Re-Inventing Water–Ground Relations in Landscape Architecture Projects
Contributo sul ruolo del rapporto acqua/suolo in progetti di architettura del paesaggio, attraverso tre casi studio significativi
phytoremediation
Behavior of glutathione as ligand of lead (II)
The presence and mobilization of toxic metal cations represents under many aspects a current and important problem in the environmental field. In this research, as cation lead (II) ion was studied. The formation of complexes between glutathione and lead (II) was studied at 25 °C and in 1.00 M NaCl as ionic medium by means of measurements of electromotive force (e.m.f.) of cells containing glass and lead amalgam electrodes. In the same experimental conditions, the protonation constants of glutathione were determined potentiometrically, using a cell containing the glass electrode.
An innovative approach based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI) combined with chemometrics for soil phytoremediation monitoring
An innovative approach, based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI) coupled with chemometrics, allowing the detection of arsenic (As) in the hyper-accumulator fern Pteris Vittata L., is presented in this study. The aim of this work was to investigate the possibility of monitoring by HSI the As sequestration capacity of plants grown on As-contaminated soils, in order to perform soil remediation.
Nature-Based Solution for Reducing CO2 Levels in Museum Environments. A Phytoremediation Study for the Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper
This work investigates the possibility of implementing a nature-based solution (NBS) based on the photosynthetic process of Laurus nobilis L. (common laurel), for reducing peak CO2 concentrations in an air-tight museum environment, namely the Refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church (Milan, Italy), home of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Last Supper”. The phytoremediation potential of laurel plants was evaluated at CO2 ≅ 1000 ppm under controlled environmental conditions.
Remediation of soil polluted by organic compounds through chemical oxidation and phytoremediation combined with DCT
Soils contaminated with organic substances is an important issue across Europe: In some areas, these are the main causes of pollution, or the second after contamination from waste disposal. This paper included an experimental application that compared three methods of remediation of contaminated sites, based on electric fields: Asingle treatment (electroremediation); and two combined treatments, phyto-electrochemical and electrooxidation (a combination of chemical treatment and a DCT—direct current technology).