The Interdepartmental Research Centre called “Environmental Health and Sustainability – POLARIS” aims to increase and integrate the state of knowledge in the following macro-areas of research:
AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH: Monitoring of air quality in indoor and outdoor environments and study of the impact on human and environmental health, with focus on the presence of air contaminants and the spread of pathogens.
Recent publications: Marchetti et al. 2023. On fine particulate matter and COVID-19 spread and severity: An in vitro toxicological plausible mechanism.
Related projects: IT-BEST, MUSA
INNOVATIVE, SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES: Support for the development of safe, sustainable and innovative (nano)technologies, with assessment of their safety during the entire life cycle (circularity). Study of emerging contaminants, their impact on health and risk prevention and mitigation strategies.
Recent publications: Motta et al., 2024. An integrated new approach methodology for inhalation risk assessment of safe and sustainable by design nanomaterials.
Related projects: AMROCE. BIOMAT, INTEGRANO
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY: Evaluation of the environmental, economic and social impacts of products and processes; development of environmental policies with a view to sustainability and circularity.
Recent publications:
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