Simonetta Giordano

Simonetta Giordano
Full professor of Plant biology
Dipartimento di Biologia
Complesso Universitario M.S. Angelo, Via Cinthia, 4
80126 Napoli - Italy
tel. +39 081 679119 (office) +39 081 679096 (lab)
fax +39 081 679233
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Title: Plants and biomonitoring
Mosses and lichens as biomonitors of terrestrial ecosystems. Sub-microscopic characterisation of airborne particulate
matter intercepted by biomonitors. Evaluation of intraspecific genetic diversity in bryophyte populations in relation to a
changing environment and anthropic pressure. Up-take, accumulation and effects of metals, metalloids and organics in
plants. Anatomy, histology and cytology of bryophytes. Antibiotic and allelopathic activity in plants.
EDUCATION [reverse chronological order]
year
1979
Title
M.Sc. University of NaplesFederico II, Biology
CAREER [reverse chronological order]
year
2013
2005
2000
Title
Professor of Ph.D. course in “Biology” University of Naples, Federico II
Scientific board of CISME
Scientific board of Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Ambiente (CIRAM).
1995
1995
1991
1988
1983
Professor of Ph.D. course in “Advanced Biology” University of Naples, Federico II,
Professor of “Plant Biology”, at the University of Naples, Federico II
Associate Professor of Applied Plant Biology , University of Naples, Federico II
Associate Professor of Botany at the University of Basilicata, Faculty of Agriculture;
Researcher at University of Naples, Federico II
AWARD AND HONORS [reverse chronological order]
year
2012
2009
Title
AMRA scarl (Analysis and Monitoring of Environmental Risk) Administation Board
Organization of a post-graduate course in the framework of Società Botanica Italiana formation up-dating in
“Molecular methods applied to Bryology”.
TEACHING AND MANAGEMENT [reverse chronological order]
Describe briefly (advisable five lines)
Professor of “Plant Biology”, at the University of Naples, Federico II; Professor of Ph.D. course in “Advanced Biology”
University of Naples, Federico II, 1995-2015; -Professor of Ph.D. course in “Biology” University of Naples, Federico II.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES [reverse chronological order]
year
2014
2011
2010
Title
Supervisor of PhD thesis in "Biology" at Univrsity of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Member of PhD board for "Biology" at Univrsity of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Supervisor of PhD thesis for the "School of Life and Environmental Sciences" Deakin University, Victoria,
Australia.
JOURNAL PAPERS 2003-2014:
Adamo P., Giordano S., Vingiani S., Castaldo Cobianchi R., Violante P. 2003. Trace element accumulation by moss and
lichen exposed in bags in the city of Naples (Italy). Environmental Pollution 122: 91-103.
Giordano S, Sorbo S, Adamo P, Basile A, Spagnuolo V, Castaldo Cobianchi R 2004. Biodiversity and trace elements
content of epiphytic bryophytes in urban and extraurban sites of southern Italy. Plant Ecology: 170:1-15
Vingiani S.,. Adamo P, Giordano S. 2004. Sulphur, nitrogen and carbon content of Sphagnum capillifolium and
Pseudevernia furfuracea exposed in bags in the Naples urban area. Environmental pollution: 129: 145-158
S. Giordano, P. Adamo, S. Sorbo, S. Vingiani. 2005. Atmospheric trace metal pollution in the Naples urban area based on
results from moss and lichen bags. Environmental Pollution 136: 431-442.
S. Giordano, A. Molinaro, V. Spagnuolo, L. Muscariello, R. Ferrara, G. Cennamo and G. Aliotta. 2005. In vitro allelopathic
properties of wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia DC): biological and chemical aspects. Journal of Plant Interactions, 1:
51-60.
Spagnuolo V., Muscariello L., Cozzolino S., Castaldo Cobianchi R., Giordano S. 2007. Ubiquitous genetic diversity in ISSR
markers between and within populations of the asexually producing moss Pleurochaete squarrosa. Plant Ecology
188, 91-101.
Tretiach, M., Adamo, P., Bargagli, R., Baruffo, L., Carletti, L., Crisafulli, P., Giordano, S., Modenesi, P., Orlando, S.,
Pittao, E. 2007. Lichen and moss bags as monitoring device in urban areas, part I: influence of exposure on vitality.
Environmental Pollution 146, 380-391
Adamo, P., Giordano, S., Minganti V., Modenesi, P., Monaci F., Pittao E., Tretiach, M., Bargagli, R. 2007. Lichen and moss
bags as monitoring device in urban areas. Part II: trace elements content in living and dead biomonitors and
comparison with synthetic materials. Environmental Pollution 146, 392-399.
Spagnuolo V., Muscariello L., Terracciano S., Giordano S. 2007. Molecular biodiversity in the moss Leptodon smithii
(Neckeraceae), in relation to habitat disturbance and fragmentation. Journal of Plant Research 120: 595-604.
Adamo P., Giordano S., Naimo D., Bargagli R. 2008. Geochemical properties of airborne particulate matter (PM10)
collected by automatic device and biomonitors in a Mediterranean urban environment. Atmospheric Environment 42
(2): 346-357.
Adamo, P., Bargagli, R., Giordano, S., Modenesi P., Monaci, F., Pittao, E., Spagnuolo, V., Tretiach, M. 2008. Natural and
pre-treatments induced variability in the chemical composition and morphology of lichens and mosses selected for
active monitoring of airborne elements. Environmental Pollution: 152: 11-19.
Spagnuolo V., Terracciano S., Castaldo Cobianchi R., Giordano S. 2008. Taxonomy of the Hypnum cupressiforme
complex in Italy based on ITS and trnL sequences and ISSR markers. Journal of Bryology 30, 283-289.
Szövényi P., Terracciano S., Ricca M., Giordano S., Shaw A.J. 2008. Recent divergence, intercontinental dispersal and
shared polymorphisms are shaping the genetic structure of amphi-Atlantic peatmoss populations. Molecular Ecology
17, 5364–5377.
Spagnuolo V., Terracciano S., Giordano S. 2009. Trace element content and molecular biodiversity in the epiphytic moss
Leptodon smithii: two independent tracers of human disturbance. Chemosphere,74, 1158-1164.
Spagnuolo V., Terracciano S., Giordano S. 2009. Clonal diversity and geographic structure in Pleurochaete squarrosa
(Pottiaceae): different sampling scale approach. Journal of Plant Research 122, 161-170.
Giordano S., Adamo P., Monaci F., Pittao E., Tretiach M., Bargagli R.2009. Bags with oven-dried moss for the active
monitoring of airborne trace elements in urban areas. Environmental Pollution 157, 2798–2805.
Giordano S., Adamo P., Spagnuolo V., Vaglieco B. 2010. Instrumental and bio-monitoring of heavy metal and
nanoparticle emissions from diesel engine exhaust in controlled environment. Journal of Environmental Sciences,
22(9), 1357–1363.
A.Pérez-Llamazares, J.A.Fernández, J.R.Aboal, S. Giordano and A. Carballeira. 2011 Evaluation of the efficacy of the
Sequential Elution Technique, by use of electron microscopy methods. Journal of Bryology, 33(1), 54-61.
P. Adamo , S. Giordano , A. Sforza , R. Bargagli. 2011. Implementation of airborne trace element monitoring with
devitalised transplants of Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw.: Assessment of temporal trends and element contribution
by vehicular traffic in Naples city. Environmental Pollution 159, 1620-1628.
V.Spagnuolo, M. Zampella; S.Giordano; P.Adamo. 2011.Cytological stress and element uptake in moss and lichen
exposed in bags in urban area. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 74, 1434-1443.
J.R. Aboal, A. Pérez-Llamazares, A. Carballeira, S. Giordano, J.A. Fernández . 2011. Should moss samples used as
biomonitors of atmospheric contamination be washed? Atmospheric Environment 45, 6837-6840.
Terracciano S., Giordano S., Spagnuolo V. (2012). A further tessera in the two centuries old debate on the Hypnum
cupressiforme complex (Hypnaceae, Bryopsida). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 298: 229-238.
Ares A., Aboal J.R., Carballeira A., Giordano S., Adamo P., Fernández J.A. 2012. Moss bag biomonitoring: a
methodological review. Science of the Total Environment 432, 143–158.
Terracciano S., Giordano S., Bonini I., Miserere L., Spagnuolo V. (2012). Genetic variation and structure in endangered
populations of Sphagnum palustre L. in Italy: a molecular approach to evaluate threats and survival ability. Botany
90, 966-975.
Giordano S., Adamo P., Spagnuolo V., Tretiach M., Bargagli R. 2013. Accumulation of airborne trace elements in mosses,
lichens and synthetic materials exposed at urban monitoring stations: Towards a harmonisation of the moss-bag
technique. Chemosphere 90, 292-299.
De Nicola F, Murena F, Costagliola MA, Alfani A, Baldantoni D, Prati MV, Sessa L, Spagnuolo V, Giordano S. 2013. A
multi-approach monitoring of particulate matter, metals and PAHs in an urban street canyon. Environ Sci Pollut Res
(2013) 20:4969–4979.
F. De Nicola, V. Spagnuolo, D. Baldantoni, L. Sessa, A. Alfani, R. Bargagli, F. Monaci, S. Terracciano, S. Giordano. 2013.
Improved biomonitoring of airborne contaminants by combined use of holm oak leaves and epiphytic moss.
Chemosphere 92, 1224-1230.
Spagnuolo V, Giordano S., Perez-Llamazares A, Ares A, Carballeira A, Fernandez J A, Aboal J R. 2013. Distinguishing
metal bioconcentration from PM in moss tissue: testing methods of removing particles attached to the moss surface.
Science of the Total Environment 463-464, 727-733.
S. Giordano, P. Adamo, V. Spagnuolo, M. Tretiach, R. Bargagli. 2013. Accumulation of airborne trace elements in
mosses, lichens and synthetic materials exposed at urban monitoring stations: Towards a harmonisation of the
moss-bag technique. CHEMOSPHERE, vol. 90, p. 292-299.
Crespo Pardo D., Terracciano S., Giordano S., Spagnuolo V. (2014). Molecular markers based on PCR methods: a
guideline for mosses. Cryptogamie, Bryologie, 35 (3): 229-246. doi/10.7872/cryb.v35.iss3.2014
Hudson L.N. et al. (2014) The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to
human impacts Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.1303
Crespo Pardo D., Terracciano S., Giordano S., Spagnuolo V. (2014). Molecular markers based on PCR methods: a
guideline for mosses. Cryptogamie, Bryologie, 35 (3): 229-246. doi/10.7872/cryb.v35.iss3.2014
S. Vingiani, F. De Nicola, W. O. Purvis, E. Concha-Graña, S. Muniategui-Lorenzo, P. López-Mahía, S. Giordano, P.
Adamo (2015) Active Biomonitoring of Heavy Metals and PAHs with Mosses and Lichens: a Case Study in the Cities
of Naples and London Water Air Soil Pollut (2015) 226:240, DOI 10.1007/s11270-015-2504-5
Anna K. Beike, Valeria Spagnuolo, Volker Lüth, Feray Steinhart, Angela Ares, Matthias Krebs, Paola Adamo, J. Angel
Fernández , Simonetta Giordano, Eva L. Decker & Ralf Reski. (2015) Clonal in vitro propagation of peat mosses
(Sphagnum L.) as novel green resources for basic and applied research. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)
Journal of Plant Biotechnology: 120 (3), 1037–1049. DOI 10.1007/s11240-014-0658-2
David Crespo Pardo, Simonetta Giordano, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Valeria Spagnuolo (2016) Sphagnum centrale and S.
palustre from Mediterranean basin: a comparison with conspecific North American populations by microsatellite
analysis Cryptogamie, Bryologie, in press
Capozzi F., Giordano, S.,Aboal, J.R., Adamo, P., Bargagli, R., Boquete, T.,Di Palma, A., Real, C., Reski, R., Spagnuolo, V.,
Steinbauer, K., Tretiach, M., Varela, Z.,Zechmeister, H., Fernández, J.A. (2016a). Best options for the exposure of
traditional and innovative moss bags: A systematic evaluation in three European countries. Environmental Pollution
214: 362-373
Capozzi F., Giordano S., Di Palma, Spagnuolo V, De Nicola F., Adamo P., (2016b) Biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution
by moss bags: discriminating urban-rural structure in a fragmented landscape. Chemosphere 149, 211–218.
P. Iodice, P. Adamo, F. Capozzi, A. Di Palma, A. Senatore , V. Spagnuolo , S. Giordano. (2016) Air pollution monitoring
using emission inventories combined with the moss bag approach. Science of the Total Environment 541 (2016)
1410–1419
Aridane G. Gonzalez, Oleg S. Pokrovsky, Anna K. Beike, Ralf Reski, Anna Di Palma, Paola Adamo, Simonetta Giordano,
J. Angel Fernandez. (2016) Metal and proton adsorption capacities of natural and cloned Sphagnum mosses.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 461, 326–334.