How Does the Amount and Composition of PM Deposited on <i>Platanus acerifolia</i> Leaves Change Across Different Cities in Europe?

Baldacchini, Chiara; Castanheiro, Ana; Maghakyan, Nairuhi; Sgrigna, Gregorio; Verhelst, Johan; Alonso, R.; Amorim, Jorge Humberto; Bellan, Patrick; Bojović, Danijela Đunisijević; Breuste, Jürgen; Bühler, Oliver; Cântar, I. C.; Cariñanos, Paloma; Carriero, Giulia; Churkinа, Galina; Dincă, Lucian; Esposito, Raffaela; Gawroński, S.W.; Kern, Maren; Thiec, Didier Le; Moretti, Marco; Ningal, Tine; Rantzoudi, Eleni C.; Sinjur, Iztok; Stojanova, Biljana; Urošević, Mira Aničić; Velikova, Violeta; Živojinović, Ivana; Sahakyan, Lilit; Calfapietra, Carlo; Samson, Roeland

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“…The trichome density was positively correlated with amount of PM 2.5 accumulated on leaves, and plant species with abundant hairs, such as Catalpa speciosa, Broussonetia papyrifera , and Ulmus pumila were able to retain more PM 2.5 than those with fewer hairs (Chen et al, 2017 ). The adaxial surface of leaves accumulated more PMs than the abaxial leaf surface (Baldacchini et al, 2017 ), which is probably due to the fact that the abaxial surface in general has few trichomes and less rough surface. Stomata may play some roles in accumulation of PMs.…”

Section: Roles Of Leaves and Phyllosphere Microbes In Air Remediationmentioning

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Phylloremediation of Air Pollutants: Exploiting the Potential of Plant Leaves and Leaf-Associated Microbes

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Air pollution is air contaminated by anthropogenic or naturally occurring substances in high concentrations for a prolonged time, resulting in adverse effects on human comfort and health as well as on ecosystems. Major air pollutants include particulate matters (PMs), ground-level ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxides (NO2), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). During the last three decades, air has become increasingly polluted in countries like China and India due to rapid economic growth accompanied by increased energy consumption. Various policies, regulations, and technologies have been brought together for remediation of air pollution, but the air still remains polluted. In this review, we direct attention to bioremediation of air pollutants by exploiting the potentials of plant leaves and leaf-associated microbes. The aerial surfaces of plants, particularly leaves, are estimated to sum up to 4 × 108 km2 on the earth and are also home for up to 1026 bacterial cells. Plant leaves are able to adsorb or absorb air pollutants, and habituated microbes on leaf surface and in leaves (endophytes) are reported to be able to biodegrade or transform pollutants into less or nontoxic molecules, but their potentials for air remediation has been largely unexplored. With advances in omics technologies, molecular mechanisms underlying plant leaves and leaf associated microbes in reduction of air pollutants will be deeply examined, which will provide theoretical bases for developing leaf-based remediation technologies or phylloremediation for mitigating pollutants in the air.

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Section: Roles Of Leaves and Phyllosphere Microbes In Air Remediationmentioning

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Phylloremediation of Air Pollutants: Exploiting the Potential of Plant Leaves and Leaf-Associated Microbes

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“…Its main advantages are fast growing, good tolerance to urban microclimate conditions, resistance to soil compaction and air pollution (6,7). In addition, it has the ability to accumulate pollutants in the cortex (6,8) and a high capacity to capture particulate matter (6,9). It also has a phenotypic plasticity with resistance to drought and frost and moderate wind regimes (6,7).…”

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Urban allergy review: Allergic rhinitis and asthma with plane tree sensitization (Review)

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Respiratory allergies represent a major public health issue in the modern world. Pollens are among the most significant causes of seasonal allergic rhinitis, with pollens of wind-pollinated trees representing an important cause. Members of the Platanaceae family (Platanus acerifolia, Platanus orientalis) are well-recognized sources of allergenic pollens worldwide, due to their high capacity of sensitization and widespread usage as ornamental urban trees. Air pollution, characteristic to all important urban conglomerates in the world and provoked by diesel exhaust gases, industrial and domestic fumes, and biogenic volatile organic compounds represents another major public health issue. Plane trees, along with other species of trees, are one of the main sources of volatile compounds. Recent studies have demonstrated a strong correlation between air pollution and respiratory allergies, with airway chemical compounds intensifying the capacity of sensitization to allergenic pollens. This study presents an overview of the known negative elements on public health of the Platanus family.

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“…La media annuale di PM2.5 (10 μg m -3 ) adottata dall'OMS è stata superata nel 75% delle stazioni, situate in 27 dei 32 paesi che riportano dati su PM2.5 (EEA 2018). Poco si sa dell'effetto del particolato sulle piante, sebbene una elevata deposizione misurata direttamente con tecniche micrometeorologiche (Fares et al 2016) o rilevata attraverso campionamenti fogliari (Baldacchini et al 2017) sia stata associata a una diminuzione del tasso di fotosintesi, basti pensare alle foglie di piante urbane le cui incrostazioni di particelle sono visibili ad occhio nudo.…”

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Monitoring Italian forest ecosystems to understand the impacts of atmospheric pollution and the opportunities for mitigation

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Paoletti²

2019

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Il monitoraggio degli ecosistemi forestali per comprendere gli impatti dell'inquinamento atmosferico e le opportunità di mitigazione Silvano Fares (1) , Elena Paoletti (2) Monitoring Italian forest ecosystems to understand the impacts of atmospheric pollution and the opportunities for mitigation Atmospheric pollution produced by anthropogenic activities has detrimental effects on humans but also on plants. When forests are affected by exposure to pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, particles (with size ≤ 10 µm), and ozone, they in turn act as sentinels towards pollutant emission and at the same time provide ecosystem services when they scavenge pollutants form the atmosphere. In order to move towards levels of air quality not giving rise to significant negative impacts and risks to human health and the environment, the revision of the National Emission Ceilings Directive (2016/2284/EU) sets limits on the amount of pollutants that can be emitted by each Member States per year. By recognizing the negative impacts of pollution on forest ecosystems, the Directive also invites member states to monitor the impacts of pollution on forest ecosystems encouraging the continuation of long-term monitoring networks such as the ICP-Forests network. We discuss here opportunities for Italy to attain the directive thanks to a revitalized activity based on existing monitoring networks and the synergies with other newly established monitoring programs.

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How Does the Amount and Composition of PM Deposited on Platanus acerifolia Leaves Change Across Different Cities in Europe?

Cited by 60 publications

References 62 publications

Phylloremediation of Air Pollutants: Exploiting the Potential of Plant Leaves and Leaf-Associated Microbes

Phylloremediation of Air Pollutants: Exploiting the Potential of Plant Leaves and Leaf-Associated Microbes

Urban allergy review: Allergic rhinitis and asthma with plane tree sensitization (Review)

Monitoring Italian forest ecosystems to understand the impacts of atmospheric pollution and the opportunities for mitigation

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