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Roberto Bargagli

Roberto Bargagli

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
7688
World Ranking
4590
National Ranking
75

Overview

Roberto Bargagli is affiliated with the University of Siena in Italy and specializes in environmental science with a focus on ecological and toxicological aspects. Their research encompasses various subfields including ecology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, atmospheric science, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The primary themes of Roberto Bargagli's research include mercury impact and mitigation studies, marine animal studies, polar research and ecology, heavy metals in the environment, microplastics and plastic pollution, isotope analysis in ecology, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research.

Roberto Bargagli has published extensively in several venues, including:

  • Environments
  • Animals
  • Environmental Science Advances
  • Coasts
  • CATENA

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Roberto Bargagli include:

  • "Environmental contamination and climate change in Antarctic ecosystems: an updated overview," 2024, Environmental Science Advances
  • "Microplastic Interactions and Possible Combined Biological Effects in Antarctic Marine Ecosystems," 2022, Animals
  • "Mercury Biogeochemistry and Biomagnification in the Mediterranean Sea: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects in the Context of Climate Change," 2024, Coasts

In addition to the above, the research community recognizes collaborations on other significant studies such as:

  • "Macro- and Microplastics in the Antarctic Environment: Ongoing Assessment and Perspectives," 2022, Environments (co-authored by Emilia Rota)

Frequent co-authors of Roberto Bargagli include:

  • Emilia Rota
  • Guitao Shi
  • Danhe Wang
  • Su Jiang
  • Yangjie Li

Best Publications

  • Environmental contamination in Antarctic ecosystems.

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  • Diversity and distribution of Victoria Land biota

    Byron J. Adams;Richard D. Bardgett;Edward Ayres;Diana H. Wall

  • Biomonitoring of airborne metals in urban environments: new tracers of vehicle emission, in place of lead.

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  • Biomagnification of mercury in an Antarctic marine coastal food web

    R. Bargagli;F. Monaci;J. C. Sanchez-Hernandez;D. Cateni

  • Mosses and lichens as biomonitors of trace metals. A comparison study on Hypnum cupressiforme and Parmelia caperata in a former mining district in Italy.

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  • Metal biomonitoring with mosses: procedures for correcting for soil contamination.

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  • Elevated cadmium accumulation in marine organisms from Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica)

    Roberto Bargagli;L. Nelli;Stefania Ancora;Silvano Ettore Focardi

  • Moss and lichen biomonitoring of atmospheric mercury: A review.

    Roberto Bargagli

  • Terrestrial ecosystem processes of Victoria Land, Antarctica

    J.E. Barrett;R.A. Virginia;D.W. Hopkins;J. Aislabie

  • Lichen and moss bags as monitoring devices in urban areas. Part I: Influence of exposure on sample vitality

    M. Tretiach;P. Adamo;R. Bargagli;L. Baruffo

  • Lichen and moss bags as monitoring devices in urban areas. Part II: trace element content in living and dead biomonitors and comparison with synthetic materials

    P. Adamo;P. Crisafulli;S. Giordano;V. Minganti

  • Barium and Other Trace Metals as Indicators of Vehicle Emissions

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  • The Berger-Parker index as an effective tool for monitoring the biodiversity of disturbed soils: a case study on Mediterranean oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) assemblages

    Tancredi Caruso;Gaia Pigino;Fabio Bernini;Roberto Bargagli

  • The elemental composition of vegetation and the possible incidence of soil contamination of samples

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  • Mercury, cadmium and lead accumulation in Antarctic mosses growing along nutrient and moisture gradients

    R. Bargagli;J. C. Sanchez-Hernandez;L. Martella;F. Monaci

  • Accumulation of airborne trace elements in mosses, lichens and synthetic materials exposed at urban monitoring stations: Towards a harmonisation of the moss-bag technique

    S. Giordano;P. Adamo;V. Spagnuolo;Mauro Tretiach

  • Accumulation of Inorganic Contaminants

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  • Organochlorine pollutants in soils and mosses from Victoria Land (Antarctica)

    Francesca Borghini;Joan O. Grimalt;Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez;Roberto Bargagli

  • Enhanced Deposition and Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Antarctic Terrestrial Ecosystems Facing a Coastal Polynya

    Roberto Bargagli;Chiara Agnorelli;Francesca Borghini;Fabrizio Monaci

  • Macro- and Microplastics in the Antarctic Environment: Ongoing Assessment and Perspectives

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  • Lichen biomonitoring of mercury emission and deposition in mining geothermal and volcanic areas of italy

    R. Bargagli;C. Barghigiani

  • Best options for the exposure of traditional and innovative moss bags: A systematic evaluation in three European countries

    Fiore Capozzi;S Giordano;J. R. Aboal;P. Adamo

  • Leaf trapping and retention of particles by holm oak and other common tree species in Mediterranean urban environments

    Tijana Blanusa;Tijana Blanusa;Federica Fantozzi;Fabrizio Monaci;Roberto Bargagli

  • Benthic Community and Sediment Types: A Structural Analysis

    Eugenio Fresi;Maria Cristina Gambi;Silvano Focardi;Roberto Bargagli

  • Environmental impact of trace element emissions from geothermal power plants

    R. Bargagli;D. Cateni;L. Nelli;S. Olmastroni

  • Bags with oven-dried moss for the active monitoring of airborne trace elements in urban areas.

    S Giordano;P Adamo;Fabrizio Monaci;E Pittao

  • Spatio-temporal variations of ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentrations under urban trees and in a nearby open area

    Federica Fantozzi;Fabrizio Monaci;Tijana Blanusa;Tijana Blanusa;Roberto Bargagli

  • Natural and pre-treatments induced variability in the chemical composition and morphology of lichens and mosses selected for active monitoring of airborne elements.

    P. Adamo;R. Bargagli;S. Giordano;P. Modenesi

Frequent Co-Authors

Simonetta Giordano
Simonetta Giordano University of Naples Federico II
Tancredi Caruso
Tancredi Caruso Queen's University Belfast
Paola Adamo
Paola Adamo University of Naples Federico II
Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena
Simonetta Corsolini
Simonetta Corsolini University of Siena
Stefano Loppi
Stefano Loppi University of Siena
Maria Cristina Fossi
Maria Cristina Fossi University of Siena
Ian D. Hogg
Ian D. Hogg University of Waikato
Jesús R. Aboal
Jesús R. Aboal University of Santiago de Compostela
Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez
Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez University of Castilla-La Mancha

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