Prof. Federica Valeriani received her Ph.D. in Public Health from the Department of Sport Sciences and Human Health at the University of Rome "Foro Italico" in 2013. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Movement, Human, and Health Sciences, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biotechnologies, University of Rome “Foro Italico”. Her research interests mainly focus on epidemiology, health promotion, environmental research issues applied to sport and/or physical activity and adapted physical activity, environmental microbiology, studies of environmental microflora, hygiene in indoor environments, the safety of recreational and swimming pool waters, studies of microbiological indicators, studies of guidelines and epidemiological surveys in public health, studies of pathogens transmitted through the water, and issues related to water treatment and disinfection.