A5001163508- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Noise Effects and Management
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Graphene research and applications
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Public Health and Environmental Issues
Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro
2016-2025
Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia
2021
Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique
2021
Istituto di Istruzione Superiore I.T.C. Di Vittorio
2021
Significance We use a mathematical model to evaluate the Italian exit strategy after lockdown imposed against COVID-19 epidemics, comparing it number of alternative scenarios. highlight that successful reopening requires two critical conditions: low value reproduction and incidence infection. The first is needed allow some margin for expansion lifting restrictions; second because level will be maintained approximately constant has grown values close one. Furthermore, we suggest that, even...
Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is an impacting challenge for occupational health. Epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 includes systematic tracking and reporting the total cases deaths, but suitable experiences systems identifying risk factors involved in are still missing, despite interest safety Methods A methodological approach has been implemented Italy to estimate infection, classifying each economic sector as at low, medium-low, medium-high high risk, based on three...
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread worldwide, with considerable public health and socio-economic impacts that are seriously affecting safety of workers, as well their employment stability. Italy was the first many other western countries to implement extended containment measures. Health workers others employed in essential sectors have continued activity, reporting high infection rate fatalities. epidemiological trend highlighted importance work a substantial factor consider both when...
In the last years nanotechnologies and nanoproducts are constantly growing up thanks to their promising benefits for social economic development. Nanomaterials increasingly used in our daily life, finding application many sectors such as textile, automotive, electronic, food, etc. 2012, European Commission included among Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), which provide basis innovation present century. parallel interest at industrial production level (estimated about Il million of tons per...
The IMPAcT-RLS2 survey is part of a larger context INSuLa2 research program; its first edition was conducted in 2014 and targeted to all prevention professionals, investigating occupational health safety (OSH) protection issues perceived by the various professionals' point view. addressed Health Safety Representatives (HS reps.), focused on three regional contexts, further implemented 2016 through IMPAcT-RLS survey, which involved sample representative at national level, company size...
Few-Layers Graphene (FLG) are able to improve the performance of materials, due their chemical-physical properties. Engineered amorphous silica nanoparticles (SiO2NPs) among most widespread nanomaterials (NMs) in world. Such two case studies research project 'NanoKey' that integrated exposure assessment through personal measurements and sampling workplace, as described present work (part I), with biomonitoring exposed workers (reported part II). Measurement campaigns were conducted according...
Despite the progress made in recent years, reliable modeling of indoor air quality is still far from being obtained. This requires better chemical characterization pollutants and airflow physics included forecasting tools, for which field observations conducted simultaneously indoors outdoors are essential. The project “Integrated Evaluation Indoor Particulate Exposure” (VIEPI) aimed at evaluating exposure to particulate matter (PM) humans workplaces. VIEPI ran February 2016 December 2019...
Responsible development of any technology, including nanotechnology, requires protecting workers, the first people to be exposed products technology. In case this is difficult achieve because in spite early evidence raising health and safety concerns, there are uncertainties about hazards risks. The global response these concerns has been issuance by authoritative agencies precautionary guidance strictly control exposures engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). This commentary summarizes...
With the increasing interest in potential benefits of nanotechnologies, concern is still growing that they may present emerging risks for workers. Various strategies have been developed to assess exposure nano-objects and their agglomerates aggregates (NOAA) workplace, integrating different aerosol measurement instruments taking into account multiple parameters influence NOAA toxicity. The study proposes a multi-metric approach measuring sampling applied three case studies laboratories each...
Widespread production and use of engineered nanomaterials in industrial research settings raise concerns about their health impact the workplace. In last years, graphene-based have gained particular interest many application fields. Among them, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) showed superior electrical, optical thermal properties, low-cost availability. Few conflicting results been reported toxicity potential effects on workers' health, during handling these nanostructures. Due to this lack...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour (ILO) have produced WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of Work-related Burden Disease Injury (WHO/ILO Estimates). For these, systematic reviews studies estimating prevalence exposure to selected occupational risk factors been conducted provide input data for estimations number exposed workers. A critical part review methodology is assess quality evidence across studies. In this article, we present approach applied in these performing such...
Workplace exposure to airborne few layer graphene: real time measurements (PNC, average diameter and LDSA) characterization technique using electron microscopes (SEM, EDS, TEM, SAED) Raman spectroscopy.
The newly fledged nanotechnologies offer opportunities for social development, but uncertainties prevail about their impact on human and environmental health. There is still a huge gap between technological progress research into the health safety aspects of nanomaterials. This clear from quantity nanoproducts already market--more than 600--and public private funds dedicated to development nanotechnologies, which are almost hundred times those available effects safety. Estimates have it that...
In this contribution, we show the suitability of a 3D airway model, when coupled with nebulizer system, for simulating workplace exposure to nanoparticles. As proof concept, silica nanoparticles was experimentally measured in an occupational facility where are produced weekly, and compared official limit value bulk materials. These values potential were simulated model by nebulizing low doses (from 0.90 55 µg/cm2) over prolonged period (12 weeks repeated exposure, 5 days per week). Overall,...
In 2000-2001, the Italian National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention (ISPESL) carried out a survey to identify research priorities in field of occupational safety health (OSH). The present study, 2007-2008, was follow-up designed (i) review themes identified earlier, (ii) detect emerging issues linked new risks forms work, (iii) look any shifts focus. extended cover not only but also concept knowledge transfer.In first round, ISPESL distributed questionnaires heads both...
Exposure to ultrafine particles (UFPs size < 100 nm) in life and work environments can contribute adverse health effects also terms of burden related diseases over time. The choice parameters which better characterize UFPs is challenging, due their physical-chemical properties variable size. It strictly the availability different instrumental techniques. In present study we focus on real time high frequency (1 Hz) particle distribution (PSD) relationship with total number concentration...