Blar i NIVA Open Access Archive på forfatter "Spanu, Davide"
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Assessing sources and fractions of metals associated with environmental plastics: a case study in Lake Como (Italy)
Carnati, Stefano; Pozzi, Andrea; Spanu, Davide; Monticelli, Damiano; Bettinetti, Roberta; Boldrocchi, Ginevra; Nizzetto, Luca; Binda, Gilberto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Understanding plastic–metal interactions is paramount to unveil the ecological risks of plastic pollution. Besides including a (variable) amount of metal-containing additives, plastic objects can adsorb metals on their ... -
Exploring the Adsorption of Pb on Microalgae-Derived Biochar: A Versatile Material for Environmental Remediation and Electroanalytical Applications
Binda, Gilberto; Faccini, Davide; Zava, Martina; Pozzi, Andrea; Dossi, Carlo; Monticelli, Damiano; Spanu, Davide (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Biochar, a carbon material obtained by pyrolysis of biomasses, is increasingly applied in environmental remediation and sensing thanks to its functional properties, cost-effectiveness and eco-friendliness. The adsorption ... -
Geochemical Markers as a Tool for the Characterization of a Multi-Layer Urban Aquifer: The Case Study of Como (Northern Italy)
Binda, Gilberto; Frascoli, Francesca; Spanu, Davide; Ferrario, Maria F.; Terrana, Silvia; Gambillara, Roberto; Trotta, Sara; Noble, Paula J.; Livio, Franz A.; Pozzi, Andrea; Michetti, Alessandro M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The analysis of geochemical markers is a known valid tool to explore the water sources and understand the main factors affecting natural water quality, which are known issues of interest in environmental science. This study ... -
How to Clean and Safely Remove HF from Acid Digestion Solutions for Ultra-Trace Analysis: A Microwave-Assisted Vessel-Inside-Vessel Protocol
Pinna, Marco; Signorelli, Arianna; Binda, Gilberto; Dossi, Carlo; Rampazzi, Laura; Spanu, Davide; Recchia, Sandro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The complete dissolution of silicate-containing materials, often necessary for elemental determination, is generally performed by microwave-assisted digestion involving the forced use of hydrofluoric acid (HF). Although ... -
Physicochemical and biological ageing processes of (micro)plastics in the environment: a multi-tiered study on polyethylene
Binda, Gilberto; Zanetti, Giorgio; Bellasi, Arianna; Spanu, Davide; Boldrocchi, Ginevra; Bettinetti, Roberta; Pozzi, Andrea; Nizzetto, Luca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Pollution by plastic and microplastic impacts the environment globally. Knowledge on the ageing mechanisms of plastics in natural settings is needed to understand their environmental fate and their reactivity in the ... -
Selection of the optimal extraction protocol to investigate the interaction between trace elements and environmental plastic
Binda, Gilberto; Carnati, Stefano; Spanu, Davide; Bellasi, Arianna; Hurley, Rachel; Bettinetti, Roberta; Monticelli, Damiano; Pozzi, Andrea; Nizzetto, Luca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The interaction between environmental plastic and trace elements is an issue of concern. Understanding their interaction mechanisms is key to evaluate the potential threats for the environment. To this regard, consolidating ... -
Tackling the Challenging Determination of Trace Elements in Ultrapure Silicon Carbide by LA-ICP-MS
Spanu, Davide; Palestra, Alessandro; Prina, Veronica; Monticelli, Damiano; Bonanomi, Simone; Nanot, Sandro Usseglio; Binda, Gilberto; Rampazzi, Laura; Sessa, Gianluca; Callejo Munoz, David; Recchia, Sandro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The goal of accurately quantifying trace elements in ultrapure silicon carbide (SiC) with a purity target of 5N (99.999% purity) was addressed. The unsuitability of microwave-assisted acid digestion followed by Inductively ... -
Ultrafast Electrochemical Self-Doping of Anodic Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes for Enhanced Electroanalytical and Photocatalytic Performance
Spanu, Davide; Dhahri, Aicha; Binda, Gilberto; Monticelli, Damiano; Pinna, Marco; Recchia, Sandro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study explores an ultrarapid electrochemical self-doping procedure applied to anodic titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube arrays in an alkaline solution to boost their performance for electroanalytical and photocatalytic ... -
Unfolding the interaction between microplastics and (trace) elements in water: A critical review
Binda, Gilberto; Spanu, Davide; Monticelli, Damiano; Pozzi, Andrea; Bellasi, Arianna; Bettinetti, Roberta; Carnati, Stefano; Nizzetto, Luca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Plastic and microplastic pollution is an environmental and societal concern. The interaction of plastic with organic chemicals in the environment has attracted scientific interest. New evidences have highlighted an ... -
Untangling the role of biotic and abiotic ageing of various environmental plastics toward the sorption of metals
Binda, Gilberto; Costa, Ana Margarida Pinto E.; Supraha, Luka; Spanu, Davide; Vogelsang, Christian; Leu, Eva; Nizzetto, Luca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Plastic particles can impact the environmental fate and bioavailability of essential inorganic micronutrients and non-essential (toxic) metals. The sorption of metals to environmental plastic has been demonstrated to be ...