A5066152476- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Clay minerals and soil interactions
- Heavy metals in environment
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
- Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Geological formations and processes
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2018-2024
University of Ferrara
2012-2021
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2017-2018
Terra
2013-2014
High heavy metals backgrounds, in particular chromium and nickel, are renowned soils sediments of the Po Plain. New XRF data, synthetized geo-referenced geochemical maps, emphasize that anomalously high Cr-Ni backgrounds related to fine alluvial River. A com- parison with regolith composition ophiolite rocks cropping out within River basin suggests observed features reflect sedi- mentary components deriving from weathering femic ultrafemic rocks. The elevated therefore a geogenic character...
Alveolar macrophages are the first line of defence against detrimental inhaled stimuli. To date, no comparative data have been obtained on inflammatory response induced by different carcinogenic mineral fibres in three main macrophage phenotypes: M0 (non-activated), M1 (pro-inflammatory) and M2 (alternatively activated). gain new insights into toxicity mechanisms fibres, acute effects fibrous erionite, crocidolite chrysotile phenotypes THP-1 monocyte differentiation were investigated. The...
Using saturated or enriched zeolites as slow release fertilizers (SRFs) is considered an environmental-friendly strategy to enhance use of macronutrients in sandy soils. In this paper, two natural zeolites, clinoptilolite (CLI) and chabazite (CHA) were used mineral precursors prepare NH4+/K+ (NH4+/K+-CLI) (NH4+/K+-CHA) zeolitic nutrient sources (ZNSs). Comparison between the retention capabilities these ZNSs was one main objectives study. The NH4+/K+-CLI NH4+/K+-CHA prepared by soaking NH4Cl...
Wavelength dispersive X-Ray fluorescence analysis, coupled with multivariate statistics, has been used to characterise the alluvial soils of easternmost Po Plain area. Coarse fine sediments, which can be related various depositional environments (paleochannels, interfluvial areas, brackish marsh interdistributary bays and littoral dunes), have taken into consideration. Through use an extensive analytical database principal component analysis in combination factorial a soil classification...
Asbestos is a commercial term indicating six natural silicates with asbestiform crystal habit. Of these, five are double-chain (amphibole) and one layer silicate (serpentine asbestos or chrysotile). Although all species classified as human carcinogens, their degree of toxicity still matter debate. Amphibole biopersistent in the lungs exert chronic toxic action for decades, whereas chrysotile not transforms into an amorphous silica structure prone to chemical/physical clearance when exposed...
One of the open questions regarding asbestos problem is fate mineral fibres in body once inhaled and deposited deep respiratory system. In this context, present paper reports results an electron microscopy study both bodies found lung tissue a patient who died malignant mesothelioma due to past occupational exposure. concert with previous vivo animal studies, our data provide evidence that amphibole are durable lungs, whereas chrysotile transformed into silica-rich product, which can be...
In nature, a huge number of unregulated minerals fibers share the same characteristics as asbestos and therefore have potential adverse health effects. However, in addition to minerals, only fluoro-edenite erionite are currently classified toxic/pathogenic agents by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Mordenite is one most abundant zeolites nature commonly occurs with fibrous crystalline habit. The goal this paper highlight how mordenite shares several common features...