MINGANTI , Vincenzo

Internal standardization is a commonly used approach to deal with the problems posed by non-spectral interferences in inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES). However, in many real cases, the application to routine analysis, e.g. of environmental samples, is still difficult and cumbersome. In this work the use of an...

The usefulness of bioindicators to study the state of the environment in different compartments (air, water, and soil) has been demonstrated for a long time. All persistent pollutants can be measured in some form of bioindicator, and numerous organisms are suitable for the biomonitoring purpose. In most of the works on this topic, bioindicators...

Plantago lanceolata L. is a common grassland and roadside plant, widely used in many countries in food and herbal preparations. In this study, samples of this wild plant were collected from rural, suburban/urban, and industrial environments; the concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, P, Pb, V, and Zn were measured in the edible parts of...