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Stefano Vanin

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Ecological risk assessment of agricultural soils for the definition of soil screening values: A comparison between substance-based and matrix-based a…

2017

The Italian legislation on contaminated soils does not include the Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) and this deficiency has important consequences for the sustainable management of agricultural soils. The present research compares the results of two ERA procedures applied to agriculture (i) one based on the “substance-based” approach and (ii) a second based on the “matrix-based” approach. In the former the soil screening values (SVs) for individual substances were derived according to institutional foreign guidelines. In the latter, the SVs characterizing the whole-matrix were derived originally by the authors by means of experimental activity.\ud \ud \ud The results indicate that the “matr…

Settore BIO/07 - EcologiaEngineeringS10211 other engineering and technologiesSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaLegislation02 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesArticleEnvironmental scienceQH301Multidisciplinary approachEnvironmental protectionEcological risklcsh:Social sciences (General)lcsh:Science (General)0105 earth and related environmental sciences021110 strategic defence & security studiesContaminated soilsMultidisciplinarySettore ICAR/03 - Ingegneria Sanitaria-Ambientalebusiness.industryEnvironmental resource managementSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataAgricultureSustainable managementSoil waterlcsh:H1-99Environmental science; Multidisciplinarybusinesslcsh:Q1-390
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Acute toxicity tests using earthworms to estimate ecological quality of compost and digestate

2017

Ecological quality of compost and digestate, used as fertilizers for agricultural use, was assessed through an acute ecotoxicological bioassay testing the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Annelida). The test evaluates the earthworm’s attitude to dig within 15 min into a soil medium constituted by a mixture of a standardized soil and different concentrations of compost/digestate. According to different classes of behavior responses, the sample is classified as good or bad quality (ON/OFF). The validity of this test was confirmed comparing the observations with the results from a standard chronic test developed by OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). Considering samples fro…

Eisenia fetida020209 energySoil biologyEcotoxicity testsSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaDigestate02 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciencesengineering.material01 natural sciencesFertilizer0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringBioassayWormsAgriculture application; Compost; Digestate; Ecotoxicity tests; Fertilizer; Worms; Waste Management and Disposal; Mechanics of MaterialsWaste Management and Disposal0105 earth and related environmental sciencesDigestate Compost Ecotoxicity tests Worms Fertilizer Agriculture applicationSettore ICAR/03 - Ingegneria Sanitaria-AmbientalebiologyCompostEcologybusiness.industryEarthwormAgriculture applicationCompostbiology.organism_classificationSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataMechanics of MaterialsDigestateengineeringEnvironmental scienceFertilizerbusinessQuality assuranceAgriculture application; Compost; Digestate; Ecotoxicity tests; Fertilizer; Worms
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Investigation of the skin lesions in lightning strike death

2021

Lightning strike-related deaths are unusual, and the victim bodies can present different lesions due to the different injury mechanisms associated with this event. Since the post mortem assessment can be challenging, the evaluation of the characteristics of the skin lesions becomes fundamental to reconstruct the event. Due to the paucity of literature on this topic, the authors report the case of a 59-year-old man found dead near his home after a thunderstorm. Initially considered a murder by gunshot, the autopsy revealed the typical lightning strike lesions, also known as Lichtenberg figures. The adequate interpretation of the autopsy data and the histological evidences allowed to reconstr…

MaleForensic pathologymedicine.medical_specialtyAutopsy01 natural sciencesPathology and Forensic MedicineForensic pathology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumans030216 legal & forensic medicineAccidental deathCause of deathbusiness.industry010401 analytical chemistryMiddle AgedLightning0104 chemical sciencesIssues ethics and legal aspectsLightning strikeAccidental death; Forensic pathology; Lichtenberg figures; Lightning injuriesLightning injuriesThunderstormWounds GunshotLichtenberg figuresAutopsyRadiologyHomicideSkin lesionbusinessLightning injuries
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