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Andrea Piazzalunga

Andrea Piazzalunga

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
9033
World Ranking
8245
National Ranking
177

Overview

Andrea Piazzalunga is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their primary research contributions focus on several intersecting fields, including Mathematics, Environmental Science, and Medicine.

The scientist has published work in key subfields such as Modeling and Simulation, Global and Planetary Change, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology. Their main research topics include COVID-19 epidemiological studies, the impact of COVID-19 on air quality, infection control and ventilation, and healthcare impacts related to COVID-19.

Piazzalunga's recent publications include:

  • Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion, 2020, BMJ Open
  • The Potential role of Particulate Matter in the Spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: First Evidence-based Research Hypotheses, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent co-authors are Leonardo Setti, Fabrizio Passarini, Gianluigi de Gennaro, Pierluigi Barbieri, and Massimo Borelli, with multiple collaborations evident in their joint research efforts.

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as BMJ Open and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), reflecting their engagement with both peer-reviewed journals and preprint platforms in their research dissemination.

Best Publications

  • High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

    Ru Jin Huang;Yanlin Zhang;Carlo Bozzetti;Kin Fai Ho

  • The impact of fireworks on airborne particles

    Roberta Vecchi;Vera Bernardoni;Diana Cricchio;Alessandra D’Alessandro

  • Soot Reference Materials for instrument calibration and intercomparisons: a workshop summary with recommendations

    D. Baumgardner;O. Popovicheva;J. Allan;V. Bernardoni

  • Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion

    Leonardo Setti;Fabrizio Passarini;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Pierluigi Barbieri

  • Spatial and seasonal variability of carbonaceous aerosol across Italy

    Silvia Sandrini;Sandro Fuzzi;Andrea Piazzalunga;Paolo Prati

  • An integrated PM2.5 source apportionment study: Positive Matrix Factorisation vs. the chemical transport model CAMx

    M.C. Bove;P. Brotto;F. Cassola;E. Cuccia

  • Multi-wavelength optical determination of black and brown carbon in atmospheric aerosols

    Dario Massabo;L. Caponi;V. Bernardoni;Maria Chiara Bove

  • PM10 source apportionment in Milan (Italy) using time-resolved data.

    Vera Bernardoni;Roberta Vecchi;Gianluigi Valli;Andrea Piazzalunga

  • Characterization of atmospheric aerosols at Monte Cimone, Italy, during summer 2004: Source apportionment and transport mechanisms

    F. Marenco;P. Bonasoni;F. Calzolari;M. Ceriani

  • A mass closure and PMF source apportionment study on the sub-micron sized aerosol fraction at urban sites in Italy

    R. Vecchi;M. Chiari;A. D’Alessandro;P. Fermo

  • Long-term chemical analysis and organic aerosol source apportionment at nine sites in central Europe: source identification and uncertainty assessment

    Kaspar R. Daellenbach;Giulia Stefenelli;Carlo Bozzetti;Athanasia Vlachou

  • Sources for PM air pollution in the Po Plain, Italy: I. Critical comparison of methods for estimating biomass burning contributions to benzo(a)pyrene

    C.A. Belis;J. Cancelinha;M. Duane;V. Forcina

  • Comparison of wood smoke PM2.5 obtained from the combustion of FIR and beech pellets on inflammation and DNA damage in A549 and THP-1 human cell lines.

    Emanuela Corsini;Silvia Budello;Laura Marabini;Valentina Galbiati

  • Organic and inorganic sampling artefacts assessment

    R. Vecchi;G. Valli;P. Fermo;A. D'Alessandro

  • The Potential role of Particulate Matter in the Spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: First Evidence-based Research Hypotheses

    Leonardo Setti;Fabrizio Passarini;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Pierluigi Barbieri

  • Radiocarbon analysis of elemental and organic carbon in Switzerland during winter-smog episodes from 2008 to 2012 – Part 1: Source apportionment and spatial variability

    Peter Zotter;V.G. Ciobanu;V.G. Ciobanu;Y.L. Zhang;Imad El-Haddad

  • Estimates of Wood Burning Contribution to PM by the Macro-Tracer Method Using Tailored Emission Factors

    A. Piazzalunga;C. Belis;V. Bernardoni;O. Cazzuli

  • Technical Note: On the effect of water-soluble compounds removal on EC quantification by TOT analysis in urban aerosol samples

    A. Piazzalunga;V. Bernardoni;P. Fermo;G. Valli

  • Observation of Two Nondispersive Magnetic Excitations in NiO by Resonant Inelastic Soft-X-Ray Scattering

    G. Ghiringhelli;A. Piazzalunga;C. Dallera;T. Schmitt

  • Chemical–physical and Microbiological Measurements for Indoor Air Quality Assessment at the Ca’ Granda Historical Archive, Milan (Italy)

    Francesca Cappitelli;Paola Fermo;Roberta Vecchi;Andrea Piazzalunga

  • Radiocarbon analysis on organic and elemental carbon in aerosol samples and source apportionment at an urban site in Northern Italy

    V. Bernardoni;G. Calzolai;G. Calzolai;M. Chiari;M. Fedi

  • A simplified method for levoglucosan quantification in wintertime atmospheric particulate matter by high performance anion-exchange chromatography coupled with pulsed amperometric detection

    Andrea Piazzalunga;Paola Fermo;Vera Bernardoni;Roberta Vecchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Fermo
Paola Fermo University of Milan
Roberta Vecchi
Roberta Vecchi University of Milan
Gianluigi Valli
Gianluigi Valli University of Milan
Franco Lucarelli
Franco Lucarelli National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Silvia Nava
Silvia Nava National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Giulia Calzolai
Giulia Calzolai University of Florence
Fabrizio Passarini
Fabrizio Passarini University of Bologna
Sönke Szidat
Sönke Szidat University of Bern
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute

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