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    • openAccess   Channeled PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 Emission Factors Associated with the Ceramic Process and Abatement Technologies 

      Monfort, Eliseo; Celades López, Irina; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; López Lilao, Ana; Gomar Peiró, Salvador; Escrig, Alberto; Querol, Xavier MDPI (2022-08-05)
      A sampling methodology and a mathematical data treatment were developed that enable to determine not only total suspended particulates (TSP) emitted at channeled sources but also the PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 mass fractions ...

    • closedAccess   Diffuse PM10emission factors associated with dust abatement technologies in the ceramic industry 

      Monfort, Eliseo; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Celades López, Irina; Gomar Peiró, Salvador; Martín, F.; Aceña, B.; Pascual, A. Elsevier (2011-12)
      In this paper, an analytical methodology is proposed for estimating diffuse dust emissions from bulk solids managing (storage, handling, and transport) activities in the ceramic industry. The methodology is based on ...

    • openAccess   Efecto del procesado de materias primas sobre su poder de emisión de polvo 

      López Lilao, Ana; Juárez, Manon; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Mallol Gasch, Gustavo; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2017)
      En la manipulación y/o procesado de materiales pulverulentos en la industria cerámica, uno de los riesgos más importantes desde el punto de vista ambiental y de higiene laboral es la generación de polvo ambiental. En este ...

    • openAccess   Effectiveness of nanoparticle exposure mitigation measures in industrial settings 

      Salmatonidis, Apostolos; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Carpio Cobo, Pablo; Pawłowski, L.; Viana, Mar; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2019-07)
      Inhalation of airborne nanoparticles is a well-known source of potentially health-hazardous occupational exposures. Effective mitigation measures are necessary to reduce exposure, but also challenging to implement due to ...

    • openAccess   Effects of water and CMA in mitigating industrial road dust resuspension 

      Amato, F.; Escrig, Alberto; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Celades López, Irina; Reche, Cristina; Monfort, Eliseo; Querol, Xavier Elsevier (2016-04)
      Water spraying and/or chemical suppressants such as salts and polymers have been suggested to reduce road dust resuspension due to their capability to increase adhesion, and therefore the effective size and weight of ...

    • closedAccess   Evaluation of the Dustiness of Different Kaolin Samples 

      López Lilao, Ana; Bruzi, Marine; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Gozalbo Nebot, Ana; Mallol Gasch, Gustavo; Monfort, Eliseo Taylor & Francis (2015)
      Several samples of kaolin with different mean particle size were prepared and tested using the continuous drop method, one of the reference test methods according to standard EN 15051:2006 “Workplace atmospheres – Measurement ...

    • closedAccess   Impact of fugitive emissions in ambient PM levels and composition. A case study in Southeast Spain 

      Santacatalina, Milagros; Reche, Cristina; Minguillón Bengochea, María Cruz; Escrig, Alberto; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Carratalá, Adoración; Nicolás, José.F; Yubero, Eduardo; Crespo, Javier; Alastuey, Andres; Monfort, Eliseo; Miró, José Vicente; Querol, Xavier Elsevier (2010)
      The results of this study show the high impact that anthropogenic fugitive emissions of mineral dust have on air quality (levels of PM<sub>10</sub>, PM<sub>2.5</sub> and some metals) in a region in SE Spain named L'Alacantí. ...

    • openAccess   Nanoparticle formation and emission during laser ablation of ceramic tiles 

      Salmatonidis, Apostolos; Viana, Mar; Pérez, Noemí; Alastuey, Andres; De la Fuente, Germán F.; Angurel Lambán, Luis Alberto; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2018-12)
      Pulsed laser ablation (PLA) is a widely used technology, for surface structuring and tile decoration in the ceramic industry. During PLA, nanoparticles (NP <100 nm) are unintentionally released and may impact exposure. ...

    • closedAccess   On the source inversion of fugitive surface layer releases. Part I. Model formulation and application to simple sources 

      Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Escrig, Alberto; López Lilao, Ana; Celades López, Irina; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2015-05)
      Source inversion by dispersion modelling of fugitive particulate matter (PM) emissions entails considerable difficulty. Fugitive PM sources are rarely steady or point sources. They occur near the ground, where there are ...

    • openAccess   On the source inversion of fugitive surface layer releases. Part II. Complex sources 

      Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Escrig, Alberto; López Lilao, Ana; Celades López, Irina; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2017-06)
      The experimental measurement of fugitive emissions of particulate matter entails inherent complexity because they are usually discontinuous, of short duration, may be mobile, and are affected by weather conditions. Owing ...

    • closedAccess   Simple estimates of vehicle-induced resuspension rates 

      Escrig Barberá, José; Amato, F.; Pandolfi, Monica; Monfort, Eliseo; Querol, Xavier; Celades López, Irina; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Alastuey, Andres; Orzac, J. A. G. Elsevier (2011-10)
      Road dust emissions are considered to be a major source of airborne particulate matter (PM). This is particularly true for industrial environments, where there are high resuspensionrates of deposited dust. The calculation ...

    • openAccess   Strategic environmental communication tools 

      Ros Dosdá, Teresa; Celades López, Irina; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Gomar Peiró, Salvador; Monfort, Eliseo Qualicer (2014)
      The Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica (ITC), pursuing its programme of actions aimed at transferring knowledge to the ceramic industry, presents the following work to facilitate the entry of ceramic coverings to markets ...

    • openAccess   Viabilidad de la implantación de sistemas de cerramiento total para reducir las emisiones difusas de partículas 

      Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; López Lilao, Ana; García Ten, Francisco Javier; Pallarés Porcar, Susana; Monfort, Eliseo Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio (2012-11)
      Following the entry into force of the IPPC directive, the activities that it affects, which include the ceramic sector, have needed to control fugitive particle emissions by implementing corrective measures that often ...

    • openAccess   Workplace Exposure to Nanoparticles during Thermal Spraying of Ceramic Coatings 

      Salmatonidis, Apostolos; Ribalta, Carla; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Bezantakos, Spyridon; Biskos, George; Vulpoi , Adriana; Simion, Simon; Monfort, Eliseo; Viana, Mar Oxford University Press (OUP) (2019-01)
      Thermal spraying is widely used for industrial-scale application of ceramic coatings onto metallic surfaces. The particular process has implications for occupational health, as the high energy process generates high emissions ...