ON-SITE monitoring OF BVOCS emission in Tremiti island, Italy
Martina Fattobene,
Fabrizio Papa,
Raffaele Emanuele Russo,
Silvia Zamponi,
Paolo Conti,
Fabio Taffetani,
Adelmo Sorci,
Fuyong Liu,
Mario Berrettoni
Affiliations
Martina Fattobene
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri – ChIP, Camerino (MC), 62032, Italy
Fabrizio Papa
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri – ChIP, Camerino (MC), 62032, Italy
Raffaele Emanuele Russo
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri – ChIP, Camerino (MC), 62032, Italy
Silvia Zamponi
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri – ChIP, Camerino (MC), 62032, Italy
Paolo Conti
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri – ChIP, Camerino (MC), 62032, Italy
Fabio Taffetani
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, Ancona (AN), 60131, Italy
Adelmo Sorci
Laboratorio del Ma.Re, Via A. Vespucci, Isole Tremiti (FG), 71040, Italy
Fuyong Liu
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri – ChIP, Camerino (MC), 62032, Italy; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 45000, China
Mario Berrettoni
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri – ChIP, Camerino (MC), 62032, Italy; Corresponding author.
A measurement campaign was conducted on San Domino Island, part of the Tremiti Islands archipelago, located in Foggia, Italy. The area is almost entirely covered by vegetation, dominated by the following main species: Juniperus turbinata, Helichrysum italicum, Myrtus communis, Rosmarinus officinalis, Pistacia lentiscus and Pinus halepensis.This study focused on the BVOCs emitted by plants and the ground, employing a simple, economical, and efficient sampling and analysis method. The main known BVOC species emitted by Mediterranean plant species as α-pinene, β-pinene, camphene and limonene were detected. The measurements highlighted a daily complementarity between plant and soil emissions. The daily variations in BVOCs emitted by both plants and the soil are differ, ensuring an almost constant concentration throughout the day. At the same time, the composition of sea spray aerosol (SSA) was also measured.The measurement sites were selected based on botanical characterization to account for the predominant species on San Domino Island, and the sampling was conducted at human height to accurately identify the species for potential use.The combination of beneficial effects of the substances emitted by plant species and soil, along with the simultaneous presence of SSA, are factors that could enhance the effectiveness of forest therapy in a previously unexplored location.
