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Simonetta Giordano is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans a number of interconnected subfields including Plant Science, Pollution, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Lichen and fungal ecology, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Heavy metals in environment, Cynara cardunculus studies, Plant responses to elevated CO2, and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry.

Recent publications by Simonetta Giordano highlight diverse aspects of environmental science. Notable papers include:

  • Light-responsive kinetic façade system inspired by the Gazania flower: A biomimetic approach in parametric design for daylighting, 2023, Building and Environment
  • Exploring the phytoremediation potential of Cynara cardunculus: a trial on an industrial soil highly contaminated by heavy metals, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Biomonitoring of Airborne Microplastic Deposition in Semi-Natural and Rural Sites Using the Moss Hypnum cupressiforme, 2023, Plants
  • Optimizing Moss and Lichen Transplants as Biomonitors of Airborne Anthropogenic Microfibers, 2023, Biology
  • Biomonitoring of Air Pollution, 2021, Atmosphere

Frequent collaborators of Simonetta Giordano include Fiore Capozzi, Valeria Spagnuolo, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Angelo Granata, and Alessandro Vergara. These co-authors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Giordano, demonstrating ongoing research partnerships.

The scientist's work is often published in journals that focus on environmental and biological sciences. Key venues for their publications include:

  • Plants
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Atmosphere
  • PeerJ

Best Publications

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Moss bag biomonitoring: a methodological review.

    A. Ares;J.R. Aboal;A. Carballeira;S. Giordano

  • Trace element accumulation by moss and lichen exposed in bags in the city of Naples (Italy)

    P Adamo;S Giordano;S Vingiani;R Castaldo Cobianchi

  • Atmospheric trace metal pollution in the Naples urban area based on results from moss and lichen bags

    S. Giordano;P. Adamo;S. Sorbo;S. Vingiani

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Atmospheric particulate matter intercepted by moss-bags: Relations to moss trace element uptake and land use.

    Anna Di Palma;Fiore Capozzi;Valeria Spagnuolo;Simonetta Giordano

  • Air pollution monitoring using emission inventories combined with the moss bag approach.

    P. Iodice;P. Adamo;F. Capozzi;A. Di Palma

  • Ultrastructural, protein and photosynthetic alterations induced by Pb and Cd in Cynara cardunculus L., and its potential for phytoremediation.

    C. Arena;F. Figlioli;M.C. Sorrentino;L.G. Izzo

  • Recent divergence, intercontinental dispersal and shared polymorphism are shaping the genetic structure of amphi-Atlantic peatmoss populations.

    P. Szövényi;S. Terracciano;M. Ricca;S. Giordano

  • Sulphur, nitrogen and carbon content of Sphagnum capillifolium and Pseudevernia furfuracea exposed in bags in the Naples urban area.

    S Vingiani;P Adamo;S Giordano

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

    S Giordano;P Adamo;Fabrizio Monaci;E Pittao

  • 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

  • Biodiversity and trace element content of epiphytic bryophytes in urban and extraurban sites of southern Italy

    Simonetta Giordano;Sergio Sorbo;Paola Adamo;Adriana Basile

  • Overall plant responses to Cd and Pb metal stress in maize: Growth pattern, ultrastructure, and photosynthetic activity

    Francesca Figlioli;Maria Cristina Sorrentino;Valeria Memoli;Carmen Arena

  • A multi-approach monitoring of particulate matter, metals and PAHs in an urban street canyon

    Flavia De Nicola;Fabio Murena;M. Antonietta Costagliola;Anna Alfani

  • Clonal in vitro propagation of peat mosses (Sphagnum L.) as novel green resources for basic and applied research.

    Anna K. Beike;Valeria Spagnuolo;Volker Lüth;Feray Steinhart

  • Improved biomonitoring of airborne contaminants by combined use of holm oak leaves and epiphytic moss

    F. De Nicola;V. Spagnuolo;D. Baldantoni;L. Sessa

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Adamo
Paola Adamo University of Naples Federico II
Roberto Bargagli
Roberto Bargagli University of Siena
Jesús R. Aboal
Jesús R. Aboal University of Santiago de Compostela
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Tim Newbold
Tim Newbold University College London
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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