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Elena Cristina Rada

Elena Cristina Rada

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
6283
World Ranking
7738
National Ranking
165

Overview

Elena Cristina Rada is affiliated with the University of Insubria in Italy and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research portfolio covers a range of topics and subfields within environmental and industrial engineering sectors, with a particular focus on sustainable and waste management practices.

The main subfields of study that characterize their work include Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Building and Construction, Pollution, Strategy and Management, and Water Science and Technology. These areas reflect a broad engagement with both technical and managerial aspects of environmental science and engineering.

Their research explores several specialized topics, including:

  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Sustainability in Higher Education

Frequent collaboration with other researchers is a notable feature of their scientific output. Key coauthors include Vincenzo Torretta, Marco Carnevale Miino, Marco Ragazzi, Marco Schiavon, and Elena Magaril. These collaborative relationships have contributed to research diversity and volume.

They have published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • WIT transactions on ecology and the environment
  • Sustainability
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Energy Reports
  • MATEC Web of Conferences

Representative recent publications include the following papers:

  • "The Production of Sustainable Concrete with the Use of Alternative Aggregates: A Review," 2020, published in Sustainability
  • "Municipal solid waste management during the SARS-COV-2 outbreak and lockdown ease: Lessons from Italy," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Disinfection of Wastewater by UV-Based Treatment for Reuse in a Circular Economy Perspective. Where Are We at?", 2020, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Foams in Wastewater Treatment Plants: From Causes to Control Methods," 2020, published in Applied Sciences
  • "Microplastics removal in wastewater treatment plants: A review of the different approaches to limit their release in the environment," 2024, published in The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Introduction of the circular economy within developing regions: A comparative analysis of advantages and opportunities for waste valorization.

    Navarro Ferronato;Elena Cristina Rada;Marcelo Antonio Gorritty Portillo;Lucian Ionel Cioca

  • Treatment and disposal of tyres: Two EU approaches. A review

    Vincenzo Torretta;Elena Cristina Rada;Marco Ragazzi;Ettore Trulli

  • Agro-industrial waste to solid biofuel through hydrothermal carbonization

    Daniele Basso;Francesco Patuzzi;Daniele Castello;Marco Baratieri

  • Web-GIS oriented systems viability for municipal solid waste selective collection optimization in developed and transient economies.

    Elena Cristina Rada;Marco Ragazzi;P. Fedrizzi

  • Integrated municipal solid waste scenario model using advanced pretreatment and waste to energy processes

    Gabriela Ionescu;Gabriela Ionescu;Elena Cristina Rada;Marco Ragazzi;Cosmin Mărculescu

  • Critical Review of the Effects of Glyphosate Exposure to the Environment and Humans through the Food Supply Chain

    Vincenzo Torretta;Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis;Paolo Viotti;Elena Cristina Rada

  • The Production of Sustainable Concrete with the Use of Alternative Aggregates: A Review

    Maria Cristina Collivignarelli;Giacomo Cillari;Paola Ricciardi;Marco Carnevale Miino

  • RDF/SRF: which perspective for its future in the EU.

    Elena Cristina Rada;Gianni Andreottola

  • Sustainable Development and Technological Impact on CO2 Reducing Conditions in Romania

    Lucian-Ionel Cioca;Larisa Ivascu;Elena Cristina Rada;Vincenzo Torretta

  • Lower heating value dynamics during municipal solid waste bio-drying.

    E. C. Rada;A. Franzinelli;M. Taiss;M. Ragazzi

  • Management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in two EU countries: a comparison.

    Vincenzo Torretta;Marco Ragazzi;Irina Aura Istrate;Elena Cristina Rada

  • Decision support systems for assessing risks involved in transporting hazardous materials: A review

    Vincenzo Torretta;Elena Cristina Rada;Elena Cristina Rada;Marco Schiavon;Paolo Viotti

  • Selective collection as a pretreatment for indirect solid recovered fuel generation.

    Elena Cristina Rada;Marco Ragazzi

  • Air pollution control through biotrickling filters: a review considering operational aspects and expected performance.

    Marco Schiavon;Marco Ragazzi;Elena Cristina Rada;Vincenzo Torretta

  • Potential of non-thermal plasmas for helping the biodegradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by waste management plants

    Marco Schiavon;Marco Schiavon;Marco Scapinello;Paolo Tosi;Marco Ragazzi

  • Municipal solid waste management during the SARS-COV-2 outbreak and lockdown ease: Lessons from Italy.

    Marco Ragazzi;Elena Cristina Rada;Marco Schiavon

  • Disinfection of Wastewater by UV-Based Treatment for Reuse in a Circular Economy Perspective. Where Are We at?

    Maria Cristina Collivignarelli;Alessandro Abbà;Marco Carnevale Miino;Francesca Maria Caccamo

  • Municipal Solid Waste Treatment by Integrated Solutions: Energy and Environmental Balances☆

    E. C. Rada;M. Ragazzi;G. Ionescu;G. Merler

  • RDF/SRF Evolution And MSW Bio-drying

    M. Ragazzi;E. C. Rada

  • Trends in the management of residual municipal solid waste.

    E.C. Rada;I.A. Istrate;M. Ragazzi

  • Effluents from MBT plants: plasma techniques for the treatment of VOCs.

    Marco Ragazzi;Paolo Tosi;Elena Cristina Rada;Vincenzo Torretta

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Ragazzi
Marco Ragazzi University of Trento
Gianni Andreottola
Gianni Andreottola University of Trento
Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis
Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Luca Fiori
Luca Fiori University of Trento
Andrea G. Capodaglio
Andrea G. Capodaglio University of Pavia
Andrea Gambaro
Andrea Gambaro Ca Foscari University of Venice
Marco Baratieri
Marco Baratieri Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Athanasios Katsoyiannis
Athanasios Katsoyiannis Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Stefano Gialanella
Stefano Gialanella University of Trento
Stefano Consonni
Stefano Consonni Polytechnic University of Milan

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