Development of a Municipality Index of Environmental Pressure in Campania, Italy

Overview

Journal Future Sci OA

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2021 Jul 14

PMID 34258027

Citations 5

Authors

Antonio Pizzolante

Federico Nicodemo

Andrea Pierri

Amedeo Ferro

Biancamaria Pierri

Carlo Buonerba

Eleonora Beccaloni

Stefano Albanese

Bruno Basso

Pellegrino Cerino

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Abstract

The Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy (Istitituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, IZSM) is a public health institution operating within the Italian National Health Service. Over the past 5 years [IZSM] has promoted several research studies and interventions in an effort to tackle the 'Land of Fires' phenomenon, caused by the continued trafficking and uncontrolled incineration of waste that has affected some areas of Campania for decades. In this article, a mathematical model that generates a municipality index of environmental pressure is presented. The model was developed by a multidisciplinary team led by an environmental engineer and included researchers in the fields of veterinary and human medicine, biology and computer science. This model may serve as a geostratification tool useful for the design of human biomonitoring studies, although it may also be employed for strategic planning of remediation programs and public health interventions.

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