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Jeevanandam J, Rodrigues J. Sustainable synthesis of bionanomaterials using non-native plant extracts for maintaining ecological balance: A computational bibliography analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 358:120892. [PMID: 38663082 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
Abstract
Biological approaches via biomolecular extracts of bacteria, fungi, or plants have recently been introduced as an alternative approach to synthesizing less or nontoxic nanomaterials, compared to conventional physical and chemical approaches. Among these biological methods, plant-mediated approaches (phytosynthesis) are reported to be highly beneficial for large-scale, nontoxic nanomaterial synthesis. However, plant-mediated synthesis of nanomaterials using native plant extract can lead to bioprospecting issues and deforestation challenges. On the other hand, non-native or invasive plants are non-indigenous to a particular geographic location that can grow and spread rapidly, ultimately disrupting the local and endogenous plant communities or ecosystems. Thus, controlling or eradicating these non-native plants before they damage the ecosystem is necessary. Even though mechanical, chemical, and biological approaches are available to control non-native plants, all these methods possess certain limitations, such as environmental toxicity, disturbance in the nutrient cycle, and loss of genetic integrity. Therefore, non-native plants were recently proposed as a novel sustainable source of phytochemicals for preparing nanomaterials via green chemistry, mainly metallic nanoparticles, as an alternative to native, agriculture-based, or medicinal plants. This work aims to cover a literature gap on plant-mediated bionanomaterial synthesis with an overview and bibliography analysis of non-native plants via novel data mining and advanced visualization tools. In addition, the potential of non-native plants as a sustainable, green chemistry-based alternative for bionanomaterial preparation for maintaining ecological balance, the mechanism of formation via phytochemicals, and their possible applications to promote their control and spread were also discussed. The bibliography analysis revealed that only an average of 4 articles have been published in the last 10 years (2013-2023) on non-native/invasive plants for nanomaterial synthesis, which shows the significance of this article.
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- Jaison Jeevanandam
- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105, Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105, Funchal, Portugal.
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López Arias TR, Franco D, Medina L, Benítez C, Villagra V, McGahan S, Duré GM, Kurita-Oyamada HG. Removal of Chromium (III) and Reduction in Toxicity in a Primary Tannery Effluent Using Two Floating Macrophytes. TOXICS 2024; 12:152. [PMID: 38393247 PMCID: PMC10893173 DOI: 10.3390/toxics12020152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Trivalent chromium (Cr(III)) is a contaminant with toxic activity. Its presence in waters and soils is usually related to industrial activities such as tanneries. The aim of this study was to compare the removal of Cr(III) in hydroponic solutions and tannery effluents using two floating macrophytes: Salvinia auriculata and Eichhornia crassipes. First, to determine the chromium removal capacity in solution and the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) in tissues of each plant, experiments were set up with contaminated solutions with Cr(III) concentrations of 2, 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg/L. Subsequently, both plant species were exposed to a primary tannery effluent contaminated with 12 mg/L of Cr(III) in order to study the removal capacity of organic and inorganic matter, as well as the acute toxicity in the water flea (Daphnia magna) and genotoxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Tests carried out on nutrient solutions revealed that both plants have a high capacity for removing Cr(III) in solution. The BAF in tissues was higher in E. crassipes compared to S. auriculata. In the experiments with a tannery effluent, both species presented low nutrient and organic matter removal efficiency, but they showed good Cr(III) removal capacity, with average reduction values of 57% for S. auriculata and 54% for E. crassipes after 72 h of exposure. E. crassipes contributed most to the reduction in acute toxicity in D. magna, while S. auriculata did not show a similar effect. However, both plant species managed to reduce the genotoxicity marker in D. rerio when compared with the initial effluent and the control.
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- Tomás R. López Arias
- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (INTN), Asunción 1518, Paraguay;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Asunción 1429, Paraguay;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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Lozano V, Di Febbraro M, Brundu G, Carranza ML, Alessandrini A, Ardenghi NMG, Barni E, Bedini G, Celesti-Grapow L, Cianfaglione K, Cogoni A, Domina G, Fascetti S, Ferretti G, Foggi B, Iberite M, Lastrucci L, Lazzaro L, Mainetti A, Marinangeli F, Montagnani C, Musarella CM, Orsenigo S, Peccenini S, Peruzzi L, Poggio L, Proietti C, Prosser F, Ranfa A, Rosati L, Santangelo A, Selvaggi A, Spampinato G, Stinca A, Vacca G, Villani M, Siniscalco C. Plant invasion risk inside and outside protected areas: Propagule pressure, abiotic and biotic factors definitively matter. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 877:162993. [PMID: 36948323 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Invasive alien species are among the main global drivers of biodiversity loss posing major challenges to nature conservation and to managers of protected areas. The present study applied a methodological framework that combined invasive Species Distribution Models, based on propagule pressure, abiotic and biotic factors for 14 invasive alien plants of Union concern in Italy, with the local interpretable model-agnostic explanation analysis aiming to map, evaluate and analyse the risk of plant invasions across the country, inside and outside the network of protected areas. Using a hierarchical invasive Species Distribution Model, we explored the combined effect of propagule pressure, abiotic and biotic factors on shaping invasive alien plant occurrence across three biogeographic regions (Alpine, Continental, and Mediterranean) and realms (terrestrial and aquatic) in Italy. We disentangled the role of propagule pressure, abiotic and biotic factors on invasive alien plant distribution and projected invasion risk maps. We compared the risk posed by invasive alien plants inside and outside protected areas. Invasive alien plant distribution varied across biogeographic regions and realms and unevenly threatens protected areas. As an alien's occurrence and risk on a national scale are linked with abiotic factors followed by propagule pressure, their local distribution in protected areas is shaped by propagule pressure and biotic filters. The proposed modelling framework for the assessment of the risk posed by invasive alien plants across spatial scales and under different protection regimes represents an attempt to fill the gap between theory and practice in conservation planning helping to identify scale, site, and species-specific priorities of management, monitoring and control actions. Based on solid theory and on free geographic information, it has great potential for application to wider networks of protected areas in the world and to any invasive alien plant, aiding improved management strategies claimed by the environmental legislation and national and global strategies.
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- Vanessa Lozano
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy; National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo 90133, Italy.
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- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo 90133, Italy; EnviX-Lab, Dipartimento Di Bioscienze e Territorio, Università Degli Studi Del Molise, C. DaFonte Lappone, 86090 Pesche, IS, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy; National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo 90133, Italy.
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- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo 90133, Italy; EnviX-Lab, Dipartimento Di Bioscienze e Territorio, Università Degli Studi Del Molise, C. DaFonte Lappone, 86090 Pesche, IS, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- PLANTSEED Lab, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Botany section, University of Cagliari, Viale S.Ignazio 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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- School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environment, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy.
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- Museum of Natural History, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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- Biodiversity service and scientific research, Gran Paradiso National Park, fraz. Valnontey 44, 11012, Cogne, Aosta, Italy.
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- Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy, Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- PLANTSEED Lab, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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- Biodiversity service and scientific research, Gran Paradiso National Park, fraz. Valnontey 44, 11012, Cogne, Aosta, Italy.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, Italy.
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- Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto, I-38068 Rovereto, Italy.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, Italy.
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- School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environment, University of Basilicata, Via Ateneo Lucano 10, Potenza I-85100, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, via Foria 223, 80139 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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