Determination and/or removal of emerging contaminants, particularly pharmaceuticals, from polluted waters by sorbent phases (natural, synthetic, from waste) or photocatalysis under sunlight. Environmental fate of some molecules. Determination of metals in biological markers for biomonitoring studies and evaluation of brain aging and neurodegeneration mechanisms.
Coordinator: Michela Sturini
Team: Federica Maraschi, Doretta Capsoni, Luca Canova, Antonella Profumo
Collaborations:
Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale – IMAA-CNR Dott. ssa Claudia Belviso,
Università di Milano Prof. Marco Parolini e Prof. Roberto Ambrosini,
Istituto di Struttura della Materia ISM-CNR
Università di Genova Prof. Davide Peddis,
Università di Bologna Dott.ssa Elida Nora Ferri,
Università di Ferrara, Prof.ssa Annalisa Martucci,
CNR - Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche ITB-CNR Dott. Fabio Zucca.
Publications:
C. Belviso, G. Guerra, M. Abdolrahimi, D. Peddis, F. Maraschi, F. Cavalcante, M. Ferretti, A. Martucci M. Sturini:
Efficiency in ofloxacin antibiotic water remediation by magnetic zeolites formed combining pure sources and wastes.
Processes (2021) 9(12), art. n. 2137. DOI 10.3390/pr9122137
M. Sturini, C. Puscalau, G. Guerra, F. Maraschi, G. Bruni, F. Monteforte, A. Profumo, D. Capsoni:
Combined layer-by-layer/hydrothermal synthesis of Fe3O4 @ mil-100(Fe) for ofloxacin adsorption from environmental waters.
Nanomaterials (2021) 11(12), art. n. 3275. DOI 10.3390/nano11123275
M. Parolini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo, A. Costanzo, M. Caprioli, D. Rubolini, R. Ambrosini, L. Canova:
Trace elements fingerprint of feathers differs between breeding and non-breeding areas in an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird, the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). 2021
Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. (2021) 28(13), 15828-15837. DOI 10.1007/s11356-020-11597-z