CELLOPHAN
Characterization of Workplace Emissions of Airborne MicroPlastics and Nanoplastics
Categories: Ambient air | Anthropogenic impacts | In progress | Montelibretti | National | Earth observation

Keywords: technology | workplaces | emissions | Emerging pollutants | microplastics | environmental monitoring | nanoplastics | sustainability
Financing: BRIC - Inail
Period: October 2023 – September 2025
Total project budget: € 604.664,70
Total budget CNR IIA: € 216.356,00
Scientific Director: Adriana Pietrodangelo
Management Manager: Laura Tomassetti
Abstract of the project
The CELLOPHAN project aims to gain knowledge on the impact of secondary micro- and nanoplastics (MNP) emissions on airborne aerosol pollution, in work environments where there are processes/activities/production phases (called "sources") that release MNP.
The CELLOPHAN project aims to acquire knowledge on the impact of secondary micro- and nanoplastic (MNP) emissions on airborne aerosol pollution, in work environments where there are processes/activities/production phases (hereinafter called "sources") that release MNP. This with the general objective of consolidating the scientific bases for the assessment of the risk from occupational exposure by inhalation to secondary MNP. The analytical strategy of the project will be divided into two years and is built on three specific objectives: (i) provide a methodology capable of characterizing the complete chemical-physical profile of MNP emissions (morphology, size, polymeric and elemental composition, size distribution, speciation of organic content); (ii) characterize different sources; (iii) identify and selectively quantify in real samples the contribution (particle and organic compound footprint) from MNP of the considered sources, with respect to the mix of aerosol components in the environment under study.
The aim is to provide a multi-technique analytical methodology capable of comprehensively characterizing (morphology, size, polymeric and elemental composition, size distribution, speciation of organic content) micro- and nanoplastics (MNP) emissions. This will allow to characterize the chemical-physical profile of different MNP sources and to selectively identify and quantify in real samples the contribution (particle and organic compound footprint) from MNP of the considered sources, with respect to the mix of aerosol components in the environment under study.
CNR-ISMN;
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio;
CREA Research Center for Engineering and Agri-food Transformations (CREA-IT);
University of the Study of Molise
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio;
CREA Research Center for Engineering and Agri-food Transformations (CREA-IT);
University of the Study of Molise
Adriana Pietrodangelo
Catia Balducci
Frances Marcovecchio
Silvia Moscow
Elena Rantica
Marina Cerasa
Thomas Rossi
Blessed Giannelli Coin
Mark Just
Tiziana Sargolini
Laura Tomassetti