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Air quality monitoring and control are key issues for environmental assessment and management in order to protect public health and the environment. Local and central authorities have developed strategies and tools to manage environmental protection, which, for air quality, consist of monitoring networks with fixed and portable instrumentation and mathematical models. This study develops a methodology for designing short-term air quality campaigns with mobile laboratories (laboratories fully housed within or transported by a vehicle and maintained in a fixed location for a period of time) as a decision support system for environmental management and protection authorities. In particular, the study provides a methodology to identify: (i) the most representative locations to place mobile laboratories and (ii) the best time period to carry out the measurements in the case of short-term air quality campaigns. The approach integrates atmospheric dispersion models and allocation algorithms specifically developed for optimizing the measuring campaigns. The methodology is organized in two phases, each of them divided into several steps. Fourteen allocation algorithms dedicated to three type of receptors (population, vegetation and physical cultural heritage) have been proposed. The methodology has been applied to four short-term air quality campaigns in the Emilia-Romagna region.
Samuele Marinello; Massimo Andretta; Patrizia Lucialli; Elisa Pollini; Serena Righi. A Methodology for Designing Short-Term Stationary Air Quality Campaigns with Mobile Laboratories Using Different Possible Allocation Criteria. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7481 .
AMA StyleSamuele Marinello, Massimo Andretta, Patrizia Lucialli, Elisa Pollini, Serena Righi. A Methodology for Designing Short-Term Stationary Air Quality Campaigns with Mobile Laboratories Using Different Possible Allocation Criteria. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (13):7481.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSamuele Marinello; Massimo Andretta; Patrizia Lucialli; Elisa Pollini; Serena Righi. 2021. "A Methodology for Designing Short-Term Stationary Air Quality Campaigns with Mobile Laboratories Using Different Possible Allocation Criteria." Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7481.
In recent decades, analysis and monitoring of the concentration of indoor pollutants and the microclimate has become more important; the reasons for this interest can be found in the fact that people spend a great deal of their time in confined environments. Furthermore, detailed assessment of the consequences of exposure to air pollutants requires considering concentrations of indoor pollutants. In fact, general indoor microclimatic conditions (i.e., temperature, relative humidity, lighting, pollutant concentration) play an important role in all aspects related to the conservation of works of art and cultural heritage housed in museums, galleries and libraries. In this paper, we present two case studies focused on the application of new methodologies for microclimatic and indoor air quality analysis, specifically devoted to preventive conservation and the enhancement of cultural heritage. In particular, we will describe some case studies in which modern and up-to-date technologies for the monitoring of microclimatic conditions have been applied to study the characteristics of two important monuments in Ravenna: the Biblioteca Classense and the “TAMO” mosaic museum. In particular, in both of these cases, we have used new portable testers for recording indoor thermo-hygrometric conditions and newly developed passive samplers for monitoring indoor and outdoor air pollution concentrations. In this article, we specifically describe the characteristics and main innovative peculiarities of the new instruments we have adopted for these measurement campaigns, devoted to the characterization of the indoor microclimatic conditions and to the evaluation of the so-called environment-work of the art system.
Massimo Andretta; Floriana Coppola; Ana Pavlovic. New Technologies for Microclimatic and Indoor Air Quality Analysis for the Protection of Cultural Heritage: Case Studies of the Classense Library and “Tamo,” The Museum of Mosaics at Ravenna. Advances in Applications of Industrial Biomaterials 2017, 161 -178.
AMA StyleMassimo Andretta, Floriana Coppola, Ana Pavlovic. New Technologies for Microclimatic and Indoor Air Quality Analysis for the Protection of Cultural Heritage: Case Studies of the Classense Library and “Tamo,” The Museum of Mosaics at Ravenna. Advances in Applications of Industrial Biomaterials. 2017; ():161-178.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMassimo Andretta; Floriana Coppola; Ana Pavlovic. 2017. "New Technologies for Microclimatic and Indoor Air Quality Analysis for the Protection of Cultural Heritage: Case Studies of the Classense Library and “Tamo,” The Museum of Mosaics at Ravenna." Advances in Applications of Industrial Biomaterials , no. : 161-178.
In questo lavoro, viene illustrata una nuova metodologia per la valutazione del rischio ambientale del patrimonio culturale, sviluppato in stretta collaborazione con esperti e manager della conservazione del patrimonio librario. Questa nuova metodologia di valutazione del rischio per la tutela del patrimonio culturale si rivolge specificamente alla tutela del patrimonio culturale conservato nei musei, gallerie e archivi. La nostra proposta può essere considerata come una “metodologia di valutazione del rischio relativo” per i rischi ambientali per il patrimonio culturale, come altre metodologie per la valutazione del rischio delle opere d'arte. Tuttavia, ci basa su una nuova definizione generale di rischio inserito in un quadro concettuale più generale e più ampio. Inoltre, anche se si tratta di una metodologia di valutazione del rischio relativo si prendono in considerazione gli effetti delle condizioni microclimatiche sulle opere d'arte, sulla base delle attuali conoscenze e dei requisiti stabiliti dalle norme scientifiche internazionali. Nell'articolo vengono illustrati i risultati di due campagne di misurazione effettuate nel 2014 in periodi diversi, considerati “estremi” dal punto di vista climatico, all'interno della Biblioteca Classense di Ravenna (Italia), biblioteca storica che conserva collezioni librarie di grande valore. In queste campagne di misura, sono stati caratterizzati vari ambienti interni. Con la nostra ricerca si sono approfonditi i rischi connessi agli effetti dell'ambiente microclimatico sulle opere d'arte, ma, in futuro sarà possibile estendere la ricerca in altre classi di rischio, come quello strutturale, legate alla fruizione e poi derivanti da fenomeni naturali (terremoti, alluvioni, ecc., ), agenti infestanti (parassiti, insetti, muffe, ecc.,), malfunzionamenti tecnici, ecc, possono essere facilmente eseguiti
Massimo Andretta; Floriana Coppola; Alberto Modelli; Nicola Santopuoli; Leonardo Seccia. Proposal for a new environmental risk assessment methodology in cultural heritage protection. Journal of Cultural Heritage 2017, 23, 22 -32.
AMA StyleMassimo Andretta, Floriana Coppola, Alberto Modelli, Nicola Santopuoli, Leonardo Seccia. Proposal for a new environmental risk assessment methodology in cultural heritage protection. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2017; 23 ():22-32.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMassimo Andretta; Floriana Coppola; Alberto Modelli; Nicola Santopuoli; Leonardo Seccia. 2017. "Proposal for a new environmental risk assessment methodology in cultural heritage protection." Journal of Cultural Heritage 23, no. : 22-32.
Massimo Andretta; Floriana Coppola; Leonardo Seccia. Investigation on the interaction between the outdoor environment and the indoor microclimate of a historical library. Journal of Cultural Heritage 2016, 17, 75 -86.
AMA StyleMassimo Andretta, Floriana Coppola, Leonardo Seccia. Investigation on the interaction between the outdoor environment and the indoor microclimate of a historical library. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2016; 17 ():75-86.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMassimo Andretta; Floriana Coppola; Leonardo Seccia. 2016. "Investigation on the interaction between the outdoor environment and the indoor microclimate of a historical library." Journal of Cultural Heritage 17, no. : 75-86.
The concept of risk has been applied in many modern science and technology fields. Despite its successes in many applicative fields, there is still not a well‐established vision and universally accepted definition of the principles and fundamental concepts of the risk assessment discipline. As emphasized recently, the risk fields suffer from a lack of clarity on their scientific bases that can define, in a unique theoretical framework, the general concepts in the different areas of application. The aim of this article is to make suggestions for another perspective of risk definition that could be applied and, in a certain sense, generalize some of the previously known definitions (at least in the fields of technical and scientific applications). By drawing on my experience of risk assessment in different applicative situations (particularly in the risk estimation for major industrial accidents, and in the health and ecological risk assessment for contaminated sites), I would like to revise some general and foundational concepts of risk analysis in as consistent a manner as possible from the axiomatic/deductive point of view. My proposal is based on the fundamental concepts of the systems theory and of the probability. In this way, I try to frame, in a single, broad, and general theoretical context some fundamental concepts and principles applicable in many different fields of risk assessment. I hope that this article will contribute to the revitalization and stimulation of useful discussions and new insights into the key issues and theoretical foundations of risk assessment disciplines.
Massimo Andretta. Some Considerations on the Definition of Risk Based on Concepts of Systems Theory and Probability. Risk Analysis 2013, 34, 1184 -1195.
AMA StyleMassimo Andretta. Some Considerations on the Definition of Risk Based on Concepts of Systems Theory and Probability. Risk Analysis. 2013; 34 (7):1184-1195.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMassimo Andretta. 2013. "Some Considerations on the Definition of Risk Based on Concepts of Systems Theory and Probability." Risk Analysis 34, no. 7: 1184-1195.