A5058955230- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Heavy metals in environment
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Clay minerals and soil interactions
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Iron oxide chemistry and applications
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
Marche Polytechnic University
2012-2024
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2008
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2006
Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona
2005
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare
1997-2003
University of Perugia
1995-2002
Biobeds developed in Sweden bind and degrade pesticides from point sources. The objective of this work was to adapt the biobed Italian operating conditions, for example, identify organic materials as effective those original Swedish composition. capacity urban garden composts alone or mixed with citrus peel straw chlorpyrifos its metabolite TCP compared typical biomix consisting straw, peat, soil. A tendency higher 14C-chlorpyrifos mineralization lower levels observed biomixes compost...
Abstract Physical fractionation methods used in soil organic matter (SOM) research commonly include density-based procedures with heavy liquids to separate SOM pools varying turnover rates and functions. Once separated, the are often thoroughly rinsed water wash off any residues of liquids. Using four soils contrasting properties, we investigated effects using either sodium polytungstate (SPT) or iodide (NaI), two most liquids, on distribution carbon (C) total nitrogen (N) free light,...
The role and distribution of iron (Fe) species in physical soil fractions have received remarkably little attention field-scale systems. Here, we identify quantify the Fe phases into two (fine sand, FSa, fine silt clay, FSi + Cl), isolated from an agricultural unamended amended with different organic materials, by K-edge extended X-ray absorption structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. linear combination fitting wavelet transform EXAFS data revealed noticeable differences between FSa Cl fractions....
Fungicides are usually applied on strawberries to manage gray mold, induced by the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea. In this study, four reduced-risk fungicides (formulations of pyrimethanil, PYR, 175 mL/hL; boscalid, BOS, 80 g/hL; combination fludioxonil, FLU, +cyprodinil, CYP, 110 g/hL) were before harvest for management post-harvest diseases strawberries. The resulting fungicide residues strawberry fruit also quantified. Strawberry fruits harvested at 0, 4, 8, and 12 days following...
Abstract Copper (Cu) toxicity is a pressing concern for several soils, especially in organic viticulture. The objective of this work was to assess Cu on the non-target organism Eisenia fetida , employing both traditional and novel tools early identification Cu-induced damages. In addition tests like avoidance reproductive experiments, other such as single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) gut microbiome analysis were evaluated identify more sensitive pollution biomarkers. Four sub-lethal...
Abstract BACKGROUND: The composition and properties of a biomixture used in biobed are decisive for pesticide sorption degradation. This study was performed to investigate the capability compost‐based substrates mixtures with citrus peel vine branch straw peat‐based soil at different levels order degrade isoproturon bentazone. RESULTS: Dissipation mineralisation rates both pesticides were determined, metabolic activity followed as respiration. Compost‐based showed faster dissipation presence...
The review deals with the environmental problem caused by low or moderate nickel concentrations in soils. main effects of this potentially toxic element on soil biota and most common crop species are addressed. Moreover, paper emphasises biological remediation methods against pollution European focus is well-accepted phytoremediation strategy alone combination other more less innovative bioremediation approaches such as microbial bioremediation, vermiremediation use amendments sequestrants....
The current context of food security and global geopolitical crises calls for proactive efforts to seek adaptive strategies limited resources in agriculture. production phosphatic-based fertilisers has caused a substantial depletion natural phosphorus (P) reserves, raising concerns about price increases due the growing demand P. aim study is assess whether use liquid organo-mineral P-complexes can be an strategy address issue P-fertiliser resource. A complete randomised block design was...