the use of tropical bromeliads (tillandsia spp.) for monitoring atmospheric pollution in the town of florence, italy

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2002
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Abstract
The results of an experiment with two species of epiphytic angiosperms (Tillandsia caput-medusae and T. bulbosa) for monitoring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the air of Florence, Italy, are presented. PAHs are compounds known to be dangerous because of their carcinogenic potential, and among cormophytes, tillands (monocotyledons equipped with peculiar, specialised, epidermal trichomes) are considered promising for air pollution biomonitoring. PAHs data were obtained using GC/MS analysis of plant extracts. Analytical data indicated an increasing trend in time of PAHs bioaccumulation. This result was compared with instrumentally recorded parameters such as meteorological (rain) and environmental ones (PM10), indicating that trichome-operated physical capture of aerial particles was prominent in PAHs bioaccumulation on tillands. SEM (scanning electron microscope) observations confirmed the role of the trichomes. This work indicates that tillands are particularly useful, low-cost, biomonitoring organisms inside their area of distribution (all Latin American countries and southern USA) where these plants are easily available, but also wherever the climate allows them to survive
Se presentan los resultados de un experimento con dos especies de angiospermas epífitas (Tillandsia caput-medusae y T. bulbosa) para monitorear hidrocarbonos aromáticos policíclicos (PAHs) en el aire de Florencia, Italia. Los PAHs son compuestos que se sabe son peligrosos por su potencial carcinogénico, y, entre las cormófitas, las tilandsias (monocotiledóneas equipadas con tricomas epidérmicos, especializados y peculiares) son consideradas promisorias para el biomonitoreo de la contaminación del aire. Se obtuvieron datos de PAHs usando el análisis de GC/MS de extractos de plantas. Los datos analíticos indicaron una tendencia creciente de la bioacumulación de PAH’s en el tiempo. Este resultado se comparó con los parámetros registrados instrumentalmente como los meteorológicos (lluvia) y los ambientales (PM10), indicando que la captura física de partículas aéreas por medio de tricomas era prominente en la bioacumulación de PAHs en las tilandsias. Las observaciones de SEM (microscopio electrónico de barrido) confirmaron el papel de los tricomas. Este trabajo indica que las tilandsias son organismos de biomonitoreo, de bajo costo y particularmente útiles dentro de su área de distribución (todos los países Latinoamericanos y el sureste de EUA) donde estas plantas son disponibles fácilmente, pero también donde el clima les permite sobrevivir
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Authors ;Luigi Brighigna;Alessio Papini;Stefano Mosti;Andrea Cornia;Paola Bocchini;Guido Galletti
Journal science journal of university of zakho
Year 2002
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