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Daniele Contini is affiliated with the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate in Italy. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing on specific subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Automotive Engineering.

The main topics of Contini's scientific work include Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Vehicle emissions and performance, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Adelaide Dinoi, Eva Merico, Marianna Conte, Daniela Cesari, and Maria Rachele Guascito. Their research is often published in specialized academic venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Atmosphere
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Atmospheric Pollution Research
  • Environment International

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Daniele Contini are:

  • Does Air Pollution Influence COVID-19 Outbreaks? (2020, Atmosphere)

Other papers of relevance in related areas by colleagues include:

  • A review on measurements of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air in outdoor and indoor environments: Implication for airborne transmission (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • SARS-CoV-2 concentrations and virus-laden aerosol size distributions in outdoor air in north and south of Italy (2020, Environment International)
  • On the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in outdoor air and the interaction with pre-existing atmospheric particles (2020, Environmental Research)
  • Consensus statement of the Italian society of pediatric allergy and immunology for the pragmatic management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunological diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, The Italian Journal of Pediatrics)

Daniele Contini's work addresses the interface between atmospheric pollutants and public health challenges, examining the impacts of air quality on viral outbreaks and disease transmission. The emphasis on airborne transmission dynamics and aerosol chemistry indicates a multidisciplinary approach combining environmental monitoring, atmospheric modeling, and health risk assessment.

Best Publications

  • Photon migration through a turbid slab described by a model based on diffusion approximation. I. Theory

    Daniele Contini;Fabrizio Martelli;Giovanni Zaccanti

  • Does air pollution influence COVID-19 outbreaks?

    Daniele Contini;Francesca Costabile

  • Seasonal variability of PM2.5 and PM10 composition and sources in an urban background site in Southern Italy.

    D. Cesari;G.E. De Benedetto;P. Bonasoni;M. Busetto

  • Source apportionment of PM2.5 in the harbour–industrial area of Brindisi (Italy): Identification and estimation of the contribution of in-port ship emissions

    D. Cesari;A. Genga;P. Ielpo;M. Siciliano

  • Characterisation and source apportionment of PM10 in an urban background site in Lecce

    D. Contini;A. Genga;D. Cesari;M. Siciliano

  • Spatial and seasonal variability of carbonaceous aerosol across Italy

    Silvia Sandrini;Sandro Fuzzi;Andrea Piazzalunga;Paolo Prati

  • The direct influence of ship traffic on atmospheric PM2.5, PM10 and PAH in Venice.

    D. Contini;Andrea Gambaro;F. Belosi;S. De Pieri

  • Monte Carlo procedure for investigating light propagation and imaging of highly scattering media

    Angelo Sassaroli;Costantino Blumetti;Fabrizio Martelli;Lucia Alianelli

  • Influence of Saharan dust outbreaks and carbon content on oxidative potential of water-soluble fractions of PM 2.5 and PM 10

    Daniela Chirizzi;Daniela Cesari;Maria Rachele Guascito;Maria Rachele Guascito;Adelaide Dinoi

  • Source apportionment of size-segregated atmospheric particles based on the major water-soluble components in Lecce (Italy).

    D. Contini;D. Cesari;A. Genga;M. Siciliano

  • Influence of in-port ships emissions to gaseous atmospheric pollutants and to particulate matter of different sizes in a Mediterranean harbour in Italy

    Eva Merico;A. Donateo;Andrea Gambaro;Andrea Gambaro;D. Cesari

  • An inter-comparison of PM2.5 at urban and urban background sites: Chemical characterization and source apportionment

    D Cesari;A. Donateo;M. Conte;Eva Merico

  • Analysis of short-term closure of the surface energy balance above short vegetation

    D. Cava;D. Contini;A. Donateo;P. Martano

  • Analysis of raw soils and their re-suspended PM10 fractions: Characterisation of source profiles and enrichment factors

    D. Cesari;D. Contini;A. Genga;M. Siciliano

  • Photon migration through a turbid slab described by a model based on diffusion approximation. II. Comparison with Monte Carlo results

    Fabrizio Martelli;Daniele Contini;Adriana Taddeucci;Giovanni Zaccanti

  • Gas-particle distributions, sources and health effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in Venice aerosols

    Elena Gregoris;Elena Gregoris;Elena Argiriadis;Marco Vecchiato;Marco Vecchiato;Marco Vecchiato;Stefano Zambon;Stefano Zambon

  • Evaluation of receptor and chemical transport models for PM10 source apportionment

    C.A. Belis;D. Pernigotti;G. Pirovano;O. Favez

  • Contribution of harbour activities and ship traffic to PM2.5, particle number concentrations and PAHs in a port city of the Mediterranean Sea (Italy)

    Antonio Donateo;Elena Gregoris;Andrea Gambaro;Eva Merico

  • Atmospheric impact of ship traffic in four Adriatic-Ionian port-cities: comparison and harmonization of different approaches

    Eva Merico;Andrea Gambaro;Athanassios A. Argiriou;Ana Alebić-Juretić

  • INDEPENDENCE OF THE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT FROM ABSORPTION : EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL EVIDENCE

    Michele Bassani;Fabrizio Martelli;Giovanni Zaccanti;Daniele Contini

  • A review on measurements of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air in outdoor and indoor environments: Implication for airborne transmission.

    Adelaide Dinoi;Matteo Feltracco;Daniela Chirizzi;Sara Trabucco

  • An evaluation of the PM2.5 trace elemental composition in the Venice Lagoon area and an analysis of the possible sources

    Angela Maria Stortini;A. Freda;D. Cesari;Warren Raymond Lee Cairns

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Gambaro
Andrea Gambaro Ca Foscari University of Venice
Angela Marinoni
Angela Marinoni Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Paolo Bonasoni
Paolo Bonasoni Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Roberta Vecchi
Roberta Vecchi University of Milan
Alan Robins
Alan Robins University of Surrey
Fulvio Amato
Fulvio Amato Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
Marco Pandolfi
Marco Pandolfi Spanish National Research Council
Carlo Barbante
Carlo Barbante Ca Foscari University of Venice
Franco Lucarelli
Franco Lucarelli National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University

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