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Environmental and economic aspects of water kiosks: Case study of a medium-sized Italian town
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 33, Heft 5, S. 1057-1063
ISSN: 1879-2456
Life cycle thinking (LCT) applied to solid waste management systems with appropriate technologies
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 31, Heft 7, S. 9871-9872
ISSN: 1614-7499
A modified biotrickling filter for nitrification-denitrification in the treatment of an ammonia-contaminated air stream
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 23, Heft 23, S. 24256-24264
ISSN: 1614-7499
Airborne toluene removal for minimizing occupational health exposure by means of a trickle-bed biofilter
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 23, Heft 12, S. 11751-11758
ISSN: 1614-7499
Laboratory Scale Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor for Treatment of Stillage from Fruit Distillation
In: Sustainable Food and Beverage Industries, S. 237-250
Potential SRF generation from a closed landfill in northern Italy
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 47, S. 157-163
ISSN: 1879-2456
When solid recovered fuel (SRF) production and consumption maximize environmental benefits? A life cycle assessment
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 178, S. 199-209
ISSN: 1879-2456
An empirical model for the evaluation of the dissolution rate from a DNAPL-contaminated area
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 25, Heft 34, S. 33992-34004
ISSN: 1614-7499
Critical review of the effects of glyphosate exposure to the environment and humans through the food supply chain
Glyphosate is a synthesis product and chemical substance that entered in the global market during the 70s. In the beginning, the molecule was used as an active principle in a wide range of herbicides, with great success. This was mainly due to its systemic and non-selective action against vegetable organisms and also to the spread of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops, which over the years were specifically created with a resistance to glyphosate. To date, the product is, for these reasons, the most sprayed and most used herbicide in the world. Because of its widespread diffusion into the environment, it was not long before glyphosate found itself at the center of an important scientific debate about its adverse effects on health and environment. In fact, in 2015 the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France), an organization referred to as the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland), classified the substance as "likely carcinogenic" to humans. This triggered an immediate and negative reaction from the producer, who accused the Agency and claimed that they had failed to carry out their studies properly and that these conclusions were largely contradictory to published research. Additionally, in 2015, just a few months after the IARC monography published on glyphosate, the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy), another WHO related organization, declared that it was "unlikely" that the molecule could be carcinogenic to humans or that it could cause any type of risk to human health. The conflict between the two organizations of the World Health Organization triggered many doubts, and for this reason, a series of independent studies were launched to better understand what glyphosate's danger to humans and the environment really was. The results have brought to light how massive use of the herbicide has created over time a real global contamination that has not only affected the soil, surface and groundwater as well as the atmosphere, but even food and commonly used objects, such as diapers, medical gauze, and absorbent for female intimate hygiene. How human health is compromised as a result of glyphosate exposure is a topic that is still very debatable and still unclear and unambiguous. This paper is a review of the results of the main independent recent scientific studies.
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Sewage sludge drying by energy recovery from OFMSW composting: Preliminary feasibility evaluation
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 34, Heft 5, S. 859-866
ISSN: 1879-2456
Comparison between absorption and biological activity on the efficiency of the biotrickling filtration of gaseous streams containing ammonia
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 24, Heft 29, S. 23207-23218
ISSN: 1614-7499
Management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in two EU countries: A comparison
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 117-122
ISSN: 1879-2456
Evaluation of conventional and alternative anaerobic digestion technologies for applications to small and rural communities
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 118, S. 79-89
ISSN: 1879-2456
Ailanthus Altissima and Phragmites Australis for chromium removal from a contaminated soil
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 23, Heft 16, S. 15983-15989
ISSN: 1614-7499