo 90133, Italy.
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- Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 400 Route des Chappes, BP167, 06903 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Department of Food and Transformation, Technology Transfer Centre of Fondazione Edmund Mach, E. Mach 1, San Michele all'Adige, 38098 TN, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Food and Transformation, Technology Transfer Centre of Fondazione Edmund Mach, E. Mach 1, San Michele all'Adige, 38098 TN, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genoa, Italy
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- Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment Area, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, via Mach 1, San Michele all'Adige, 38098 Trento, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo 90133, Italy.
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Morosini C, Terzaghi E, Raspa G, Grotti M, Armiraglio S, Anelli S, Di Guardo A. Arsenic movement and fractionation in agricultural soils which received wastewater from an adjacent industrial site for 50 years. Sci Total Environ 2023; 898:165422. [PMID: 37453704 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is an element with important environmental and human health implications due to its toxic properties. It is naturally occurring since it is contained in minerals, but it can also be enriched and distributed in the environment by anthropogenic activities. This paper reports on the historic As contamination of agricultural soils in one of the most important national relevance site for contamination in Italy, the so-called SIN Brescia-Caffaro, in the city of Brescia, northern Italy. These agricultural areas received As through the use of irrigation waters from wastewater coming from a factory of As-based pesticides (lead and calcium arsenates, sodium arsenite). Pesticide production started in 1920 and ended in the '70. Concentrations in the areas are generally beyond the legal threshold values for different soil uses and are up to >200 mg/kg. Arsenic contamination was studied to assess the long-time trend and the dynamics related to the vertical movement of As down to 1 m depth and its horizontal diffusion with surface irrigation in the entire field. Arsenic fractionation analysis (solid phase speciation by sequential extraction procedure) was also performed on samples collected from these areas and employed in greenhouse experiments with several plant species to evaluate the long-term contamination and the role of plant species in modifying As availability in soil. The results of this work can help in the evaluation of the conditions controlling the vertical transfer of As towards surface aquifers, the bioaccumulation likelihood in the agricultural food chain and the selection of sustainable remediation techniques such as phytoextraction.
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- DiSAT, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 11, Como, Italy
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- DICMA, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, Rome, Italy
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- Dept. of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genoa, Italy
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- Municipality of Brescia - Museum of Natural Sciences, Via Ozanam 4, Brescia, Italy
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Ebinghaus R, Barbaro E, Bengtson Nash S, de Avila C, de Wit CA, Dulio V, Felden J, Franco A, Gandrass J, Grotti M, Herata H, Hughes KA, Jartun M, Joerss H, Kallenborn R, Koschorreck J, Küster A, Lohmann R, Wang Z, MacLeod M, Pugh R, Rauert C, Slobodnik J, Sühring R, Vorkamp K, Xie Z. Berlin statement on legacy and emerging contaminants in polar regions. Chemosphere 2023; 327:138530. [PMID: 37001758 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Polar regions should be given greater consideration with respect to the monitoring, risk assessment, and management of potentially harmful chemicals, consistent with requirements of the precautionary principle. Protecting the vulnerable polar environments requires (i) raising political and public awareness and (ii) restricting and preventing global emissions of harmful chemicals at their sources. The Berlin Statement is the outcome of an international workshop with representatives of the European Commission, the Arctic Council, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), environmental specimen banks, and data centers, as well as scientists from various international research institutions. The statement addresses urgent chemical pollution issues in the polar regions and provides recommendations for improving screening, monitoring, risk assessment, research cooperation, and open data sharing to provide environmental policy makers and chemicals management decision-makers with relevant and reliable contaminant data to better protect the polar environments. The consensus reached at the workshop can be summarized in just two words: "Act now!" Specifically, "Act now!" to reduce the presence and impact of anthropogenic chemical pollution in polar regions by. •Establishing participatory co-development frameworks in a permanent multi-disciplinary platform for Arctic-Antarctic collaborations and establishing exchanges between the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) of the Arctic Council and the Antarctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AnMAP) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) to increase the visibility and exchange of contaminant data and to support the development of harmonized monitoring programs. •Integrating environmental specimen banking, innovative screening approaches and archiving systems, to provide opportunities for improved assessment of contaminants to protect polar regions.
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- Ralf Ebinghaus
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Germany.
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- Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, Italy
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- Griffith University, Centre of Planetary Health and Food Security, Australia
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- European Commission, Safe and Sustainable Chemicals, DG Environment, Belgium
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- Stockholm University, Department of Environmental Science, Sweden
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- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, PANGAEA, Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Germany
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- University of Genova, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Italy
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- NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences (KBM), Norwegian University of Life Science, Norway (NMBU), Norway; University of the Arctic Oulo, Finland
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- University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, USA
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- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Technology and Society Laboratory, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Stockholm University, Department of Environmental Science, Sweden
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
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- Aarhus University, Department of Environmental Science, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Germany
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Bottari T, Nibali VC, Branca C, Grotti M, Savoca S, Romeo T, Spanò N, Azzaro M, Greco S, D’Angelo G, Mancuso M. Anthropogenic microparticles in the emerald rockcod Trematomus bernacchii (Nototheniidae) from the Antarctic. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17214. [PMID: 36241682 PMCID: PMC9568522 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21670-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Anthropogenic microparticles (AMs) were found for the first time in specimens of Trematomus bernacchii collected in 1998 in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) and stored in the Antarctic Environmental Specimen Bank. Most of the identified AMs were fibers of natural and synthetic origin. The natural AMs were cellulosic, the synthetic ones were polyester, polypropylene, polypropylene/polyester, and cellulose acetate. The presence of dyes in the natural AMs indicates their anthropogenic origin. Five industrial dyes were identified by Raman spectroscopy with Indigo occurring in most of them (55%). Our research not only adds further data to the ongoing knowledge of pollution levels in the Antarctic ecosystem, it provides an interesting snapshot of the past, highlighting that microplastics and anthropogenic fiber pollution had already entered the Antarctic marine food web at the end of the '90 s. These findings therefore establish the foundations for understand the changes in marine litter pollution over time.
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- Teresa Bottari
- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM) – CNR, Messina, Italy ,grid.6401.30000 0004 1758 0806Department of Integrative Marine Ecology (EMI), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn - National Institute of Biology, Ecology and Marine Biotechnology, Sicily Marine Centre, Messina, Italy
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- grid.10438.3e0000 0001 2178 8421Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Physical Science and Earth Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- grid.10438.3e0000 0001 2178 8421Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Physical Science and Earth Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- grid.5606.50000 0001 2151 3065Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM) – CNR, Messina, Italy ,grid.10438.3e0000 0001 2178 8421Department of Biomedical, Dental, and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- grid.6401.30000 0004 1758 0806Department of Integrative Marine Ecology (EMI), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn - National Institute of Biology, Ecology and Marine Biotechnology, Sicily Marine Centre, Messina, Italy ,grid.423782.80000 0001 2205 5473Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Milazzo, ME Italy
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- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM) – CNR, Messina, Italy ,grid.10438.3e0000 0001 2178 8421Department of Biomedical, Dental, and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- grid.6401.30000 0004 1758 0806Research Infrastructures for Marine Biological Resources Department (RIMAR), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, National Institute of Biology, Ecology and Marine Biotechnology, Calabrian Researches Centre and Marine Advanced Infrastructures (CRIMAC), Amendolara, CS Italy
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- grid.10438.3e0000 0001 2178 8421Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Physical Science and Earth Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy ,grid.5326.20000 0001 1940 4177Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes, National Research Council of Italy (IPCF-CNR), Messina, Italy
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- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM) – CNR, Messina, Italy ,grid.6401.30000 0004 1758 0806Department of Integrative Marine Ecology (EMI), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn - National Institute of Biology, Ecology and Marine Biotechnology, Sicily Marine Centre, Messina, Italy
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Bertinetti S, Ardini F, Vecchio MA, Caiazzo L, Grotti M. Isotopic analysis of snow from Dome C indicates changes in the source of atmospheric lead over the last fifty years in East Antarctica. Chemosphere 2020; 255:126858. [PMID: 32387726 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lead (Pb) concentration and Pb isotope ratios have been determined in 109 snow pit samples collected at Dome C, on the East Antarctic Plateau, corresponding to the period 1971-2017. The Pb concentration was 8.2 ± 1.0 pg g-1 (mean ± 95%-confidence interval), with a decreasing trend from the early 1990s (the median Pb concentration halved from 9.0 pg g-1 in 1970-1980 to 4.4 pg g-1 in 2010-2017). The 206Pb/207Pb and 208Pb/207Pb ratios were 2.419 ± 0.003 and 1.158 ± 0.003 (mean and 95%-confidence interval), respectively. The temporal variations of Pb isotopic composition from 1970 to mid-1990s reflect the changes in the consumption of Pb-enriched gasoline in the Southern Hemisphere, whereas the subsequent increase of the Pb isotope ratios is ascribed to a shift toward the natural isotopic signature. Accordingly, the anthropogenic Pb contribution decreased from (61 ± 3)% in 1980-1990 to (49 ± 10)% in 2010-2017. The measured ratios suggest that Australia has been a significant source of anthropogenic Pb to Antarctica, even in recent times. Differences and similarities among Pb content and isotopic composition in various sites across Antarctica have been displayed by principal component analysis, indicating that the altitude and the distance from the coast significantly affect the Pb content, while the Pb isotopic signatures are not influenced by these parameters.
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- Stefano Bertinetti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; INFN-Florence, Via Sansone 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy.
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Dreyer A, Neugebauer F, Lohmann N, Rüdel H, Teubner D, Grotti M, Rauert C, Koschorreck J. Recent findings of halogenated flame retardants (HFR) in the German and Polar environment. Environ Pollut 2019; 253:850-863. [PMID: 31349194 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To get an overview about distribution, levels and temporal trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and halogenated flame retardants (HFR) of emerging concern, different types of environmental samples archived in the German Environment Specimen Bank as well as fish filet samples from the Arctic (n = 13) and Antarctica (n = 5) were analysed for 43 substances (24 PBDE, 19 HFR) using a multi-column clean-up and GC-API-MS/MS or GC-MS. Sample types were herring gull egg (n = 3), blue mussel (n = 3) and eelpout filet (n = 3) from the German North- and Baltic Sea, bream filet (n = 7), zebra mussel (n = 6) and suspended particulate matter (SPM, n = 7) from German freshwater ecosystems as well as tree leaves (n = 9)/shoots (n = 10), soil (n = 4), earthworm (n = 4) and deer liver (n = 7) as representatives of German terrestrial ecosystems. PBDE and emerging HFR were present in each investigated matrices from Germany and Polar regions showing their widespread distribution. The presence in Arctic and Antarctic fish samples confirms their long-range transport potential. Average concentrations of total emerging HFR were highest in SPM (26 ng g-1 dry weight (dw)), zebra mussel (10 ng g-1 dw) and herring gull egg (2.6 ng g-1 dw). Lowest levels were measured in fish filet samples from Antarctica (0.02 ng g-1 dw). Average total PBDE concentrations were highest in bream filet (154 ng g-1), herring gull egg (61 ng g-1 dw), SPM (21 ng g-1 dw), and zebra mussel 18 (ng g-1) and lowest in deer liver (0.04 ng g-1 dw). The patterns of non-fauna terrestrial samples (leaves, shoots, soil) as well as SPM were dominated by DBDPE and BDE209. Elevated proportions of DPTE and in most cases the absence of DBDPE characterized all fauna samples with the exception of Polar samples. Overall, emerging HFR appeared to be less bioaccumulative than PBDE. Temporal trends were generally decreasing with few exceptions such as DBDPE.
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- Eurofins GfA Lab Service GmbH, 21079 Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (Fraunhofer IME), Schmallenberg, Germany
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- University of Genoa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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Movalli P, Duke G, Ramello G, Dekker R, Vrezec A, Shore RF, García-Fernández A, Wernham C, Krone O, Alygizakis N, Badry A, Barbagli F, Biesmeijer K, Boano G, Bond AL, Choresh Y, Christensen JB, Cincinelli A, Danielsson S, Dias A, Dietz R, Eens M, Espín S, Eulaers I, Frahnert S, Fuiz TI, Gkotsis G, Glowacka N, Gómez-Ramírez P, Grotti M, Guiraud M, Hosner P, Johansson U, Jaspers VLB, Kamminga P, Koschorreck J, Knopf B, Kubin E, Brutto SL, Lourenco R, Martellini T, Martínez-López E, Mateo R, Nika MC, Nikolopoulou V, Osborn D, Pauwels O, Pavia M, Pereira MG, Rüdel H, Sanchez-Virosta P, Slobodnik J, Sonne C, Thomaidis N, Töpfer T, Treu G, Väinölä R, Valkama J, van der Mije S, Vangeluwe D, Warren BH, Woog F. Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:29503-29505. [PMID: 31392605 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06137-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The correct affiliation of Sabrina Lo Brutto is shown in this paper.
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- Paola Movalli
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2332, Leiden, RA, Netherlands.
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- Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, 3 South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Carmagnola, Via S Francesco di Sales, 188, 10022, Carmagnola, Torino, Italy
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2332, Leiden, RA, Netherlands
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- Institute for Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- BTO Scotland, Beta Centre (Unit 15), Stirling University Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF, UK
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- Department of Wildlife Diseases, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Strasse 17, 10315, Berlin, Germany
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- Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia "La Specola", Via Romana 17, 50125, Florence, Italy
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2332, Leiden, RA, Netherlands
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- Institute for Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 6AP, UK
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- Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Chushi Ave, Haifa, Israel
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- Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Box 50007, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade de Évora, Casa Cordovil 2ª Andar, Rua Dr. Joaquim Henrique da Fonseca, 7000-890, Évora, Portugal
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- Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u 13, Budapest, Hungary
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- Νational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771, Athens, Greece
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- Environmental Institute, Okružná 784/42, 97241, Koš, Slovak Republic
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genoa, Italy
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, UA, CP 51, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005, Paris, France
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- Danish Museum of Natural History, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350, København K, Denmark
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- Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Box 50007, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, Trondheim, Norway
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2332, Leiden, RA, Netherlands
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 57392, Schmallenberg, Germany
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- Oulu University, Paavo Havaksen tie 3, Oulu, Finland
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- Museum of Zoology "P. Doderlein" and Dept. STEBICEF, Section Animal Biology, University of Palermo, via Archirafi 18, 90123, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratório de Ornitologia, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas ICAAM, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Valverde, Évora, Portugal
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Institute for Game and Wildlife Research, Ronda de Toledo, 12, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium
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- Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Via Valperga Caluso 35, I-10125, Torino, Italy
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 57392, Schmallenberg, Germany
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113, Bonn, Germany
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- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Post Box 17, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Post Box 17, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, UA, CP 51, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005, Paris, France
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- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, Stuttgart, Germany
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Movalli P, Duke G, Ramello G, Dekker R, Vrezec A, Shore RF, García-Fernández A, Wernham C, Krone O, Alygizakis N, Badry A, Barbagli F, Biesmeijer K, Boano G, Bond AL, Choresh Y, Christensen JB, Cincinelli A, Danielsson S, Dias A, Dietz R, Eens M, Espín S, Eulaers I, Frahnert S, Fuiz TI, Gkotsis G, Glowacka N, Gómez-Ramírez P, Grotti M, Guiraud M, Hosner P, Johansson U, Jaspers VLB, Kamminga P, Koschorreck J, Knopf B, Kubin E, LoBrutto S, Lourenco R, Martellini T, Martínez-López E, Mateo R, Nika MC, Nikolopoulou V, Osborn D, Pauwels O, Pavia M, Pereira MG, Rüdel H, Sanchez-Virosta P, Slobodnik J, Sonne C, Thomaidis N, Töpfer T, Treu G, Väinölä R, Valkama J, van der Mije S, Vangeluwe D, Warren BH, Woog F. Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:20132-20136. [PMID: 31134546 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05340-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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- Paola Movalli
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Vondelaan 55, 2332 AA, Leiden, Netherlands.
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- Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, 3 South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Carmagnola, Via S Francesco di Sales, 188, 10022, Carmagnola, Torino, Italy
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Vondelaan 55, 2332 AA, Leiden, Netherlands
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- National Institute for Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- BTO Scotland, Beta Centre (Unit 15), Stirling University Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF, UK
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- Department of Wildlife Diseases, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Strasse 17, 10315, Berlin, Germany
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- Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia "La Specola", Via Romana 17, 50125, Florence, Italy
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Vondelaan 55, 2332 AA, Leiden, Netherlands
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- National Institute for Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 6AP, UK
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- Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Chushi Ave., Haifa, Israel
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- Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Box 50007, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade de Évora, Casa Cordovil 2ª Andar, Rua Dr. Joaquim Henrique da Fonseca, 7000-890, Évora, Portugal
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- Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u 13, Budapest, Hungary
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- Νational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771, Athens, Greece
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- Environmental Institute, Okružná 784/42, 97241, Koš, Slovak Republic
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genoa, Italy
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, UA, CP 51, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005, Paris, France
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- Danish Museum of Natural History, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350, København K, Denmark
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- Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Box 50007, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, Trondheim, Norway
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Vondelaan 55, 2332 AA, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 57392, Schmallenberg, Germany
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- Oulu University, Paavo Havaksen tie 3, Oulu, Finland
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- Dept. STEBICEF, Section Animal Biology, University of Palermo, via Archirafi 18, 90123, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratório de Ornitologia, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas ICAAM, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Valverde, Évora, Portugal
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Institute for Game and Wildlife Research, Ronda de Toledo 12, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium
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- Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Via Valperga Caluso 35, I-10125, Torino, Italy
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 57392, Schmallenberg, Germany
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- Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113, Bonn, Germany
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- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Post Box 17, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Post Box 17, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, UA, CP 51, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005, Paris, France
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- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, Stuttgart, Germany
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Yang L, Nadeau K, Meija J, Grinberg P, Pagliano E, Ardini F, Grotti M, Schlosser C, Streu P, Achterberg EP, Sohrin Y, Minami T, Zheng L, Wu J, Chen G, Ellwood MJ, Turetta C, Aguilar-Islas A, Rember R, Sarthou G, Tonnard M, Planquette H, Matoušek T, Crum S, Mester Z. Inter-laboratory study for the certification of trace elements in seawater certified reference materials NASS-7 and CASS-6. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:4469-4479. [PMID: 29721576 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1102-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Certification of trace metals in seawater certified reference materials (CRMs) NASS-7 and CASS-6 is described. At the National Research Council Canada (NRC), column separation was performed to remove the seawater matrix prior to the determination of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Mo, Ni, U, V, and Zn, whereas As was directly measured in 10-fold diluted seawater samples, and B was directly measured in 200-fold diluted seawater samples. High-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICPMS) was used for elemental analyses, with double isotope dilution for the accurate determination of B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mo, Ni, U, and Zn in seawater NASS-7 and CASS-6, and standard addition calibration for As, Co, Mn, and V. In addition, all analytes were measured using standard addition calibration with triple quadrupole (QQQ)-ICPMS to provide a second set of data at NRC. Expert laboratories worldwide were invited to contribute data to the certification of trace metals in NASS-7 and CASS-6. Various analytical methods were employed by participants including column separation, co-precipitation, and simple dilution coupled to ICPMS detection or flow injection analysis coupled to chemiluminescence detection, with use of double isotope dilution calibration, matrix matching external calibration, and standard addition calibration. Results presented in this study show that majority of laboratories have demonstrated their measurement capabilities for the accurate determination of trace metals in seawater. As a result of this comparison, certified/reference values and associated uncertainties were assigned for 14 elements in seawater CRMs NASS-7 and CASS-6, suitable for the validation of methods used for seawater analysis.
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- Lu Yang
- National Research Council Canada (NRC), 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada.
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- National Research Council Canada (NRC), 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada (NRC), 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada (NRC), 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada (NRC), 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa (UG), Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa (UG), Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy
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- GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research (GEOMAR), Wischhofstr 1-3, 24148, Kiel, Germany
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- GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research (GEOMAR), Wischhofstr 1-3, 24148, Kiel, Germany
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- GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research (GEOMAR), Wischhofstr 1-3, 24148, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (KU), Gokasho, Uji-city, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (KU), Gokasho, Uji-city, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (KU), Gokasho, Uji-city, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL, 33149, USA.,School of Biology and Marine sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China
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- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL, 33149, USA
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- Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council of Italy (DEP), Via Torino 155, 30172, Venezia-Mestre, (VE), Italy
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- CFOS/IARC, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Fairbanks, AK, 99775-7220, USA
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- CFOS/IARC, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Fairbanks, AK, 99775-7220, USA
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- Laboratoire des sciences de l'Environnement MARin (LEMAR), UMR CNRS UBO IRD Ifremer 6539, Place Nicolas Copernic, Technopôle Brest Iroise, 29280, Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des sciences de l'Environnement MARin (LEMAR), UMR CNRS UBO IRD Ifremer 6539, Place Nicolas Copernic, Technopôle Brest Iroise, 29280, Plouzané, France.,Institute for Marine Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Hobart, TAS, 7004, Australia
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- Laboratoire des sciences de l'Environnement MARin (LEMAR), UMR CNRS UBO IRD Ifremer 6539, Place Nicolas Copernic, Technopôle Brest Iroise, 29280, Plouzané, France
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IAC), Veveří 97, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- QUASIMEME, NL- 6700 EC Wageningen, Bornsesteeg 10, Bennekom, 6721 NG, Ede, The Netherlands
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- National Research Council Canada (NRC), 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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Pizzini S, Sbicego C, Corami F, Grotti M, Magi E, Bonato T, Cozzi G, Barbante C, Piazza R. 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl (non-Aroclor PCB-11) as a marker of non-legacy PCB contamination in marine species: comparison between Antarctic and Mediterranean bivalves. Chemosphere 2017; 175:28-35. [PMID: 28211332 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
In this study the accumulation of the 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl (PCB-11) in monitoring organisms from the Antarctic and Mediterranean coastal environments has been investigated. This lesser-known PCB congener, unrelated to the industrial use of commercial mixtures, continues to be generated and released into the environment mainly as an unintentional by-product of pigment manufacturing. Specimens of the filter-feeders Adamussium colbecki from Terra Nova Bay and of Mytilus galloprovincialis and Ruditapes philippinarum from the north-western Adriatic coasts were collected and analyzed for PCB-11 by Gas Chromatography coupled both to Low-Resolution and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LRMS, HRMS). In order to assess the influence of PCB-11 with respect to the legacy contamination, 126 PCB congeners related to the Aroclor commercial mixtures were simultaneously analyzed. PCB-11 was detected in all the samples, regardless of the species and of the geographical area, representing on average 17.6% and 15.6% of the total PCBs (n = 127) in Antarctic and Mediterranean samples, respectively. In the Adriatic area the highest concentrations were related to the influence of industrial activities or ship traffic, while the highest value found in Antarctic specimens, namely those collected in the austral summer 1997-1998, was ascribed to a local anthropogenic source. The occurrence of PCB-11 in the other samples from Terra Nova Bay may be related to Long-Range Atmospheric Transport (LRAT), facilitated by the higher volatility of the analyte compared to the heavier PCB congeners. Nevertheless, more in-depth studies are needed in order to evaluate the relative contribution of local and distant sources.
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- Sarah Pizzini
- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso, 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso, 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- S.E.S.A. S.p.A. - Società Estense Servizi Ambientali, Via Principe Amedeo, 43/A, 35042 Este, PD, Italy
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- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy; Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy; Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155, 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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Grotti M, Pizzini S, Abelmoschi ML, Cozzi G, Piazza R, Soggia F. Retrospective biomonitoring of chemical contamination in the marine coastal environment of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) by environmental specimen banking. Chemosphere 2016; 165:418-426. [PMID: 27668719 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Antarctica offers a good opportunity to investigate planetary-scale pollution and climate change, and provides baseline values for contaminants such as Trace Elements (TEs) and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Literature data on contaminant levels in the Antarctic environment indicate that long-range atmospheric transport is the primary pathway by which pollutants from surrounding continents are carried to this pristine environment. However, local contamination sources represented by the scientific stations are also not negligible. Climate change and global warming are altering the global budget of anthropogenic contaminants and their monitoring in Antarctica ecosystems is very important to protect the global environment. In this work, eighty specimens of Adamussium colbecki (Smith, 1902), a benthic Antarctic scallop, collected from 1996 to 2009 and stored in the Antarctic Environmental Specimen Bank, were analyzed to quantify TEs and POPs, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Metals concentrations were not affected by anthropogenic contributions, highlighting a natural accumulation with the age of the organism. Similarly, no temporal trend was found for PCNs, PCBs and PAHs. However, specimens collected during the summer 1997-98 showed enhanced concentration levels of PCBs and PAHs that could refer to a local anthropogenic source of contamination.
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso, 31 - 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155 - 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso, 31 - 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155 - 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155 - 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy; Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, National Research Council (CNR-IDPA), Via Torino, 155 - 30172 Venice Mestre, VE, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso, 31 - 16146 Genoa, Italy
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Grotti M, Soggia F, Ardini F, Magi E, Becagli S, Traversi R, Udisti R. Year-round record of dissolved and particulate metals in surface snow at Dome Concordia (East Antarctica). Chemosphere 2015; 138:916-923. [PMID: 25550109 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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From January to December 2010, surface snow samples were collected with monthly resolution at the Concordia station (75°06'S, 123°20'E), on the Antarctic plateau, and analysed for major and trace elements in both dissolved and particulate (i.e. insoluble particles, >0.45 μm) phase. Additional surface snow samples were collected with daily resolution, for the determination of sea-salt sodium and not-sea-salt calcium, in order to support the discussion on the seasonal variations of trace elements. Concentrations of alkaline and alkaline-earth elements were higher in winter (April-October) than in summer (November-March) by a factor of 1.2-3.3, in agreement with the higher concentration of sea-salt atmospheric particles reaching the Antarctic plateau during the winter. Similarly, trace elements were generally higher in winter by a factor of 1.2-1.5, whereas Al and Fe did not show any significant seasonal trend. Partitioning between dissolved and particulate phases did not change with the sampling period, but it depended only on the element: alkaline and alkaline-earth elements, as well as Co, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn were for the most part (>80%) in the dissolved phase, whereas Al and Fe were mainly associated with the particulate phase (>80%) and Cd, Cr, V were nearly equally distributed between the phases. Finally, the estimated marine and crustal enrichment factors indicated that Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn have a dominant anthropogenic origin, with a possible contribution from the Concordia station activities.
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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Terol A, Ardini F, Basso A, Grotti M. Determination of selenium urinary metabolites by high temperature liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1380:112-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.12.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ardini F, Carro MD, Abelmoschi ML, Grotti M, Magi E. Multivariate optimization of a headspace solid-phase microextraction method followed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry for the determination of terpenes in Nicotiana langsdorffii. J Sep Sci 2014; 37:1570-7. [PMID: 24723369 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201400126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A simple and sensitive procedure based on headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry was developed for the determination of five terpenes (α-pinene, limonene, linalool, α-terpineol, and geraniol) in the leaves of Nicotiana langsdorffii. The microextraction conditions (extraction temperature, equilibration time, and extraction time) were optimized by means of a Doehlert design. The experimental design showed that, for α-pinene and limonene, a low temperature and a long extraction time were needed for optimal extraction, while linalool, α-terpineol, and geraniol required a high temperature and a long extraction time. The chosen compromise conditions were temperature 60°C, equilibration time 15 min and extraction time 50 min. The main analytical figures of the optimized method were evaluated; LODs ranged from 0.07 ng/g (α-pinene) to 8.0 ng/g (geraniol), while intraday and interday repeatability were in the range 10-17% and 9-13%, respectively. Finally, the procedure was applied to in vitro wild-type and transgenic specimens of N. langsdorffii subjected to abiotic stresses (chemical and heat stress). With the exception of geraniol (75-374 ng/g), low concentration levels of terpenes were measured (ng/g level or lower); some interesting variations in terpene concentration induced by abiotic stress were observed.
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- Francisco Ardini
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Grotti M, Soggia F, Ianni C, Magi E, Udisti R. Bioavailability of trace elements in surface sediments from Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Mar Pollut Bull 2013; 77:367-374. [PMID: 24210011 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The bioavailability of trace elements in marine sediments from Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Islands, Norwegian Arctic) was assessed and discussed. Total concentrations of several elements were determined in two granulometric fractions and their bioavailability evaluated by both applying a sequential-selective extraction procedure and using a biomimetic approach based on proteolytic enzymes. Total concentration values and solid speciation patterns indicated overall that the anthropogenic impact of trace elements in the investigated area is negligible, although a minor enrichment with respect to crustal values was found for As, Cd, Cr, Ni, and V. Enrichment of trace elements in the <63-μm fraction compared to the coarser one was evident for As, Cd, Cr, and Ni. The evaluation of the bioavailable fractions showed that a large part of the total content of trace elements cannot enter the aquatic food chain and emphasised the risk of overestimating the environmental impact of heavy metals if the assessment is only based on total concentrations.
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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Grotti M, Ardini F, Todolì JL. Total introduction of microsamples in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry by high-temperature evaporation chamber with a sheathing gas stream. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 767:14-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ardini F, Soggia F, Abelmoschi ML, Magi E, Grotti M. Ionomic profiling of Nicotiana langsdorffii wild-type and mutant genotypes exposed to abiotic stresses. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:665-77. [PMID: 22580418 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-5997-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Revised: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To provide a new insight into the response of plants to abiotic stresses, the ionomic profiles of Nicotiana langsdorffii specimens have been determined before and after exposure to toxic metals (chromium) or drought conditions. The plants were genetically transformed with the rat glucocorticoid receptor (GR) or the gene for Agrobacterium rhizogenes rolC, because these modifications are known to produce an imbalance in phytohormone equilibria and a significant change in the defence response of the plant. Elemental profiles were obtained by developing and applying analytical procedures based on inductively coupled plasma atomic emission and mass spectrometry (ICP-AES/MS). In particular, the removal of isobaric interferences affecting the determination of Cr and V by ICP-MS was accomplished by use of a dynamic reaction cell, after optimization of the relevant conditions. The combined use of ICP atomic emission and mass spectrometry enabled the determination of 29 major and trace elements (Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Eu, Fe, Ga, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, P, Pb, Pt, Rb, S, Sb, Sn, Sr, Te, V, W, Y, and Zn) in different parts of the plants (roots, stems, and leaves), with high accuracy and precision. Multivariate data processing and study of element distribution patterns provided new information about the ionomic response of the target organism to chemical treatment or water stress. Genetic modification mainly affected the distribution of Bi, Cr, Mo, Na, and S, indicating that these elements were involved in biochemical processes controlled by the GR or rolC genes. Chemical stress strongly affected accumulation of several elements (Ba, Ca, Fe, Ga, K, Li, Mn, Mo, Na, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sn, Te, V, and Zn) in different ways; for Ca, Fe, K, Mn, Na, and P the effect was quite similar to that observed in other studies after treatment with other transition elements, for example Cu and Cd. The effect of water deficit was less evident, mainly consisting in a decrease of Ba, Cr, Na, and Sr in roots.
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- Francisco Ardini
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Ardini F, Magi E, Grotti M. Determination of ultratrace levels of dissolved metals in seawater by reaction cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after ammonia induced magnesium hydroxide coprecipitation. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 706:84-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Revised: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Grotti M, Soggia F, Ardini F, Magi E. Major and trace element partitioning between dissolved and particulate phases in Antarctic surface snow. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 13:2511-20. [PMID: 21750808 DOI: 10.1039/c1em10215j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In order to provide a new insight into the Antarctic snow chemistry, partitioning of major and trace elements between dissolved and particulate (i.e. insoluble particles, >0.45 μm) phases have been investigated in a number of coastal and inland snow samples, along with their total and acid-dissolvable (0.5% nitric acid) concentrations. Alkaline and alkaline-earth elements (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Sr) were mainly present in the dissolved phase, while Fe and Al were predominantly associated with the particulate matter, without any significant difference between inland and coastal samples. On the other hand, partitioning of trace elements depended on the sampling site position, showing a general decrease of the particulate fraction by moving from the coast to the plateau. Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn were for the most part in the dissolved phase, while Cr was mainly associated with the particulate fraction. Co, Mn and V were equally distributed between dissolved and particulate phases in the samples collected from the plateau and preferentially associated with the particulate in the coastal samples. The correlation between the elements and the inter-sample variability of their concentration significantly decreased for the plateau samples compared to the coastal ones, according to a change in the relative contribution of the metal sources and in good agreement with the estimated marine and crustal enrichment factors. In addition, samples from the plateau were characterised by higher enrichment factors of anthropogenic elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn), compared to the coastal area. Finally, it was observed that the acid-dissolvable metal concentrations were generally lower than the total concentration values, showing that the acid treatment can dissolve only a given fraction of the metal associated with the particulate (<20% for iron and aluminium).
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- M Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy.
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Todolí JL, Grotti M. Fast determination of arsenosugars in algal extracts by narrow bore high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:7428-33. [PMID: 20965508 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.09.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2010] [Revised: 09/21/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The potential of narrow bore high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for fast determination of arsenosugars in algal extracts was explored. The retention behavior of four naturally occurring dimethylarsinoylribosides on an anion-exchange microbore column was investigated, with the mobile phase flow rate ranging from 60 to 200μLmin(-1). A low sample consumption system consisting of a micronebulizer and a low inner volume cyclonic spray chamber was used as the interface between the micro-column and the ICP mass spectrometer. Both the high efficiency nebulizer, HEN, and the PFA micronebulizer were tested, with the former providing 20-50% greater sensitivity than PFA (depending on the liquid flow rate), but comparable limits of detection and slightly lower chromatographic resolution. With the setup employed and under the optimal conditions, a satisfactory separation of the arsenosugars was achieved in less than 5min. The instrumental limit of detection was 0.20μgAsL(-1) and the precision was better than 3% (RSD%, n=5). The accuracy of the determination was verified by the analysis of a reference algal extract, obtaining values in good agreement with the reference ones.
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- José Luis Todolí
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain
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Ardini F, Soggia F, Rugi F, Udisti R, Grotti M. Comparison of inductively coupled plasma spectrometry techniques for the direct determination of rare earth elements in digests from geological samples. Anal Chim Acta 2010; 678:18-25. [PMID: 20869499 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS), ICP sector field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) and ICP atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) were compared with regard to the direct determination of rare earth elements (REEs) in geological samples. In order to reduce the polyatomic interferences occurring in ICP-QMS, the use of a cooled spray chamber was optimized, obtaining a significant decrease of the oxide ions formation (about 50%) and a consequent mitigation of the interfering effects. Precision and accuracy of the method were demonstrated by the analyses of sediment and soil certified reference materials. ICP-SFMS working in high-resolution mode also provided accurate results, with similar precision to ICP-QMS (RSD%: 3-8%) and comparable or better limits of detection. Quantification limits of the procedures were 18-52 ng g(-1) and 10-780 ng g(-1) for sector field- and quadrupole-ICP-MS, respectively. Accurate and precise determination of most REEs was also achieved by ICP-AES using both pneumatic and ultrasonic nebulization, after a careful selection of the emission lines and compensation for non-spectral interferences by internal standardization. The three techniques were finally applied to glaciomarine sediment samples collected in Antarctica, providing comparable analytical data on REE abundance and depth pattern.
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- Francisco Ardini
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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Grotti M, Soggia F, Goessler W, Findenig S, Francesconi KA. Arsenic species in certified reference material MURST-ISS-A2 (Antarctic krill). Talanta 2010; 80:1441-4. [PMID: 20006111 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2009.09.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2009] [Revised: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Arsenic compounds were quantified in the certified reference material MURST-ISS-A2 (Antarctic krill) using HPLC/ICPMS. The data should prove useful for assessing the accuracy of arsenic speciation procedures.
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy.
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Grotti M, Soggia F, Luis Todolì J. Ultratrace analysis of Antarctic snow samples by reaction cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using a total-consumption micro-sample-introduction system. Analyst 2008; 133:1388-94. [DOI: 10.1039/b804043e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Grotti M, Lagomarsino C, Magi E. Simultaneous Determination of Arsenic, Selenium and Mercury in Foodstuffs by Chemical Vapour Generation Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 96:751-64. [PMID: 17217179 DOI: 10.1002/adic.200690077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A procedure for the simultaneous determination of arsenic, selenium and mercury in foodstuffs has been developed. After a two-step microwave-assisted wet digestion in closed vessels, using concentrated nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide, the solution was analysed by inductively coupled plasma multichannel-based emission spectrometry using chemical vapour generation as the sample introduction system. All steps of the procedure, such as solid sample dissolution, pre-reduction to the suitable oxidation state, vapor generation, transport and atomization have been designed and optimised taking into account the concomitant presence of all the analytes considered. Temporal variation of analytical signals as well as interfering effects due to transition elements were also studied. Under the optimised operating conditions, the achieved detection limits for the simultaneous determination of arsenic, selenium and mercury in foodstuffs were 0.006, 0.023 and 0.018 microg g(-1), respectively, allowing their determination in real samples. Precision of the analytical procedure was 6.8% for arsenic, 5.2% for selenium and 7.7% for mercury (n=7). The accuracy and reliability of the method was verified by the analysis of both standard reference materials (rice flour and spinach leaves) and real samples (natural and Se-enriched rice).
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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Grotti M, Abelmoschi ML, Dalla Riva S, Soggia F, Frache R. Determination of lead in bone tissues by axially viewed inductively coupled plasma multichannel-based emission spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2005; 381:1395-400. [PMID: 15729547 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-3057-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2004] [Revised: 12/15/2004] [Accepted: 01/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A new procedure for determining low levels of lead in bone tissues has been developed. After wet acid digestion in a pressurized microwave-heated system, the solution was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma multichannel-based emission spectrometry. Internal standardization using the Co 228.615 nm reference line was chosen as the optimal method to compensate for the matrix effects from the presence of calcium and nitric acid at high concentration levels. The detection limit of the procedure was 0.11 microg Pb g(-1) dry mass. Instrumental precision at the analytical concentration of approximately 10 microg l(-1) ranged from 6.1 to 9.4%. Precision of the sample preparation step was 5.4%. The concentration of lead in SRM 1486 (1.32+/-0.04 microg g(-1)) found using the new procedure was in excellent agreement with the certified level (1.335+/-0.014 microg g(-1)). Finally, the method was applied to determine the lead in various fish bone tissues, and the analytical results were found to be in good agreement with those obtained through differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. The method is therefore suitable for the reliable determination of lead at concentration levels of below 1 microg g(-1) in bone samples. Moreover, the multi-element capability of the technique allows us to simultaneously determine other major or trace elements in order to investigate inter-element correlation and to compute enrichment factors, making the proposed procedure particularly useful for investigating lead occurrence and pathways in fish bone tissues in order to find suitable biomarkers for the Antarctic marine environment.
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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Grotti M, Lagomarsino C, Soggia F, Frache R. Multivariate Optimization of an Axially-Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma Multichannel-Based Emission Spectrometer for the Analysis of Environmental Samples. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 95:37-51. [PMID: 15801176 DOI: 10.1002/adic.200590006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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An experimental design procedure was applied to optimize the operating conditions of an axially-viewed inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer instruments equipped with echelle optics with cross dispersion and charge transfer device. The multivariate effect of carrier gas flow rate and r.f. power on several analytical figures was investigated and discussed. Both ultrasonic and pneumatic nebulization were used. For the final choice of the optimum, different criteria were taken into account, mainly plasma robustness, instrumental precision, analyte and background net emission, detection limits and signal-to-background ratios. It was found that the use of moderate power (1100W) and mean carrier gas flow rate (0.75 L/min) allows to obtain sufficient plasma robustness, satisfactory precision, and excellent signal-to-background ratios and limits of detection, favorable for ultratrace element determinations in environmental matrices.
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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Magi E, Ianni C, Soggia F, Grotti M, Frache R. Trace metals speciation in coastal particulate matter for marine environmental studies in Antarctica. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 7:1287-94. [PMID: 16307085 DOI: 10.1039/b507336g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Solid speciation of some trace metals (Pb, Cd, Fe, Mn, Cu) having environmental relevance was studied in coastal particulate sampled during the Austral Spring 2000/2001. A nearshore station situated in the Gerlache Inlet of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) was sampled from November to February. Samples were collected using the in situ filtration system FIS500, equipped with polycarbonate membrane filters having different pore sizes (10 microm, 2 microm and 0.4 microm) for the size fraction analysis of particles. The total concentration of metals was determined both in dissolved and particulate fractions, while speciation was determined on particulate by applying a sequential extraction procedure. Concerning the surface and sub-surface layers, it has been observed that concentration of elements is mainly affected by the dynamic of the pack ice melting and by phytoplankton activity. The solid speciation in November and December is similar for all the studied elements, while some differences can be noted in February, when the pack has completely melted and phytoplankton bloom occurs. With the exception of iron, during this sampling period the quantity of metal associated to the labile fraction increases.
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- E Magi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genova (I)
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Corami F, Capodaglio G, Turetta C, Soggia F, Magi E, Grotti M. Summer distribution of trace metals in the western sector of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 7:1256-64. [PMID: 16307081 DOI: 10.1039/b507323p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The more important water masses generated by the interaction of Circumpolar Deep Water and the shelf waters in the western sector of the Ross Sea are characterized for trace element contents. The distribution of cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, iron, manganese and chromium during the austral summer is analysed and discussed according to the physical, chemical and biological processes which affect the composition of the water masses. The Cd concentration is found to have a relative high variability that can be related to biological activity and the water mass age, MCDW presents a mean dissolved concentration (SD) of 0.77 (0.07) nmol kg(-1), while the HSSW and AASW have a mean concentration of 0.63 (0.06) and 0.61 (0.16) nmol kg(-1), respectively. Lead features the typical distribution of a scavenged element with a surface maximum ranging between 22 and 130 pmol kg(-1) decreasing to 11 pmol kg(-1) in deep waters. However, the vertical distribution in the shelf area features a maximum concentration in intermediate/deep waters and we can hypothesize that the distribution may be influenced by more than one source. The surface dissolved concentration of zinc and copper were un-homogeneously distributed, the mean (SD) values were 5.25 (2.92) and 1.99 (1.49) nmol kg(-1) for zinc and copper, respectively and increased with depth for both the elements. We may therefore hypothesize enrichment in the dissolved phase deriving from recycling in deep waters. 95% of the chromium was in dissolved form and showed a superficial depletion; the mean concentrations were 1.6 +/- 0.2 and 2.6 +/- 0.8 nmol kg(-1) for surface and deep waters respectively. The vertical distribution of dissolved manganese was quite homogeneous with a mean concentration 0.96 +/- 0.7 nmol kg(-1). The particulate iron and manganese concentration trends are similar and feature a significant bottom increase implying a significant input from resuspension; the mean concentration of particulate ranged between 1.4 and 7.4 nmol kg(-1) for iron and ranged between 0.072 and 0.29 nmol kg(-1) for manganese.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Venice Ca' Foscari, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123, Venice, Italy
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Grotti M. Improving the analytical performances of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry by multivariate analysis techniques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 94:1-15. [PMID: 15141461 DOI: 10.1002/adic.200490011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The various multivariate analysis techniques which have been successfully applied to maximize the analytical performance of ICP-OES are reviewed. These include optimization procedures, spectral data processing and calibration methods as well as classification and pattern recognition techniques.
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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Grotti M, Abelmoschi ML, Soggia F, Frache R. Determination of ultratrace elements in natural waters by solid-phase extraction and atomic spectrometry methods. Anal Bioanal Chem 2003; 375:242-7. [PMID: 12560967 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-002-1676-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2002] [Revised: 10/23/2002] [Accepted: 10/27/2002] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A study was carried out on the preconcentration of ultratrace amounts of cadmium, lead, manganese, copper and iron from high-salinity aqueous samples and determination by atomic spectrometry methods. Sample volume, amount of resin, loading flow rate, and elution volume were optimized in order to obtain the simultaneous preconcentration of all the analytes. Quantitative recoveries were obtained by using 200 mg of iminodiacetic resin with a loading flow rate of 2 mL min(-1), elution volume of 3 mL and sample volume of 50-450 mL. Only copper in seawater samples was not completely retained by the resin (60-70% recovery), due to unfavorable competition of iminodiacetic-active groups with organically bound metal.To quantify the metals in the eluates, two atomic spectrometry techniques were compared: electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) with simultaneous CCD detection system. Both techniques are suitable for sample analysis with detection limits of 1.0, 4.7, 3.3, 6.8, and 53 ng L(-1) using ETAAS and 12, 122, 3.4, 17, and 21 ng L(-1) using ICP-OES for Cd, Pb, Mn, Cu, and Fe, respectively. Relative standard deviations of the procedures ranged from 1.7 to 14% at the sub-microg L(-1) concentration level. The accuracy of both methods was verified by analyzing various certified reference materials (river water, estuarine water, coastal and off-shore seawater).
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- Marco Grotti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso, Italy.
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Grotti M. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometric determination of trace elements in sediments after sequential selective extraction: effects of reagents and major elements on the analytical signal. Talanta 2002; 57:1053-66. [DOI: 10.1016/s0039-9140(02)00147-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2001] [Revised: 03/21/2002] [Accepted: 03/28/2002] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Magi E, Ianni C, Grotti M. Study of amino acids by means of liquid chromatography mass spectrometry: optimization of the particle–beam interface. Anal Chim Acta 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(99)00512-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Grotti M, Magi E, Leardi R. Study of interferences in graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry by means of experimental design. Anal Chim Acta 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0003-2670(96)00048-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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