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Soil magnetic susceptibility measurements for characterising heavy metal patterns in industrial areas (Chapt.3).
No full textThe development of innovative monitoring strategies, able to provide detailed information on temporal and spatial evolution of contaminants in superficial soil, combining fast, not invasive and low cost acquisition procedures for in situ monitoring
pollution, is a crucial task for environmental research. In this context, electromagnetic parameter measurements represent suitable tools for identifying innovative experimental
procedures. Particularly, magnetic susceptibility measurements of superficial soil may be used as a simple, rapid, cheap and non-destructive proxy variable to evaluate heavy metal
patterns in industrial, urban and agricultural areas. We developed an experimental procedure to carry out field surveys for characterizing heavy metal patterns in superficial
soil. This procedure is based on in situ soil magnetic susceptibility measurements supported by analytical determinations of metal concentrations. The well defined experimental protocol allows to reduce intrinsic environmental biases and to standardize
the measurement procedure making simpler data interpretation.
In this chapter we present a review of case studies concerning the characterization of contamination patterns in different industrial areas of Basilicata region in Southern Italy.
Basilicata is an inner region, rather unpolluted, in which the main land use is agriculture The investigated sites show different geomorphologic and anthropogenic features, so they
represent optimal sites for studying the potentiality of this kind of approach in different environmental conditions
Pollution levels in the industrial area of Potenza (Southern Italy)
No full textA monitoring procedure based on soil magnetic susceptibility measurements seems to be an interesting method to evaluate in real time the presence and distribution of soil pollutants on large areas in a not-invasive and not-expensive way. In this paper, we present the results of an in situ field survey aimed to evaluate level and distribution of pollutants in an industrial area by means of magnetic susceptibility measurements used as proxy variable. We carried out the field survey in the industrial area of Potenza, characterized by the presence of industrial settlements, many commercial activities and a high traffic volume in all the area. Results show that soil magnetic susceptibility measurements are a good indicator of the anthropogenic impact, mainly from urban busses pollution and iron industry smelting. In relation to this type of contamination, magnetic susceptibility may be used as a useful tool for the first screening of polluted zones
Sustainability indicators from multidimensional analysis of partial equilibrium model data
No full textInvestigations on heavy metals bioavailable fraction in topsoil: observed data from 1993 to 2000 in Melfi industrial area (Italy).
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Source profiles of heavy metals in atmospheric particulate: the influence of the particle size and the local meteorological conditions
No full textMonitoring-modelling dynamical approach to evaluate environmental impact of atmospheric emissions in an industrial area of Southern Italy.
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Ryegrass species as biomonitors of atmospheric heavy metals emissions
No full textIn this work, we present an experimental procedure for monitoring heavy metals concentrations in atmosphere by means of a biophysical technique and show the results of 1997 and 1998 measurement campaigns, focusing our attention on the use of rye grass species (Lolium italicum and Festuca arundinacea) as biomonitor
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