@article{fdi:010092875,
  title = {{A}n interdisciplinary approach for air quality assessment : biomonitoring using {T}illandsia bergeri and risk perceptions in the environmentally sacrificed province of {C}hacabuco, {C}hile},
  author = {{S}chreck, {E}. and {L}e {G}off, {L}. and {C}alas, {A}ude and {F}leming, {Z}. {L}. and {B}osch, {C}. and {Y}ettou, {A}. and {M}esas, {M}. and {M}artínez-{L}ladó, {X}. and {V}allejos-{R}omero, {A}. and {B}lot, {F}. and {B}aritaud, {C}. and {P}eltier, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}wareness of air pollution and the associated environmental and health risks is growing worldwide. {I}n order to answer the socio-environmental challenges posed by climate change, natural resource degradation and industrialization, scientists are advocating more holistic research linking environmental quality and public health. {H}owever, few studies have managed to integrate local communities' concerns and knowledge with easy-to-use biomonitoring systems to produce science that contextualises their environment risk. {T}his case study was carried out in an "environmental sacrifice zone" located in the {C}hacabuco province ({C}hile), where there have been no prior air quality studies or monitoring despite local populations suspecting metallic contamination. {A}n interdisciplinary approach was proposed to create an innovative air quality assessment, combining both social and geographical data for risk perception and biomonitoring experiments with epiphyte plants ({T}. bergeri) in strategic sites. {T}he cross-analysis of inhabitant interviews and cognitive maps shows that air pollution is perceived to be of greater risk in the northern and central part of the province. {M}icroscopic and spectroscopic techniques highlight different origins of metal(loid)s in the air. {E}piphyte plants reveal a site-dependent accumulation of pollutants ({A}s, {C}u, {C}r, {M}n, {P}b, {N}i, {Z}n). {T}he collection of dust in {O}wen gauges and subsequent health risk assessment do not show evidence of hazard quotient or cancer risk. {B}ut enrichment factors and pollution indexes highlight that three sites can be classified as impacted, suggesting that more attention should be paid to chronic exposure and long-term environmental effects in this area. {T}he social perception of air pollution appears to be correlated to the geochemical identification of some existing sources of metal(loid)s.},
  keywords = {{S}ocio-environmental study ; {A}tmospheric pollution ; {C}hile ; {E}piphyte plants ; {A}tmospheric dust collection ; {H}ealth risks ; {CHILI} ; {CHACABUCO} {PROVINCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {G}eochemistry and {H}ealth},
  volume = {47},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {99 [30 p.]},
  ISSN = {0269-4042},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10653-024-02348-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092875},
}