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. 2021 Jun 4;7(7):FSO720.
doi: 10.2144/fsoa-2021-0055. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Development of a municipality index of environmental pressure in Campania, Italy

Antonio Pizzolante  1 , Federico Nicodemo  1 , Andrea Pierri  1 , Amedeo Ferro  1 , Biancamaria Pierri  1 , Carlo Buonerba  1 , Eleonora Beccaloni  2 , Stefano Albanese  3 , Bruno Basso  4 , Pellegrino Cerino  1
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Development of a municipality index of environmental pressure in Campania, Italy

Antonio Pizzolante et al. Future Sci OA. .

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.

Keywords: Land of Fires; SPES trial; biomonitoring; environmental monitoring.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial & competing interests disclosure Translation services were supplied by Translated S.r.l., funding of which was supported by Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. No further writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Algorithm for calculating the index.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Percentage weights of variables.
TdF: Terra dei Fuochi.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Representation of Municipality Index of Environmental Pressure.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.. Identification of impact areas and clusters for the design of a biomonitoring study in the Campania Region.
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