• 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   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. ...
    • 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   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 ...