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Prof. Marco Ragazzi
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, via Mesiano 77, Trento I-38123, Italy

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0 Management, treatment and recovery of municipal waste, sewage sludge and biomass waste collection, aerobic and anaerobic treatment, heat treatment
0 Management and Waste Water Treatment
0 Remediation of contaminated sites
0 Air pollution and health risk: indoor and outdoor
0 Eutrophication of lakes

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Published: 18 January 2021 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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Due to the high density of users hosted everyday, public buildings are important producers of waste and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Public restrooms play an underrated role in waste generation and GHG emissions, especially if paper towels are used as the hand-drying method. The choice of the hand-drying method (i.e., paper towels vs. electrical hand dryers) also affects the economic balance of a public institution, involving costs for the purchase of hand-drying materials/apparatuses, energy and waste disposal. The present paper aims at evaluating the economic and environmental impact of the introduction of electrical hand dryers (alternative scenario) in place of paper towels (reference scenario) in a public building. The paper presents a solid methodology, based on a numerical experiment approach, to identify a decision criterion for establishing the economical convenience of adopting the alternative scenario in public restrooms. Key factors affecting the choice between the proposed alternatives are presented and discussed in a dedicated sensitivity analysis. From the environmental point of view, this study evaluates the impact of each scenario in terms of GHG emissions, related to multiple waste treatment options and different electric grid mixes. Based on the experimental assumptions, the method allowed concluding that the alternative scenario becomes economically convenient when the number of daily usages (N) is > 57 ± 4. The environmental convenience of the alternative scenario is visible even at N < 10. The method here described can be successfully used to support strategic decisions for cost optimization and environmental mitigation in institutional buildings.

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Graziano Coller; Marco Schiavon; Marco Ragazzi. Environmental and economic sustainability in public contexts: the impact of hand-drying options on waste management, carbon emissions and operating costs. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2021, 1 -18.

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Graziano Coller, Marco Schiavon, Marco Ragazzi. Environmental and economic sustainability in public contexts: the impact of hand-drying options on waste management, carbon emissions and operating costs. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2021; ():1-18.

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Graziano Coller; Marco Schiavon; Marco Ragazzi. 2021. "Environmental and economic sustainability in public contexts: the impact of hand-drying options on waste management, carbon emissions and operating costs." Environment, Development and Sustainability , no. : 1-18.

Conference paper
Published: 21 August 2019 in MATEC Web of Conferences
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been conventionally regarded as a global problem, due to the well-known effects of fossil fuel combustion to the climate of our planet. However, this paper aims at highlighting the role of CO2 from another perspective, i.e. by considering the effects of CO2 on the health and well-being of the occupants of indoor spaces. The exposure to CO2 air concentrations > 1,000 ppm causes symptoms like headache, dizziness, sleepiness and loss of attention, which may negatively influence the learning capability and the productivity of students and workers. In this sense, schools and universities are particularly vulnerable, due to the high density of occupants in classrooms and to the importance of the role of education in training the future members of the society. In the light of this issue, the present paper will provide examples of the incorrect design of indoor environments and, meanwhile, will propose simple solutions to monitor the problem of indoor CO2 concentration and improve the indoor environmental quality of public places.

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Marco Schiavon; Luca Adami; Elena Magaril; Marco Ragazzi. Indoor CO2: potential criticalities and solutions. MATEC Web of Conferences 2019, 290, 12026 .

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Marco Schiavon, Luca Adami, Elena Magaril, Marco Ragazzi. Indoor CO2: potential criticalities and solutions. MATEC Web of Conferences. 2019; 290 ():12026.

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Marco Schiavon; Luca Adami; Elena Magaril; Marco Ragazzi. 2019. "Indoor CO2: potential criticalities and solutions." MATEC Web of Conferences 290, no. : 12026.

Journal article
Published: 10 December 2018 in Resources
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Mechanical separation of light packaging waste is a useful practice for improving the quality of the recyclable waste flows and its exploitation in a frame of the circular economy. Materials Recovery Facilities can treat from 3000 to 5000 tons per year of light packaging waste. Concerning the plastic content, this is divided in four flows: PET, HDPE, other plastics, and waste rejects. The last two are generally used for energy recovery. For improving the quality of the recyclable plastic waste, a manual separation is required for reducing the impurities detectable in the final products. However, this practice could enhance the risk at work of the operators, which should be constantly monitored. This article explores the main differences of a manual separation and of a mechanical separation, assessing the costs and the health risk for the workers. The analysis started from the situation in an Italian Materials Recovery Facility, generalizing the context; a future scenario with the application of a mechanical separation is theoretically introduced. The main results obtained suggest that the manual separation plant improves the quality of the material, though increasing the risk of the operators due to the possible contact with sharp waste, sanitary danger, and risk of injuries for the mismanagement of machines, among others. The mechanical separation can be considered a real advantage from an economic point of view, since the operating costs are lower and the investment could be recovered in around 10 years, in an Italian-like context. On balance, on the one hand, the article provides indications for the private sector for improving the management of a Materials Recovery Facility, while, on the other hand, it detects the main pros and cons of both methodologies.

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Lucian Ionel Cioca; Navarro Ferronato; Paolo Viotti; Elena Magaril; Marco Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues. Resources 2018, 7, 85 .

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Lucian Ionel Cioca, Navarro Ferronato, Paolo Viotti, Elena Magaril, Marco Ragazzi, Vincenzo Torretta, Elena Cristina Rada. Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues. Resources. 2018; 7 (4):85.

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Lucian Ionel Cioca; Navarro Ferronato; Paolo Viotti; Elena Magaril; Marco Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. 2018. "Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues." Resources 7, no. 4: 85.

Proceedings article
Published: 10 September 2018 in Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy
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Luca Adami; Giacomo Castagna; Marco Ragazzi; Marco Tubino. COVENANT OF MAYORS COMMITTED TO LOCAL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: THE ITALIAN CASE. Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy 2018, 1 .

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Luca Adami, Giacomo Castagna, Marco Ragazzi, Marco Tubino. COVENANT OF MAYORS COMMITTED TO LOCAL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: THE ITALIAN CASE. Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy. 2018; ():1.

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Luca Adami; Giacomo Castagna; Marco Ragazzi; Marco Tubino. 2018. "COVENANT OF MAYORS COMMITTED TO LOCAL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: THE ITALIAN CASE." Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy , no. : 1.

Proceedings article
Published: 10 September 2018 in Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy
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Marco Schiavon; Marco Ragazzi; Graziano Coller; Navarro Ferronato; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT DECISIONS TOWARDS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN PUBLIC CONTEXTS: APPLICATION TO HAND-DRYING OPTIONS. Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy 2018, 1 .

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Marco Schiavon, Marco Ragazzi, Graziano Coller, Navarro Ferronato, Vincenzo Torretta, Elena Cristina Rada. A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT DECISIONS TOWARDS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN PUBLIC CONTEXTS: APPLICATION TO HAND-DRYING OPTIONS. Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy. 2018; ():1.

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Marco Schiavon; Marco Ragazzi; Graziano Coller; Navarro Ferronato; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. 2018. "A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT DECISIONS TOWARDS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN PUBLIC CONTEXTS: APPLICATION TO HAND-DRYING OPTIONS." Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century III: The Quest for Sustainable Energy , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 13 August 2018 in Resources
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This paper deals with waste management in the tourism sector, specifically in the agro-tourism structures. Two regions of Romania and Italy have been considered as case studies in order to promote good practices and actions for sustainable municipal solid waste management. Specific criteria to adopt for the sustainable consumption of beverages and food and for the sustainable use of packaging of various types have been analyzed and suggested. The adoption of an indicator at the level of the single tourist structure has been proposed to help self-analysis that is aimed at setting the priorities of intervention for improving its environmental sustainability.

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Ramona Giurea; Ilaria Precazzini; Marco Ragazzi; Moise Ioan Achim; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Fabio Conti; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector. Resources 2018, 7, 51 .

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Ramona Giurea, Ilaria Precazzini, Marco Ragazzi, Moise Ioan Achim, Lucian-Ionel Cioca, Fabio Conti, Vincenzo Torretta, Elena Cristina Rada. Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector. Resources. 2018; 7 (3):51.

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Ramona Giurea; Ilaria Precazzini; Marco Ragazzi; Moise Ioan Achim; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Fabio Conti; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. 2018. "Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector." Resources 7, no. 3: 51.

Proceedings article
Published: 19 June 2018 in Air Pollution XXVI
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Marco Schiavon; Marco Ragazzi; Elena Cristina Rada; Elena Magaril; Vincenzo Torretta. TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AIR QUALITY AND HUMAN EXPOSURE: EXEMPLARY CASE STUDIES. Air Pollution XXVI 2018, 1 .

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Marco Schiavon, Marco Ragazzi, Elena Cristina Rada, Elena Magaril, Vincenzo Torretta. TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AIR QUALITY AND HUMAN EXPOSURE: EXEMPLARY CASE STUDIES. Air Pollution XXVI. 2018; ():1.

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Marco Schiavon; Marco Ragazzi; Elena Cristina Rada; Elena Magaril; Vincenzo Torretta. 2018. "TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AIR QUALITY AND HUMAN EXPOSURE: EXEMPLARY CASE STUDIES." Air Pollution XXVI , no. : 1.

Research article
Published: 30 January 2018 in Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy
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Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is considered an important public health, economic and environmental concern, especially in developing countries. This paper introduces the situation of MSWM in La Paz (Bolivia) in 2016, and is based on the Wasteaware indicators and waste flow analysis, useful tools for classifying and comparing waste treatment and management plans among other countries. Taking into account the lack of technology in waste treatment and the presence of a developed informal sector, the paper analyses the main strengths and weak points for implementing a sustainable MSWM. The research conducted revealed that the MSWM of La Paz is not efficient with regard to collection, recycling (8%), financial sustainability, and equity of the service. At the same time, local Government and stakeholders are interested in implementing new MSWM methods for improving the current sanitary state of the city and many efforts were made over the last ten years. In general terms, La Paz could be considered as a good study area for developing plans for waste valorization, becoming an example for a low–middle income developing big city of Latin America. The study provided a few considerations about the affordability of the methodology applied and critically analyzed the case study proposed.

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Navarro Ferronato; Marcelo Antonio Gorritty Portillo; Edith Gabriela Guisbert Lizarazu; Vincenzo Torretta; Marco Bezzi; Marco Ragazzi. The municipal solid waste management of La Paz (Bolivia): Challenges and opportunities for a sustainable development. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 2018, 36, 288 -299.

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Navarro Ferronato, Marcelo Antonio Gorritty Portillo, Edith Gabriela Guisbert Lizarazu, Vincenzo Torretta, Marco Bezzi, Marco Ragazzi. The municipal solid waste management of La Paz (Bolivia): Challenges and opportunities for a sustainable development. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 2018; 36 (3):288-299.

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Navarro Ferronato; Marcelo Antonio Gorritty Portillo; Edith Gabriela Guisbert Lizarazu; Vincenzo Torretta; Marco Bezzi; Marco Ragazzi. 2018. "The municipal solid waste management of La Paz (Bolivia): Challenges and opportunities for a sustainable development." Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 36, no. 3: 288-299.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2018 in AIP Conference Proceedings
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Waste management in European Union has long being regulated by the 4Rs principle, i.e. reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery, with landfill disposal as the last option. This vision recently led the European Union (especially since 2015) to the introduction of virtuous goals based on the rejection of linear economy in favour of circular economy strongly founded on materials recovery. In this scenario, landfill disposal option will disappear, while energy recovery may appear controversial when not applied to biogas production from anaerobic digestion. The present work aims to analyse the effects that circular economy principles introduced in the European Union context will have on the thermochemical waste treatment plants design. Results demonstrate that indirect combustion (gasification + combustion) along with integrated vitrification of the non-combustible fraction of treated waste will have a more relevant role in the field of waste treatment than in the past, thanks to the compliance of this option with the principles of circular economy.

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E. C. Rada; M. Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; G. Castagna; L. Adami; L. I. Cioca. Circular economy and waste to energy. AIP Conference Proceedings 2018, 1968, 030050 .

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E. C. Rada, M. Ragazzi, Vincenzo Torretta, G. Castagna, L. Adami, L. I. Cioca. Circular economy and waste to energy. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2018; 1968 (1):030050.

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E. C. Rada; M. Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; G. Castagna; L. Adami; L. I. Cioca. 2018. "Circular economy and waste to energy." AIP Conference Proceedings 1968, no. 1: 030050.

Proceedings article
Published: 01 January 2018 in TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES18
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Nowadays the global tourism growth has caused a significant interest in research focused on the impact of the tourism on environment and community. The purpose of this study is to introduce a new ranking for the classification of tourist accommodation establishments with the functions of agro-tourism boarding house type by examining the sector of agro-tourism based on a research aimed to improve the economic, socio-cultural and environmental performance of agrotourism structures. This paper links the criteria for the classification of agro-tourism boarding houses (ABHs) to the impact of agro-tourism activities on the environment, enhancing an eco-friendly approach on agro-tourism activities by increasing the quality reputation of the agro-tourism products and services. Taking into account the impact on the environment, agrotourism can play an important role by protecting and conserving it.

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L. I. Cioca; R. Giurea; I. Precazzini; M. Ragazzi; M. I. Achim; M. Schiavon; E. C. Rada. Agro-tourism and ranking. TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES18 2018, 1968, 020022 .

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L. I. Cioca, R. Giurea, I. Precazzini, M. Ragazzi, M. I. Achim, M. Schiavon, E. C. Rada. Agro-tourism and ranking. TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES18. 2018; 1968 (1):020022.

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L. I. Cioca; R. Giurea; I. Precazzini; M. Ragazzi; M. I. Achim; M. Schiavon; E. C. Rada. 2018. "Agro-tourism and ranking." TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES18 1968, no. 1: 020022.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2018 in AIP Conference Proceedings
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Compensations are part of the pathway of design of a thermochemical plant. The evolution of the technology of this sector, integrated with adequate mitigations, can allow reaching a level of environmental impact that can be negligible locally. In spite of that, the local acceptance of modern plants is still critical. The global impact on the environment is more complex to define because of the variability of input of the plants. In this context, the role of compensations is very important, opening also to interesting opportunities for the territory, as demonstrated by the analysis reported in this article.

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E. C. Rada; G. Castagna; L. Adami; V. Torretta; M. Ragazzi. Compensation opportunities and waste-to-energy plants. AIP Conference Proceedings 2018, 1968, 030065 .

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E. C. Rada, G. Castagna, L. Adami, V. Torretta, M. Ragazzi. Compensation opportunities and waste-to-energy plants. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2018; 1968 (1):030065.

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E. C. Rada; G. Castagna; L. Adami; V. Torretta; M. Ragazzi. 2018. "Compensation opportunities and waste-to-energy plants." AIP Conference Proceedings 1968, no. 1: 030065.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2017 in Environmental Pollution
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The complaints arising from the problem of odorants released by composting plants may impede the construction of new composting facilities, preclude the proper activity of existing facilities or even lead to their closure, with negative implications for waste management and local economy. Improving the knowledge on VOC emissions from composting processes is of particular importance since different VOCs imply different odour impacts. To this purpose, three different organic matrices were studied in this work: dewatered sewage sludge (M1), digested organic fraction of municipal solid waste (M2) and untreated food waste (M3). The three matrices were aerobically biodegraded in a bench-scale bioreactor simulating composting conditions. A homemade device sampled the process air from each treatment at defined time intervals. The samples were analysed for VOC detection. The information on the concentrations of the detected VOCs was combined with the VOC-specific odour thresholds to estimate the relative weight of each biodegraded matrix in terms of odour impact. When the odour formation was at its maximum, the waste gas from the composting of M3 showed a total odour concentration about 60 and 15,000 times higher than those resulting from the composting of M1 and M2, respectively. Ethyl isovalerate showed the highest contribution to the total odour concentration (>99%). Terpenes (α-pinene, β-pinene, p-cymene and limonene) were abundantly present in M2 and M3, while sulphides (dimethyl sulphide and dimethyl disulphide) were the dominant components of M1.

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Marco Schiavon; Luca Matteo Martini; Cesare Corrà; Marco Scapinello; Graziano Coller; Paolo Tosi; Marco Ragazzi. Characterisation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by the composting of different waste matrices. Environmental Pollution 2017, 231, 845 -853.

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Marco Schiavon, Luca Matteo Martini, Cesare Corrà, Marco Scapinello, Graziano Coller, Paolo Tosi, Marco Ragazzi. Characterisation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by the composting of different waste matrices. Environmental Pollution. 2017; 231 ():845-853.

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Marco Schiavon; Luca Matteo Martini; Cesare Corrà; Marco Scapinello; Graziano Coller; Paolo Tosi; Marco Ragazzi. 2017. "Characterisation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by the composting of different waste matrices." Environmental Pollution 231, no. : 845-853.

Journal article
Published: 18 August 2017 in Sustainability
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The presence of emerging organic micropollutants (such as pharmaceuticals) in sewage has been, for a long time, an issue of great concern within the international scientific debate. This item represents one of the main challenges related to a sustainable development, with particular concern to the public health control. While most of the work has been concentrated on their detection and the evaluation of their average level, little is known about the spatial and temporal variability of concentrations of these compounds in the effluent and its capability to affect the concentrations in time of the receiving water body. In this study, three sampling campaigns were carried out at two different wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Varese area (Northern Italy) with the aim of monitoring the occurrence of some pharmaceuticals to evaluate their removal efficiency. The detected pharmaceuticals were: Ofloxacin, Ibuprofen, Atenolol, Bezafibrate, Carbamazepine, Salbutamol, Cyclophosphamide and Hydrochlorothiazide. The results obtained, together with the analysis of the characteristics of the chemicals and of the two WWTPs, allowed evaluating the factors affecting the spatial and temporal concentration variability in effluent waters and the potential influence of this variability in driving the exposure of the aquatic ecosystems in the receiving water body.

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Cristiana Morosini; Milena Marsoni; Vincenzo Torretta; Fabio Conti; Marco Ragazzi; Elena Cristina Rada; Gabriela Cioca. Factors Affecting Spatial and Temporal Concentration Variability of Pharmaceuticals: Comparison between Two WWTPs. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1466 .

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Cristiana Morosini, Milena Marsoni, Vincenzo Torretta, Fabio Conti, Marco Ragazzi, Elena Cristina Rada, Gabriela Cioca. Factors Affecting Spatial and Temporal Concentration Variability of Pharmaceuticals: Comparison between Two WWTPs. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (8):1466.

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Cristiana Morosini; Milena Marsoni; Vincenzo Torretta; Fabio Conti; Marco Ragazzi; Elena Cristina Rada; Gabriela Cioca. 2017. "Factors Affecting Spatial and Temporal Concentration Variability of Pharmaceuticals: Comparison between Two WWTPs." Sustainability 9, no. 8: 1466.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2017 in International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning
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Luca Dalla Valle; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Ragazzi; Michele Caraviello; Carlos A. Brebbia; Antonio Galiano-Garrigos. Smart monitoring of benzene through an urban mobile phone network. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 2017, 12, 552 -558.

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Luca Dalla Valle, Elena Cristina Rada, Marco Ragazzi, Michele Caraviello, Carlos A. Brebbia, Antonio Galiano-Garrigos. Smart monitoring of benzene through an urban mobile phone network. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 2017; 12 (3):552-558.

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Luca Dalla Valle; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Ragazzi; Michele Caraviello; Carlos A. Brebbia; Antonio Galiano-Garrigos. 2017. "Smart monitoring of benzene through an urban mobile phone network." International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 12, no. 3: 552-558.

Journal article
Published: 07 March 2017 in Sustainability
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Solid waste mismanagement is a social burden that requires the introduction of reliable public policies, including recycling principles and technological facilities. However, the development of recycling plans is a real issue for municipal governments, since it involves psychological and cultural factors, both in developed and developing countries. Questionnaire survey is an important tool for evaluating which solid waste management policy is suited for each specific study area, involving citizens and stakeholders. The aim of this paper is to evaluate what approach should be applied for social surveys in higher education institutes, comparing developing and developed countries. Italy is the developed country analyzed, where two universities in different cities are compared, while La Paz (Bolivia) is the emerging reality considered. The research conducted in La Paz led us to understand that, although recycling rates are low (about 8%), many students (56.96%) separate up to half of the waste produced at home. At the same time, about 53% of those interviewed do not know the recycling practices implemented by the informal sector which is the one that constantly act for improving the recycling rates of the city. Low technological acceptance is instead underlined in the high income country, since there is a common negative opinion concerning the introduction of landfills and incinerators near residential areas (49% disagree). A comparison of the methodologies adopted for the two case studies is introduced whereas investigations results are presented.

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Navarro Ferronato; Carolina D’Avino; Marco Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; Giovanni De Feo. Social Surveys about Solid Waste Management within Higher Education Institutes: A Comparison. Sustainability 2017, 9, 391 .

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Navarro Ferronato, Carolina D’Avino, Marco Ragazzi, Vincenzo Torretta, Giovanni De Feo. Social Surveys about Solid Waste Management within Higher Education Institutes: A Comparison. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (3):391.

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Navarro Ferronato; Carolina D’Avino; Marco Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; Giovanni De Feo. 2017. "Social Surveys about Solid Waste Management within Higher Education Institutes: A Comparison." Sustainability 9, no. 3: 391.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
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Roland Iosif Moraru; Gabriel Bujor Babut; Lucian Ionel Cioca; Marco Ragazzi. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION RISK ANALYSIS IN SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS: CARBON MONOXIDE DATA PROCESSING TOOL. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2017, 16, 1317 -1322.

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Roland Iosif Moraru, Gabriel Bujor Babut, Lucian Ionel Cioca, Marco Ragazzi. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION RISK ANALYSIS IN SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS: CARBON MONOXIDE DATA PROCESSING TOOL. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 2017; 16 (6):1317-1322.

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Roland Iosif Moraru; Gabriel Bujor Babut; Lucian Ionel Cioca; Marco Ragazzi. 2017. "SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION RISK ANALYSIS IN SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS: CARBON MONOXIDE DATA PROCESSING TOOL." Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 16, no. 6: 1317-1322.

Book chapter
Published: 28 December 2016 in Regional Airports
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Luca Dalla Valle; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Ragazzi; Michele Caraviello; C A Brebbia; A Galiano-Garrigos. SMART MONITORING OF BENZENE THROUGH AN URBAN MOBILE PHONE NETWORK. Regional Airports 2016, 1, 196 -202.

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Luca Dalla Valle, Elena Cristina Rada, Marco Ragazzi, Michele Caraviello, C A Brebbia, A Galiano-Garrigos. SMART MONITORING OF BENZENE THROUGH AN URBAN MOBILE PHONE NETWORK. Regional Airports. 2016; 1 ():196-202.

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Luca Dalla Valle; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Ragazzi; Michele Caraviello; C A Brebbia; A Galiano-Garrigos. 2016. "SMART MONITORING OF BENZENE THROUGH AN URBAN MOBILE PHONE NETWORK." Regional Airports 1, no. : 196-202.

Journal article
Published: 14 December 2016 in Sustainability
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The biological stability of biomass is an important parameter for treatment plant design, process control or compost use. Measuring the biological reactivity of waste with the help of indicators such as respirometric indexes (RI) becomes an important tool to prevent the significant environmental impact of biodegradable wastes in accordance with European legislation. The aim of this paper is to show the importance of the RI technique as a tool to establish further uses of biomass such as fertilizer or biogas. The respirometric process length for different types of biomass (grape marc, apple pomace and olive pomace) was quantified. Higher moisture content seemed to favor the biological activity during the respirometric experiments and shorten the length of the process. The duration of olive pomace respirometry did not exceed 3 days, while the respirometric activity of apple scraps the lasted approximately 2 days. The highest RI values were encountered for the apple pomace, 4888 mgO2·kgVS−1·h−1. The majority of the discarded biomasses are categorized in the third class of stability materials in the course of degradation. This technique is important to detect the biodegradability of substrates, as well as to gain insight into the quantity and generation rate of biogas produced, information that is important from an engineering management perspective.

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Simona Ciuta; Stefano Antognoni; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Ragazzi; Adrian Badea; Lucian Ionel Cioca. Respirometric Index and Biogas Potential of Different Foods and Agricultural Discarded Biomass. Sustainability 2016, 8, 1311 .

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Simona Ciuta, Stefano Antognoni, Elena Cristina Rada, Marco Ragazzi, Adrian Badea, Lucian Ionel Cioca. Respirometric Index and Biogas Potential of Different Foods and Agricultural Discarded Biomass. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (12):1311.

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Simona Ciuta; Stefano Antognoni; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Ragazzi; Adrian Badea; Lucian Ionel Cioca. 2016. "Respirometric Index and Biogas Potential of Different Foods and Agricultural Discarded Biomass." Sustainability 8, no. 12: 1311.

Book chapter
Published: 31 October 2016 in Pollution and the Atmosphere
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Simona Ciuta; Marco Schiavon; Alessandro Chistè; Marco Ragazzi; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Tubino; Adrian Badea; Tiberiu Apostol. Chapter 2 Role of Feedstock Transport in the Balance of Primary PM Emissions in Two Case-Studies: RMSW Incineration vs. Sintering Plant. Pollution and the Atmosphere 2016, 13 -24.

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Simona Ciuta, Marco Schiavon, Alessandro Chistè, Marco Ragazzi, Elena Cristina Rada, Marco Tubino, Adrian Badea, Tiberiu Apostol. Chapter 2 Role of Feedstock Transport in the Balance of Primary PM Emissions in Two Case-Studies: RMSW Incineration vs. Sintering Plant. Pollution and the Atmosphere. 2016; ():13-24.

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Simona Ciuta; Marco Schiavon; Alessandro Chistè; Marco Ragazzi; Elena Cristina Rada; Marco Tubino; Adrian Badea; Tiberiu Apostol. 2016. "Chapter 2 Role of Feedstock Transport in the Balance of Primary PM Emissions in Two Case-Studies: RMSW Incineration vs. Sintering Plant." Pollution and the Atmosphere , no. : 13-24.

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Published: 24 August 2016 in Sustainability
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Assessing waste production in schools highlights the contribution of school children and school staff to the total amount of waste generated in a region, as well as any poor practices of recycling (the so-called separate collection of waste) in schools by the students, which could be improved through educational activities. Educating young people regarding the importance of environmental issues is essential, since instilling the right behavior in school children is also beneficial to the behavior of their families. The way waste management was carried out in different schools in Trento (northern Italy) was analyzed: a primary school, a secondary school, and three high schools were taken as cases of study. The possible influence of the age of the students and of the various activities carried out within the schools on the different behaviors in separating waste was also evaluated. The results showed that the production of waste did not only depend on the size of the institutes and on the number of occupants, but, especially, on the type of activities carried out in addition to the ordinary classes and on the habits of both pupils and staff. In the light of the results obtained, some corrective measures were proposed to schools, aimed at increasing the awareness of the importance of the right behavior in waste management by students and the application of good practices of recycling.

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Elena Cristina Rada; Chiara Bresciani; Eleonora Girelli; Marco Ragazzi; Marco Schiavon; Vincenzo Torretta. Analysis and Measures to Improve Waste Management in Schools. Sustainability 2016, 8, 840 .

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Elena Cristina Rada, Chiara Bresciani, Eleonora Girelli, Marco Ragazzi, Marco Schiavon, Vincenzo Torretta. Analysis and Measures to Improve Waste Management in Schools. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (9):840.

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Elena Cristina Rada; Chiara Bresciani; Eleonora Girelli; Marco Ragazzi; Marco Schiavon; Vincenzo Torretta. 2016. "Analysis and Measures to Improve Waste Management in Schools." Sustainability 8, no. 9: 840.