Biomonitoring using vegetation is nowadays a common practice in environmental science, but depends a lot on the availability of the species able to be used in the target sampling points. Pine needles are one of the most ...

Numerous species of vegetation have been used consistently as matrices for the biomonitoring of environmental contaminants, with particular emphasis given to forests, due to their omnipresence associated with relatively ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and synthetic musks reflect the existence of “classic” and “emerging” pollutants, respectively. Both families of chemicals have toxicological potential towards humans and ecosystems, ...