A5083472013- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Building materials and conservation
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
2016-2025
Venice International University
2022
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), operating in open-loop mode, continuously release acidic effluents (scrubber waters) to marine waters. Furthermore, scrubber waters contain high concentrations of metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and alkylated PAHs, potentially affecting the plankton receiving Toxicity tests evidenced significant impairments planktonic indicators after acute, early-life stage, long-term exposures water produced by a vessel with sulphur fuel. Acute effects...
This study investigates for the first time contamination of water and sediment Venice Lagoon by twenty Contaminants Emerging Concern (CECs): three hormones, six pharmaceutical compounds (diclofenac five antibiotics, which are macrolides), nine pesticides (methiocarb, oxadiazon, metaflumizone, triallate, neonicotinoids), one antioxidant (BHT), UV filter (EHMC). Water samples were collected in seven sites four seasons, with aim investigating occurrence, distribution, possible emission sources...
The increasing concern about antibiotic-resistance has led to the search for alternative antimicrobial agents. In this effort, different metal oxide nanomaterials are currently under investigation, in order assess their effectiveness, safety and mode of action. This study focused on CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) was aimed at evaluating how properties activity these may be affected by interaction with ligands present biological environmental media. Ligands can attach surface particles and/or...
Marine pollution management requires identifying all sources of contaminants, yet shipping's role in marine contamination remains unexplored. To address this gap, we investigated shipping contribution to water and air pollutant loads the Northern Adriatic Sea 2018 under two future scenarios. The approach integrated (i) modelled data shipping-related emissions, (ii) load from tributaries, (iii) land-based emissions atmosphere. results showed that significantly contributes copper, zinc (from...
Abstract. A new model for transport and fate of chemicals in the aquatic environment is presented. The tool, named ChemicalDrift, integrated into open-source Lagrangian framework OpenDrift hereby presented organic compounds. supported chemical processes include degradation, volatilization, partitioning between different phases that a target can be associated with environment, e.g. dissolved, bound to suspended particles, or deposited seabed sediments. dependencies on changes temperature,...
Abstract Purpose This work deals with the application of a solidification/stabilization process aim to obtain safe and reusable granular materials from polluted soil elucidate mechanisms involved in retention several heavy metals. Materials methods The High Performance Solidification/Stabilization (HPSS®) was applied selected contaminated by using both ordinary Portland cement calcium aluminate cement, as well binders prepared combining these two types different proportions. Leaching...
Abstract The use of CO 2 as a feedstock for chemical synthesis is considered viable alternative option to some traditional processes. One the most interesting challenge industry represented by coupling with olefins produce acrylate. Only recently, choice suitable ligands and sacrificial base, selective catalytic reaction was established using Ni(0)-based complexes. one-pot reaction, which leads highest TON (107 mol/mol Ni, in 20 h) reported so far, successfully developed starting from...
Abstract New magnetically recoverable catalysts have been synthesized by deposition of 1% palladium (Pd)-metal on the polymer poly(1-oxo-trimethylene), containing 15% magnetite. The magnetite allows complete recovery catalyst with simple application an external magnetic field. activity such a has studied under phosphine-free conditions in alkoxycarbonylation iodobenzene to corresponding benzoic acid esters.
An experimental methodology to assess the human exposure of a street cleaning service, performed by worker handling leaf blower followed water-flushing sweeper, was developed. The sampling campaign achieved considering data from road dust, personal air and portable particulate matter detector. design allowed obtain qualitative quantitative information on chemical composition size potentially inhalable particles suspended during activity, as well duration particles' suspension effect....
Abstract Degraded land requires rapid and suitable remedial actions, thus appropriate fast methodological approaches for estimating the spatial distribution of contaminants are needed. In this context, a approach combining isotopic measurements, heavy metals concentrations mapping, X‐ray diffraction, cluster analysis, was applied to characterize polluted industrial site where contamination due improper waste disposal could have spread also into surrounding fields. This set representative...
One of the major challenges to establishing more sustainable management strategies than landfill disposal metals-contaminated soils is lack End-of-Waste (EoW) criteria defined at European and national levels. Another limitation stems from scarcity information on industrial-scale applications treatment technologies able obtain safe reusable materials such contaminated waste. In this context, High-Performance Solidification/Stabilization process was applied for full-scale remediation pyrite...
Abstract. A new model for transport and fate of chemicals in the aquatic environment is presented. The tool, named ChemicalDrift, integrated open-source Lagrangian framework OpenDrift, hereby presented organic compounds. supported chemical processes include degradation, volatilization, partitioning between different phases that a target can be associated to environment, e.g. dissolved, bound suspended particles, or deposited seabed sediments. dependencies on changes temperature, salinity,...