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Dr. Sara Di Lonardo
Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems-National Research Council (IRET-CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fi), Italy

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Journal article
Published: 06 August 2021 in Water
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Water in the city is typically exploited in a linear process, in which most of it is polluted, treated, and discharged; during this process, valuable nutrients are lost in the treatment process instead of being cycled back and used in urban agriculture or green space. The purpose of this paper is to advance a new paradigm to close water cycles in cities via the implementation of nature-based solutions units (NBS_u), with a particular focus on building greening elements, such as green roofs (GRs) and vertical greening systems (VGS). The hypothesis is that such “circular systems” can provide substantial ecosystem services and minimize environmental degradation. Our method is twofold: we first examine these systems from a life-cycle point of view, assessing not only the inputs of conventional and alternative materials, but the ongoing input of water that is required for irrigation. Secondly, the evapotranspiration performance of VGS in Copenhagen, Berlin, Lisbon, Rome, Istanbul, and Tel Aviv, cities with different climatic, architectural, and sociocultural contexts have been simulated using a verticalized ET0 approach, assessing rainwater runoff and greywater as irrigation resources. The water cycling performance of VGS in the mentioned cities would be sufficient at recycling 44% (Lisbon) to 100% (Berlin, Istanbul) of all accruing rainwater roof–runoff, if water shortages in dry months are bridged by greywater. Then, 27–53% of the greywater accruing in a building could be managed on its greened surface. In conclusion, we address the gaps in the current knowledge and policies identified in the different stages of analyses, such as the lack of comprehensive life cycle assessment studies that quantify the complete “water footprint” of building greening systems.

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David Pearlmutter; Bernhard Pucher; Cristina S. C. Calheiros; Karin A. Hoffmann; Andreas Aicher; Pedro Pinho; Alessandro Stracqualursi; Alisa Korolova; Alma Pobric; Ana Galvão; Ayça Tokuç; Bilge Bas; Dimitra Theochari; Dragan Milosevic; Emanuela Giancola; Gaetano Bertino; Joana A. C. Castellar; Julia Flaszynska; Makbulenur Onur; Mari Carmen Garcia Mateo; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Maria Milousi; Mariana Fonseca; Sara Di Lonardo; Veronika Gezik; Ulrike Pitha; Thomas Nehls. Closing Water Cycles in the Built Environment through Nature-Based Solutions: The Contribution of Vertical Greening Systems and Green Roofs. Water 2021, 13, 2165 .

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David Pearlmutter, Bernhard Pucher, Cristina S. C. Calheiros, Karin A. Hoffmann, Andreas Aicher, Pedro Pinho, Alessandro Stracqualursi, Alisa Korolova, Alma Pobric, Ana Galvão, Ayça Tokuç, Bilge Bas, Dimitra Theochari, Dragan Milosevic, Emanuela Giancola, Gaetano Bertino, Joana A. C. Castellar, Julia Flaszynska, Makbulenur Onur, Mari Carmen Garcia Mateo, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Maria Milousi, Mariana Fonseca, Sara Di Lonardo, Veronika Gezik, Ulrike Pitha, Thomas Nehls. Closing Water Cycles in the Built Environment through Nature-Based Solutions: The Contribution of Vertical Greening Systems and Green Roofs. Water. 2021; 13 (16):2165.

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David Pearlmutter; Bernhard Pucher; Cristina S. C. Calheiros; Karin A. Hoffmann; Andreas Aicher; Pedro Pinho; Alessandro Stracqualursi; Alisa Korolova; Alma Pobric; Ana Galvão; Ayça Tokuç; Bilge Bas; Dimitra Theochari; Dragan Milosevic; Emanuela Giancola; Gaetano Bertino; Joana A. C. Castellar; Julia Flaszynska; Makbulenur Onur; Mari Carmen Garcia Mateo; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Maria Milousi; Mariana Fonseca; Sara Di Lonardo; Veronika Gezik; Ulrike Pitha; Thomas Nehls. 2021. "Closing Water Cycles in the Built Environment through Nature-Based Solutions: The Contribution of Vertical Greening Systems and Green Roofs." Water 13, no. 16: 2165.

Journal article
Published: 27 April 2021 in Agronomy
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Professional peat-free substrates for ornamental plant production are increasingly required by nursery growers. Most promising materials are green compost, coconut coir dust, and woody fibre, used alone or in mixtures. One of the major concerns is pH, usually higher than optimal. In this work, a method based on a three-step procedure was adopted to acidify three organic matrices alone or in mixtures and to individuate the most suitable product, between iron(II) sulphate 7-hydrate and elemental sulphur chips. Firstly, the determination of the buffering capacity by dilution with sulphuric acid was carried out to determine dosages. Afterwards, an incubation trial of 84 (iron(II) sulphate) or 120 days (sulphur chips) was conducted on matrices and substrate mixtures with calculated doses in a climatic chamber maintained at 21 °C. Iron(II) sulphate resulted not suitable because it caused a rapid, but not lasting, pH lowering and an excessive electrical conductivity (EC) increase. Sulphur chips could instead guarantee an adequate and lasting pH lowering. These results were then validated in the open field trial on matrices and substrates. The proposed acidification methodology could be considered in developing new substrates, but the rapidity of pH acidification and EC increase on plant and mineral nutrition should be further investigated.

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Sonia Cacini; Sara Di Lonardo; Simone Orsenigo; Daniele Massa. Managing pH of Organic Matrices and New Commercial Substrates for Ornamental Plant Production: A Methodological Approach. Agronomy 2021, 11, 851 .

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Sonia Cacini, Sara Di Lonardo, Simone Orsenigo, Daniele Massa. Managing pH of Organic Matrices and New Commercial Substrates for Ornamental Plant Production: A Methodological Approach. Agronomy. 2021; 11 (5):851.

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Sonia Cacini; Sara Di Lonardo; Simone Orsenigo; Daniele Massa. 2021. "Managing pH of Organic Matrices and New Commercial Substrates for Ornamental Plant Production: A Methodological Approach." Agronomy 11, no. 5: 851.

Journal article
Published: 02 April 2021 in Plants
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Non-thermal plasma (NTP) appears a promising strategy for supporting crop protection, increasing yield and quality, and promoting environmental safety through a decrease in chemical use. However, very few NTP applications on containerized crops are reported under operational growing conditions and in combination with eco-friendly growing media and fertigation management. In this work, NTP technology is applied to the nutrient solution used for the production of gerbera plants grown in peat or green compost, as an alternative substrate to peat, and with standard or low fertilization. NTP treatment promotes fresh leaf and flower biomass production in plants grown in peat and nutrient adsorption in those grown in both substrates, except for Fe, while decreasing dry plant matter. However, it causes a decrease in the leaf and flower biomasses of plants grown in compost, showing a substrate-dependent effect under a low fertilization regime. In general, the limitation in compost was probably caused by the high-substrate alkalinization that commonly interferes with gerbera growth. Under low fertilization, a reduction in the photosynthetic capacity further penalizes plant growth in compost. A lower level of fertilization also decreases gerbera quality, highlighting that Ca, Mg, Mn, and Fe could be reduced with respect to standard fertilization.

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Samantha Cannazzaro; Silvia Traversari; Sonia Cacini; Sara Di Lonardo; Catello Pane; Gianluca Burchi; Daniele Massa. Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment Influences Shoot Biomass, Flower Production and Nutrition of Gerbera Plants Depending on Substrate Composition and Fertigation Level. Plants 2021, 10, 689 .

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Samantha Cannazzaro, Silvia Traversari, Sonia Cacini, Sara Di Lonardo, Catello Pane, Gianluca Burchi, Daniele Massa. Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment Influences Shoot Biomass, Flower Production and Nutrition of Gerbera Plants Depending on Substrate Composition and Fertigation Level. Plants. 2021; 10 (4):689.

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Samantha Cannazzaro; Silvia Traversari; Sonia Cacini; Sara Di Lonardo; Catello Pane; Gianluca Burchi; Daniele Massa. 2021. "Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment Influences Shoot Biomass, Flower Production and Nutrition of Gerbera Plants Depending on Substrate Composition and Fertigation Level." Plants 10, no. 4: 689.

Research article
Published: 11 February 2021 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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A multi-year dataset of measurements of CO2 concentrations, eddy covariance fluxes, and meteorological parameters over the city centre of Florence (Italy) has been analysed to assess the role of anthropogenic emissions and meteorology in controlling urban CO2 concentrations. The latter exhibited a negative correlation with air temperature, wind speed, solar radiation, and sensible heat flux and a positive one with relative humidity and emissions. A linear and an artificial neural network (ANN) model have been developed and validated for short-term modelling of 3-h CO2 concentrations. The ANN model performed better, with mean bias of 0.58 ppm, root mean square error within 30 ppm, and r2=0.49. Data clustering through the self-organized maps allowed to disentangle the role played by emissions and meteorological parameters in influencing CO2 concentrations. Sensitivity analysis of CO2 concentrations revealed a primary role played by the meteorological parameters, particularly wind speed. These results highlighted that (i) emission reduction actions at local urban scale should be better tied to actual and expected meteorological conditions and (ii) those actions alone have limited effects (e.g. a 20% emission reduction would result in a 3% CO2 concentrations reduction). For all these reasons, large-scale policies would be needed.

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Giovanni Gualtieri; Sara Di Lonardo; Federico Carotenuto; Piero Toscano; Carolina Vagnoli; Alessandro Zaldei; Beniamino Gioli. The role of emissions and meteorology in driving CO2 concentrations in urban areas. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021, 1 -11.

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Giovanni Gualtieri, Sara Di Lonardo, Federico Carotenuto, Piero Toscano, Carolina Vagnoli, Alessandro Zaldei, Beniamino Gioli. The role of emissions and meteorology in driving CO2 concentrations in urban areas. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021; ():1-11.

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Giovanni Gualtieri; Sara Di Lonardo; Federico Carotenuto; Piero Toscano; Carolina Vagnoli; Alessandro Zaldei; Beniamino Gioli. 2021. "The role of emissions and meteorology in driving CO2 concentrations in urban areas." Environmental Science and Pollution Research , no. : 1-11.

Journal article
Published: 07 January 2020 in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
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The paper presents an Internet-of-Things based agricultural decision support system for crop growth. A dynamic Bayesian network (DBN) relates indicative parameters of crop development to environmental control parameters via unobserved (hidden) Markov states. The expectation-maximization algorithm is used to track the states and to learn the parameters of the DBN. The steady state information is then used to derive a predictor for the measurement data a few days ahead. The proposed DBN avoids time-consuming training cultivation cycles, as only data of the current cultivation cycle are available to the algorithm. Three cultivation cycles of lettuce have been used to test the performance of the proposed DBN. The environmental parameters were temperature, solar irradiance and vapor-pressure deficit. The measurement data include evapotranspiration at granularity equal one day, and leaf-area index and dry weight, at granularity equal one week. It turned out that accurate measurement data prediction a few days ahead is possible even if the number of data samples is low.

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A. Kocian; D. Massa; S. Cannazzaro; L. Incrocci; S. Di Lonardo; P. Milazzo; S. Chessa. Dynamic Bayesian network for crop growth prediction in greenhouses. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2020, 169, 105167 .

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A. Kocian, D. Massa, S. Cannazzaro, L. Incrocci, S. Di Lonardo, P. Milazzo, S. Chessa. Dynamic Bayesian network for crop growth prediction in greenhouses. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 2020; 169 ():105167.

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A. Kocian; D. Massa; S. Cannazzaro; L. Incrocci; S. Di Lonardo; P. Milazzo; S. Chessa. 2020. "Dynamic Bayesian network for crop growth prediction in greenhouses." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 169, no. : 105167.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2020 in Fruit Crops
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Raffaella Petruccelli; Sara Di Lonardo. Role of biochars in soil fertility management of fruit crops. Fruit Crops 2020, 431 -444.

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Raffaella Petruccelli, Sara Di Lonardo. Role of biochars in soil fertility management of fruit crops. Fruit Crops. 2020; ():431-444.

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Raffaella Petruccelli; Sara Di Lonardo. 2020. "Role of biochars in soil fertility management of fruit crops." Fruit Crops , no. : 431-444.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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The composition in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) of the biogas produced by seven landfills of Giugliano (Naples, Campania, Italy) was determined and VOC emission rates assessed to verify if these compounds represent a potential threat to the population living nearby. VOC composition in the biogas could not be predicted, as heterogeneous waste was dumped from the late 1980s to the early 2000s and then underwent biological degradation. No data are available on the amount and composition of VOC in the biogas before the landfills closure as no operational biogas collection system was present. In this study, VOC composition was determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), after collecting samples from collection pipes and from soil fractures in cover soil or capping. Individual VOC were quantified and data compared with those collected at two landfills in Latium, when they were still in operation. Relevant differences were observed, mainly due to waste aging, but no specific VOC revealing toxic waste dumping was found, although the concurrent presence of certain compounds suggested that dumping of industrial wastes might have occurred. The average VOC emission was assessed and a dispersion model was run to find out if the emitted plume could affect the health of population. The results suggested that fugitive emissions did not represent a serious danger, since the concentrations simulated at the neighboring cities were below the threshold limits for acute and chronic diseases. However, VOC plume could cause annoyance at night when the steady state conditions of the atmosphere enhance pollutants accumulation in the lower layers. In addition, some of the emitted VOC, such as alkylbenzenes and monoterpenes, can contribute to tropospheric ozone formation.

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Giulia Carriero; Luisa Neri; Daniela Famulari; Sara Di Lonardo; Daniela Piscitelli; Antonio Manco; Andrea Esposito; Adriano Chirico; Osvaldo Facini; Sandro Finardi; Gianni Tinarelli; Rossella Prandi; Alessandro Zaldei; Carolina Vagnoli; Piero Toscano; Vincenzo Magliulo; Paolo Ciccioli; Rita Baraldi. Composition and emission of VOC from biogas produced by illegally managed waste landfills in Giugliano (Campania, Italy) and potential impact on the local population. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 640-641, 377 -386.

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Giulia Carriero, Luisa Neri, Daniela Famulari, Sara Di Lonardo, Daniela Piscitelli, Antonio Manco, Andrea Esposito, Adriano Chirico, Osvaldo Facini, Sandro Finardi, Gianni Tinarelli, Rossella Prandi, Alessandro Zaldei, Carolina Vagnoli, Piero Toscano, Vincenzo Magliulo, Paolo Ciccioli, Rita Baraldi. Composition and emission of VOC from biogas produced by illegally managed waste landfills in Giugliano (Campania, Italy) and potential impact on the local population. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 640-641 ():377-386.

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Giulia Carriero; Luisa Neri; Daniela Famulari; Sara Di Lonardo; Daniela Piscitelli; Antonio Manco; Andrea Esposito; Adriano Chirico; Osvaldo Facini; Sandro Finardi; Gianni Tinarelli; Rossella Prandi; Alessandro Zaldei; Carolina Vagnoli; Piero Toscano; Vincenzo Magliulo; Paolo Ciccioli; Rita Baraldi. 2018. "Composition and emission of VOC from biogas produced by illegally managed waste landfills in Giugliano (Campania, Italy) and potential impact on the local population." Science of The Total Environment 640-641, no. : 377-386.

Research article
Published: 05 April 2017 in International Journal of Agronomy
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Impacts of biochar application in combination with organic fertilizer, such as compost, are not fully understood. In this study, we tested the effects of biochar amendment, compost addition, and their combination on lettuce plants grown in a soil poor in nutrients; soil microbiological, chemical, and physical characteristics were analyzed, together with plant growth and physiology. An initial screening was also done to evaluate the effect of biochar and compost toxicity, using cress plants and earthworms. Results showed that compost amendment had clear and positive effects on plant growth and yield and on soil chemical characteristics. However, we demonstrated that also the biochar alone stimulated lettuce leaves number and total biomass, improving soil total nitrogen and phosphorus contents, as well as total carbon, and enhancing related microbial communities. Nevertheless, combining biochar and compost, no positive synergic and summative effects were observed. Our results thus demonstrate that in a soil poor in nutrients the biochar alone could be effectively used to enhance soil fertility and plant growth and biomass yield. However, we can speculate that the combination of compost and biochar may enhance and sustain soil biophysical and chemical characteristics and improve crop productivity over time.

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Dalila Trupiano; Claudia Cocozza; Silvia Baronti; Carla Amendola; Francesco Primo Vaccari; Giuseppe Lustrato; Sara Di Lonardo; Francesca Fantasma; Roberto Tognetti; Gabriella Stefania Scippa. The Effects of Biochar and Its Combination with Compost on Lettuce (Lactuca sativaL.) Growth, Soil Properties, and Soil Microbial Activity and Abundance. International Journal of Agronomy 2017, 2017, 1 -12.

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Dalila Trupiano, Claudia Cocozza, Silvia Baronti, Carla Amendola, Francesco Primo Vaccari, Giuseppe Lustrato, Sara Di Lonardo, Francesca Fantasma, Roberto Tognetti, Gabriella Stefania Scippa. The Effects of Biochar and Its Combination with Compost on Lettuce (Lactuca sativaL.) Growth, Soil Properties, and Soil Microbial Activity and Abundance. International Journal of Agronomy. 2017; 2017 ():1-12.

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Dalila Trupiano; Claudia Cocozza; Silvia Baronti; Carla Amendola; Francesco Primo Vaccari; Giuseppe Lustrato; Sara Di Lonardo; Francesca Fantasma; Roberto Tognetti; Gabriella Stefania Scippa. 2017. "The Effects of Biochar and Its Combination with Compost on Lettuce (Lactuca sativaL.) Growth, Soil Properties, and Soil Microbial Activity and Abundance." International Journal of Agronomy 2017, no. : 1-12.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2017 in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
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Sara Di Lonardo; Silvia Baronti; Francesco Primo Vaccari; Lorenzo Albanese; Piero Battista; Franco Miglietta; Laura Bacci. Biochar-based nursery substrates: The effect of peat substitution on reduced salinity. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2017, 23, 27 -34.

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Sara Di Lonardo, Silvia Baronti, Francesco Primo Vaccari, Lorenzo Albanese, Piero Battista, Franco Miglietta, Laura Bacci. Biochar-based nursery substrates: The effect of peat substitution on reduced salinity. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2017; 23 ():27-34.

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Sara Di Lonardo; Silvia Baronti; Francesco Primo Vaccari; Lorenzo Albanese; Piero Battista; Franco Miglietta; Laura Bacci. 2017. "Biochar-based nursery substrates: The effect of peat substitution on reduced salinity." Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 23, no. : 27-34.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Transportation Research Procedia
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A. Zaldei; F. Camilli; T. De Filippis; F. Di Gennaro; S. Di Lonardo; F. Dini; B. Gioli; G. Gualtieri; A. Matese; W. Nunziati; L. Rocchi; P. Toscano; C. Vagnoli. An integrated low-cost road traffic and air pollution monitoring platform for next citizen observatories. Transportation Research Procedia 2017, 24, 531 -538.

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A. Zaldei, F. Camilli, T. De Filippis, F. Di Gennaro, S. Di Lonardo, F. Dini, B. Gioli, G. Gualtieri, A. Matese, W. Nunziati, L. Rocchi, P. Toscano, C. Vagnoli. An integrated low-cost road traffic and air pollution monitoring platform for next citizen observatories. Transportation Research Procedia. 2017; 24 ():531-538.

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A. Zaldei; F. Camilli; T. De Filippis; F. Di Gennaro; S. Di Lonardo; F. Dini; B. Gioli; G. Gualtieri; A. Matese; W. Nunziati; L. Rocchi; P. Toscano; C. Vagnoli. 2017. "An integrated low-cost road traffic and air pollution monitoring platform for next citizen observatories." Transportation Research Procedia 24, no. : 531-538.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in Transportation Research Procedia
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An integrated monitoring platform (IMP) was developed for real-time monitoring of traffic flows and related air pollution in urban areas. The IMP includes: (i) an air quality monitoring unit, integrating the “Arduino” open-source technology with low-cost and high-resolution sensors, to measure air pollutant concentrations; (ii) a traffic monitoring device, equipped with a camera sensor and a video analysis software, to detect vehicles’ counts, speed and category; (iii) a spatial data infrastructure, composed of a central GeoDatabase, a GIS engine, and a web interface, for data storage and management. The IMP was tested in Florence (Italy) by installing sensor devices at a road site where a 1-year measuring campaign was carried out. A reference meteorological station in the city centre was used to provide observations of wind speed and direction, air temperature, and relative humidity. In this work, a statistical analysis was performed to investigate the influence of local road traffic and meteorological conditions on CO, NO2 and CO2 concentrations. Two different methods were applied: a linear regression model and an artificial neural network. To investigate the role played by emissions from road traffic, the influence of all drivers by period of the year (cold vs. warm months) and day of the week (weekdays vs. weekends) was analysed. As a result, the contribution of local road traffic on pollutant concentrations proved to be lower than meteorological parameters.

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G. Gualtieri; F. Camilli; A. Cavaliere; T. De Filippis; Salvatore Filippo Di Gennaro; Sara Di Lonardo; F. Dini; B. Gioli; A. Matese; W. Nunziati; L. Rocchi; Piero Toscano; C. Vagnoli; A. Zaldei. An integrated low-cost road traffic and air pollution monitoring platform to assess vehicles’ air quality impact in urban areas. Transportation Research Procedia 2017, 27, 609 -616.

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G. Gualtieri, F. Camilli, A. Cavaliere, T. De Filippis, Salvatore Filippo Di Gennaro, Sara Di Lonardo, F. Dini, B. Gioli, A. Matese, W. Nunziati, L. Rocchi, Piero Toscano, C. Vagnoli, A. Zaldei. An integrated low-cost road traffic and air pollution monitoring platform to assess vehicles’ air quality impact in urban areas. Transportation Research Procedia. 2017; 27 ():609-616.

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G. Gualtieri; F. Camilli; A. Cavaliere; T. De Filippis; Salvatore Filippo Di Gennaro; Sara Di Lonardo; F. Dini; B. Gioli; A. Matese; W. Nunziati; L. Rocchi; Piero Toscano; C. Vagnoli; A. Zaldei. 2017. "An integrated low-cost road traffic and air pollution monitoring platform to assess vehicles’ air quality impact in urban areas." Transportation Research Procedia 27, no. : 609-616.

Book chapter
Published: 01 March 2016 in Environmental History in the Making
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Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is one of the most economically multipurpose species of the Mediterranean region, important not only for the production of fruit and timber, but also for its contribution to landscape and environment and its socio-economic and cultural value as eco-cultural niche. For these reasons, chestnut management is today discussed since certain practices could affect soil properties and also be associated with losses of biological and cultural diversity, included provision of socio-cultural and environmental services. The objective of this work is to evaluate management options in chestnut coppices and of how much they could represent a choice from both plant ecophysiology and cultural point of views. Soil and plant ecophysiology measurements were performed in Tuscan Apennine areas before and after two cutting methods. Data showed that pollarded tree physiology was similar to pruning tree one’s when it was wet but it was statistically different in the summer seasons affecting also soil water retention characteristics. These results demonstrated the importance of these measures in describing and indicating tree functional status. Moreover, the silvicultural practices modified not only the ecosystem attributes and the canopy cover characteristics but they also transformed the forest perception, an important factor to consider if expecting to engage local people in making a contribution for active landscaping.

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Giacomo Tagliaferri; Sara Di Lonardo. Chestnut Management Practice as Tool for Natural and Cultural Landscaping. Environmental History in the Making 2016, 353 -367.

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Giacomo Tagliaferri, Sara Di Lonardo. Chestnut Management Practice as Tool for Natural and Cultural Landscaping. Environmental History in the Making. 2016; ():353-367.

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Giacomo Tagliaferri; Sara Di Lonardo. 2016. "Chestnut Management Practice as Tool for Natural and Cultural Landscaping." Environmental History in the Making , no. : 353-367.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2015 in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
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Francesco Primo Vaccari; Anita Maienza; Franco Miglietta; Silvia Baronti; Sara Di Lonardo; Laura Giagnoni; Alessandra Lagomarsino; A. Pozzi; Emanuela Pusceddu; R. Ranieri; G. Valboa; Lorenzo Genesio. Biochar stimulates plant growth but not fruit yield of processing tomato in a fertile soil. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 2015, 207, 163 -170.

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Francesco Primo Vaccari, Anita Maienza, Franco Miglietta, Silvia Baronti, Sara Di Lonardo, Laura Giagnoni, Alessandra Lagomarsino, A. Pozzi, Emanuela Pusceddu, R. Ranieri, G. Valboa, Lorenzo Genesio. Biochar stimulates plant growth but not fruit yield of processing tomato in a fertile soil. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2015; 207 ():163-170.

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Francesco Primo Vaccari; Anita Maienza; Franco Miglietta; Silvia Baronti; Sara Di Lonardo; Laura Giagnoni; Alessandra Lagomarsino; A. Pozzi; Emanuela Pusceddu; R. Ranieri; G. Valboa; Lorenzo Genesio. 2015. "Biochar stimulates plant growth but not fruit yield of processing tomato in a fertile soil." Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 207, no. : 163-170.

Journal article
Published: 02 August 2015 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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The importance of road traffic, residential heating and meteorological conditions as major drivers of urban PM10 concentrations during air pollution critical episodes has been assessed in the city of Florence (Italy) during the winter season. The most significant meteorological variables (wind speed and atmospheric stability) explained 80.5–85.5 % of PM10 concentrations variance, while a marginal role was played by major emission sources such as residential heating (12.1 %) and road traffic (5.7 %). The persistence of low wind speeds and unstable atmospheric conditions was the leading factor controlling PM10 during critical episodes. A specific PM10 critical episode was analysed, following a snowstorm that caused a “natural” scenario of 2-day dramatic road traffic abatement (−43 %), and a massive (up to +48 %) and persistent (8 consecutive days) increase in residential heating use. Even with such a strong variability in local PM10 emissions, the role of meteorological conditions was prominent, revealing that short-term traffic restrictions are insufficient countermeasures to reduce the health impacts and risks of PM10 critical episodes, while efforts should be made to anticipate those measures by linking them with air quality and weather forecasts.

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Giovanni Gualtieri; Piero Toscano; Alfonso Crisci; Sara Di Lonardo; Mario Tartaglia; Carolina Vagnoli; Alessandro Zaldei; Beniamino Gioli. Influence of road traffic, residential heating and meteorological conditions on PM10 concentrations during air pollution critical episodes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2015, 22, 19027 -19038.

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Giovanni Gualtieri, Piero Toscano, Alfonso Crisci, Sara Di Lonardo, Mario Tartaglia, Carolina Vagnoli, Alessandro Zaldei, Beniamino Gioli. Influence of road traffic, residential heating and meteorological conditions on PM10 concentrations during air pollution critical episodes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2015; 22 (23):19027-19038.

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Giovanni Gualtieri; Piero Toscano; Alfonso Crisci; Sara Di Lonardo; Mario Tartaglia; Carolina Vagnoli; Alessandro Zaldei; Beniamino Gioli. 2015. "Influence of road traffic, residential heating and meteorological conditions on PM10 concentrations during air pollution critical episodes." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22, no. 23: 19027-19038.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2015 in Industrial Crops and Products
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Nicola Di Virgilio; Eleni G. Papazoglou; Zofija Jankauskiene; Sara Di Lonardo; Marcin Praczyk; Kataryna Wielgusz. The potential of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) as a crop with multiple uses. Industrial Crops and Products 2015, 68, 42 -49.

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Nicola Di Virgilio, Eleni G. Papazoglou, Zofija Jankauskiene, Sara Di Lonardo, Marcin Praczyk, Kataryna Wielgusz. The potential of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) as a crop with multiple uses. Industrial Crops and Products. 2015; 68 ():42-49.

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Nicola Di Virgilio; Eleni G. Papazoglou; Zofija Jankauskiene; Sara Di Lonardo; Marcin Praczyk; Kataryna Wielgusz. 2015. "The potential of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) as a crop with multiple uses." Industrial Crops and Products 68, no. : 42-49.

Original articles
Published: 04 May 2015 in Journal of Natural Fibers
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Italian sheep breeds, either local or native, produce about 14,000 tons of greasy wool per year included in the range of moderate to poor quality wools. In order to exploit neglected local textile resources, this study focused on a preliminary descriptive analysis of wools from some Italian native sheep breeds by measuring diameter and length of wool fibers. Variability emerging from data was described using multivariate techniques. A graphic description of different wools was provided by applying cluster analysis in order to distinguish wool characters by sheep breeds and clearly identify wool groups according to fiber variables.

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Francesca Camilli; Alfonso Crisci; Antonio Mauro; Laura Bacci; Sara Di Lonardo; Enrico Vagnoni; Pierpaolo Duce. A Preliminary Characterization of Wools from Italian Native Sheep Breeds: Opportunities for New Productions and the Development of Rural Areas. Journal of Natural Fibers 2015, 12, 265 -275.

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Francesca Camilli, Alfonso Crisci, Antonio Mauro, Laura Bacci, Sara Di Lonardo, Enrico Vagnoni, Pierpaolo Duce. A Preliminary Characterization of Wools from Italian Native Sheep Breeds: Opportunities for New Productions and the Development of Rural Areas. Journal of Natural Fibers. 2015; 12 (3):265-275.

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Francesca Camilli; Alfonso Crisci; Antonio Mauro; Laura Bacci; Sara Di Lonardo; Enrico Vagnoni; Pierpaolo Duce. 2015. "A Preliminary Characterization of Wools from Italian Native Sheep Breeds: Opportunities for New Productions and the Development of Rural Areas." Journal of Natural Fibers 12, no. 3: 265-275.

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Published: 01 April 2015 in Acta Horticulturae
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Anita Maienza; Silvia Baronti; Emanuela Pusceddu; S. Cornali; Sara Di Lonardo; Lorenzo Genesio; F.P. Vaccari; A. Pozzi; R. Ranieri; F. Miglietta. THE BIOCHAR - A SOLUTION TO ENHANCE PROCESSING TOMATO PRODUCTION. Acta Horticulturae 2015, 209 -213.

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Anita Maienza, Silvia Baronti, Emanuela Pusceddu, S. Cornali, Sara Di Lonardo, Lorenzo Genesio, F.P. Vaccari, A. Pozzi, R. Ranieri, F. Miglietta. THE BIOCHAR - A SOLUTION TO ENHANCE PROCESSING TOMATO PRODUCTION. Acta Horticulturae. 2015; (1081):209-213.

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Anita Maienza; Silvia Baronti; Emanuela Pusceddu; S. Cornali; Sara Di Lonardo; Lorenzo Genesio; F.P. Vaccari; A. Pozzi; R. Ranieri; F. Miglietta. 2015. "THE BIOCHAR - A SOLUTION TO ENHANCE PROCESSING TOMATO PRODUCTION." Acta Horticulturae , no. 1081: 209-213.

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Published: 01 June 2014 in Dyes and Pigments
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Daniele Grifoni; Laura Bacci; Sara Di Lonardo; Patrizia Pinelli; Arianna Scardigli; Francesca Camilli; Francesco Sabatini; Gaetano Zipoli; Annalisa Romani. UV protective properties of cotton and flax fabrics dyed with multifunctional plant extracts. Dyes and Pigments 2014, 105, 89 -96.

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Daniele Grifoni, Laura Bacci, Sara Di Lonardo, Patrizia Pinelli, Arianna Scardigli, Francesca Camilli, Francesco Sabatini, Gaetano Zipoli, Annalisa Romani. UV protective properties of cotton and flax fabrics dyed with multifunctional plant extracts. Dyes and Pigments. 2014; 105 ():89-96.

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Daniele Grifoni; Laura Bacci; Sara Di Lonardo; Patrizia Pinelli; Arianna Scardigli; Francesca Camilli; Francesco Sabatini; Gaetano Zipoli; Annalisa Romani. 2014. "UV protective properties of cotton and flax fabrics dyed with multifunctional plant extracts." Dyes and Pigments 105, no. : 89-96.

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Published: 01 January 2014 in IET Conference on Future Intelligent Cities
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Air quality is a crucial issue for urban environment, urging national and local administrators to implement new approaches and strategies that ensure better environmental governance and public accountability for health. The SensorWebBike is a web-based information service framework designed to support the participative sensing approach [1] for urban environmental monitoring, composed of 3 main components: 1) Arduino-based mobile platforms, installed on bikes, to monitor urban air quality and weather parameters; 2) an Urban GeoDatabase; 3) Web Application, that enables users to view and analyse the data of volunteered geographic information gathered by bikers. The system integrates the analytic and the synthetic method and respects the Open Data approach and the geospatial standards throughout the entire process workflow. Bikers become voluntary “citizens-sensors” [2], and their active involvement could increase the awareness on air quality issues: using their bikes, they populate Urban GeoDatabase with georeferred data of pollutants (CO2, CO, NO2, CH4, O3) concentration, temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation, and contribute to build a comprehensive and constantly updated spatial representation of air quality pattern of the urban area. The SensorWebBike framework is on test in Siracusa (Italy), in a Living Lab operating into a futuristic smart city.

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C. Vagnoli; S. Di Lonardo; A. Zaldei; P. Toscano; A. Matese; B. Gioli; L. Rocchi; T. De Filippis; G. Gualtieri; F. Martelli. The SensorWebBike for air quality monitoring in a smart city. IET Conference on Future Intelligent Cities 2014, 2 (4 .) -2 (4 .).

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C. Vagnoli, S. Di Lonardo, A. Zaldei, P. Toscano, A. Matese, B. Gioli, L. Rocchi, T. De Filippis, G. Gualtieri, F. Martelli. The SensorWebBike for air quality monitoring in a smart city. IET Conference on Future Intelligent Cities. 2014; ():2 (4 .)-2 (4 .).

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C. Vagnoli; S. Di Lonardo; A. Zaldei; P. Toscano; A. Matese; B. Gioli; L. Rocchi; T. De Filippis; G. Gualtieri; F. Martelli. 2014. "The SensorWebBike for air quality monitoring in a smart city." IET Conference on Future Intelligent Cities , no. : 2 (4 .)-2 (4 .).

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Published: 22 October 2013 in Conference Papers in Materials Science
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In order to enhance the textile value of Italian native and local wools, research projects were carried out by starting mapping wools from some Italian sheep breeds through a preliminary morphological characterization of wool fibres. Furthermore, textile processing procedures differing from the commonly used woolling techniques have been set up. The results have shown that, at national level, native and local wools, beyond being more widely employed in the carpets production, could be also used in the higher added value sector of clothing and fashion.

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Laura Bacci; Francesca Camilli; Sara Di Lonardo; Pierpaolo Duce; Enrico Vagnoni; Antonio Mauro. Neglected Wools: Fundamental Steps to Counteract the Loss of Potentially Valuable Materials Derived from Native Sheep Breeds. Conference Papers in Materials Science 2013, 2013, 1 -7.

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Laura Bacci, Francesca Camilli, Sara Di Lonardo, Pierpaolo Duce, Enrico Vagnoni, Antonio Mauro. Neglected Wools: Fundamental Steps to Counteract the Loss of Potentially Valuable Materials Derived from Native Sheep Breeds. Conference Papers in Materials Science. 2013; 2013 ():1-7.

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Laura Bacci; Francesca Camilli; Sara Di Lonardo; Pierpaolo Duce; Enrico Vagnoni; Antonio Mauro. 2013. "Neglected Wools: Fundamental Steps to Counteract the Loss of Potentially Valuable Materials Derived from Native Sheep Breeds." Conference Papers in Materials Science 2013, no. : 1-7.