Urban ventilation in the compact city: a critical review and a multidisciplinary methodology for improving sustainability and resilience in urban areas

O Palusci, C Cecere - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, a tendency towards urban tissue densification has been observed to
counteract the urban sprawl. Densification may be achieved through more compact built …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of morphological parameters on urban ventilation in compact cities: The case of the Tuscolano-Don Bosco district in Rome

O Palusci, P Monti, C Cecere, H Montazeri… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution and heat stress are major concerns associated with the liveability, resilience
and sustainability of cities. They directly affect health and comfort and are associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Particle number size distributions and concentrations in transportation environments: a review

S Ridolfo, F Amato, X Querol - Environment international, 2024 - Elsevier
Ambient air ultrafine particles (UFP, particles with a diameter< 100 nm) have gained
significant attention in World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines and …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between fine particulate matter, gene expression, and promoter methylation in human bronchial epithelial cells exposed within a classroom …

M Santoro, F Costabile, M Gualtieri, M Rinaldi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Associations between indoor air pollution from fine particulate matter (PM with aerodynamic
diameter dp< 2.5 μm) and human health are poorly understood. Here, we analyse the …

Health risk assessment of particulate matter 2.5 in an academic metallurgy workshop

SJ Mbazima - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to indoor PM2. 5 is associated with allergies, eye and skin irritation, lung cancer,
and cardiopulmonary diseases. To control indoor PM2. 5 and protect the health of …

Modelling VOC emissions from building materials for healthy building design

A D'Amico, A Pini, S Zazzini, D D'Alessandro, G Leuzzi… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The profound qualitative changes of indoor air and the progressive increase in the absolute
number of pollutants, combined with the scientific awareness of the health impacts deriving …

The Boundary Layer Air Quality-Analysis Using Network of Instruments (BAQUNIN) Supersite for Atmospheric Research and Satellite Validation over Rome Area

AM Iannarelli, A Di Bernardino… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Boundary layer Air Quality-analysis Using Network of Instruments (BAQUNIN)
supersite is presented. The site has been collecting pollutant concentrations and …

Impact of synoptic meteorological conditions on air quality in three different case studies in Rome, Italy

A Di Bernardino, AM Iannarelli, S Casadio… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyses the influence of synoptic weather conditions on atmospheric particulate
matter concentration and composition during an intensive measurement campaign …

On the effect of sea breeze regime on aerosols and gases properties in the urban area of Rome, Italy

A Di Bernardino, AM Iannarelli, S Casadio, G Mevi… - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Several ground-based remote sensing and in-situ instruments were used to investigate the
development of the sea-breeze front and its effect on both the optical and physical aerosol …

Pollen and fungal spores evaluation in relation to occupants and microclimate in indoor workplaces

MC D'Ovidio, S Di Renzi, P Capone, A Pelliccioni - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Indoor air quality depends on many internal or external factors mutually interacting in a
dynamic and complex system, which also includes indoor workplaces, where subjects are …