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Organosilane-Based Coating of Quartz Species from the Traditional Ceramics Industry: Evidence of Hazard Reduction Using In Vitro and In Vivo Tests
Ziemann, Christina; Escrig, Alberto; Bonvicini, Giuliana; Ibáñez, María Jesús; Monfort, Eliseo; Salomoni, Arturo; Creutzenberg, Otto Oxford University Press (2017)The exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS), e.g. quartz, in industrial settings can induce silicosis and may cause tumours in chronic periods. Consequently, RCS in the form of quartz and cristobalite has been ... -
Particle release fromrefit operations in shipyards: Exposure, toxicity and environmental implications
López, M.; López Lilao, Ana; Ribalta, C.; Martínez, Y.; Piña, N.; Ballesteros, A.; Fito, C.; Koehler, K.; Newton, A.; Monfort, Eliseo; Viana, Mar Elsevier (2021-09-09)European harbours are known to contribute to air quality degradation.While most of the literature focuses on emissions from stacks or logistics operations, ship refit and repair activities are also relevant aerosol sources ... -
Quartz dustiness: A key factor in controlling exposure to crystalline silica in the workplace
López Lilao, Ana; Escrig, Alberto; Orts Tarí, María José; Mallol Gasch, Gustavo; Monfort, Eliseo Taylor & Francis (2016)The classification of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) as carcinogenic for humans has drawn greater attention to crystalline silica exposure in the workplace in recent years, leading to recommendations by safety and ... -
Receptor models application to multi-year ambient PM10 measurements in an industrialized ceramic area: comparison of source apportionment results
Pandolfi, Monica; Viana, Marcelo; Minguillón Bengochea, María Cruz; Querol, Xavier; Alastuey, Andres; Amato, F.; Celades López, Irina; Escrig, Alberto; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2008-12)Ambient PM10 data collected in one of the largest industrialized ceramic areas of Europe were used to study similarities and differences in the source apportionment results from three widespread receptor models: chemical ... -
Reduction of CO2-emissions in ceramic tiles manufacture by combining energy-saving measures
Mezquita, Ana; Monfort, Eliseo; Vaquer, Enrique; Ferrer, S.; Pitarch, J. M.; Arnal, M. A.; Cobo, F. German Ceramic Society (2014)Ceramic tile manufacture requires a great quantity of energy, mainly in the form of heat. The heat is principally used in the kilns and dryers, and it is obtained by natural gas combustion. The increasing cost ... -
Respirable crystalline silica in the ceramic industries, sampling, exposura and toxicology.
Monfort, Eliseo; Ibáñez, María Jesús; Escrig, Alberto; Jackson, Peter; Cartidge, D.; Gorbonov, B.; Creutzenberg, Otto; Ziemann, Christina Göller Verlag GmbH (2008)This paper describes the work carried out during the development of the SILICERAM project, executed during the years 2004 to 2007, explaining both its goals and the actions carried out. It presents the equipment designed ... -
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 ... -
Spatial and temporal variations in airborne particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) across Spain 1999–2005
Querol, Xavier; Alastuey, Andres; Moreno, T.; Viana, Marcelo; Castillo, S.; Pey, J.; Rodríguez, S.; Artiñano, B.; Salvador, P.; Sánchez, M. M.; García Dos Santos, S.; Herce Garraleta, M. D.; Fernández Patier, R.; Moreno Grau, S.; Negral, L.; Minguillón Bengochea, María Cruz; Monfort, Eliseo; Sanz, M. J.; Palomo Martín, R.; Pinilla Gil, E.; Cuevas, E.; De la Rosa, J.; Sánchez de la Campa, Ana María (2008-06)Average ranges of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) concentrations and chemical composition in Spain show significant variations across the country, with current PM10 levels at several industrial and traffic hotspots ... -
Testing the performance of one and two box models as tools for risk assessment of particle exposure during packing of inorganic fertilizer
Ribalta, Carla; Koivisto, Antti Joonas; López Lilao, Ana; Estupiñá Ariño, Sara; Minguillón, María Cruz; Monfort, Eliseo; Viana, Mar Elsevier (2019)Modelling of particle exposure is a useful tool for preliminary exposure assessment in workplaces. However, actual exposure measurements are needed to assess models reliability. Worker exposure was monitored during packing ... -
The green factor in European manufacturing: a case study of the Spanish ceramic tile industry
Gabaldón Estevan, Daniel; Criado Herrero, Emilio; Monfort, Eliseo (2015-07-03)This paper analyses how environmental issues have affected and are continuing to affect the evolution of European manufacturing industries based on the example of the Spanish Ceramic Tile Industry (SCTI).1 The Ceramic Tile ... -
Unveiling the Toxicity of Fine and Nano-Sized Airborne Particles Generated from Industrial Thermal Spraying Processes in Human Alveolar Epithelial Cells
Bessa, Maria João; Brandão, Fátima; Fokkens, Paul H. B.; Leseman, Daan L. A. C.; Boere, A. John F.; Cassee, Flemming R.; Salmatonidis, Apostolos; Viana, Mar; Monfort, Eliseo; Fraga, Sónia; Paulo Teixeira, Joao MDPI (2022-04-13)High-energy industrial processes have been associated with particle release into workplace air that can adversely affect workers’ health. The present study assessed the toxicity of incidental fine (PGFP) and nanoparticles ... -
Unwanted effects of European Union environmental policy to promote a post-carbon industry. The case of energy in the European ceramic tile sector
Gabaldón Estevan, Daniel; Mezquita, Ana; Ferrer, S.; Monfort, Eliseo Elsevier (2016-03-20)Global warming combined with low carbon transition plans is threatening the future of high energy consumption industry sectors in the European Union (EU). The need to respond to environmental challenges is demonstrated by ... -
Use of coatings to minimise acid emissions during ceramic tile firing.
Monfort, Eliseo; Sanz-Solana, Vicente; García Ten, Francisco Javier; Gómez-Tena, Maria Pilar © 2011 Elsevier (2011-06)The manufacture of traditional ceramic products (ceramic tiles, roof tiles, and bricks) is often associated with the emission of F, Cl, and S compounds during the firing stage. According to the literature, fluorine emissions ... -
Variations in vanadium, nickel and lanthanoid element concentrations in urban air
Moreno, T.; Querol, Xavier; Alastuey, Andres; De la Rosa, J.; Sánchez de la Campa, Ana María; Minguillón Bengochea, María Cruz; Pandolfi, Monica; González Castanedo, Yolanda; Monfort, Eliseo; Gibbons, Wes Elsevier (2010)The emission of trace metal pollutants by industry and transport takes place on a scale large enough to alter atmospheric chemistry and results in measurable differences between the urban background of inhalable particulate ... -
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 ... -
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 ...