Dr
Adriana PIETRODANGELO
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Workers are mainly exposed to micro- and nano-plastics (MNP) by inhalation. Air concentration of MNP in indoor environments can be far higher than outdoors, particularly in workplaces where production, use or disposal of plastic materials is carried out.
However, differently from engineered MNP, secondary MNP released in workplaces remains uncontrolled, since few data exist on MNP indoor air concentrations, and the lack of validated sampling, identification and quantification methods prevents the assessment of workers’ exposure. (Murashov et al., 2021).
In this context, the CELLOPHAN project is investigating three different workplaces, in Italy, where plastic materials are processed, namely a water bottling plant, a tyre fixing and car repair shop, and a textile factory.
A multi-device and multi-technique approach is being employed for field measurements and lab analyses, respectively, of airborne particulate matter in the indoor air of workplaces, at sites with different exposure conditions (close to emission spots; average exposure areas; Offices). All measurements and samples were collected during working hours. This contribution aims at presenting the preliminary results on the chemical composition, particle size distribution and morphology analyses of indoor airborne PM at the three facilities during the 2023-2024 field campaigns.
Dr
Adriana PIETRODANGELO
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Dr
Benedetta Giannelli Moneta
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Dr
CATIA BALDUCCI
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Dr
Donatella Pomata
(INAIL - Italian Workers‘ Compensation Authority, Italy)
Dr
Gabriella Di Carlo
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Nanostructured Materials, Italy)
Mr
Marco Giusto
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Dr
Marina Cerasa
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Mr
Mattia Perilli
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Mrs
Tiziana Sargolini
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
Dr
Tommaso Rossi
(National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Italy)
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