The Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (2009)
Borexino Collaboration, Alimonti, A., Arpesella, C., Back, H., Balata, M., Bartolomei, D., ...
Borexino, a large volume detector for low energy neutrino spectroscopy, is currently running underground at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. The main goal of the experiment is the...
Alimonti, A., Bocca, B., Forte, G., Pino, A., Ruggieri, F.
The aetiology of the Parkinson’s disease is still unclear, but it is accepted that different factors may play a role in the development of this neuropathology. Among them, exogenous toxins such...
Di Cosimo, S., Alimonti, A., Ferretti, G., Sperduti, I., Carlini, P., Papaldo, P., ...
Background: The aim of this study was to characterize the factors associated with chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea (CIA) and to examine whether the phase of the menstrual cycle at chemotherapy start...
Biomonitoring of traffic police officers exposed to airborne platinum
Iavicoli, I, Bocca, B, Petrucci, F, Senofonte, O, Carelli, G, Alimonti, A, ...
Background: Over the past two decades there has been a substantial increase in environmental levels of palladium, platinum, and rhodium, the platinum group elements (PGEs), due to the widespread use...
Biomonitoring of a worker population exposed to platinum dust in a catalyst production plant
Petrucci, F, Violante, N, Senofonte, O, Cristaudo, A, Di, G, Forte, G, ...
Aims: To evaluate the occupational exposure to platinum in an industrial plant engaged in the production, recovery, and recycling of catalytic converters for the automotive traction and chemical...