The Northern Bald Ibis
is an endangered species, and recently it was reintroduced in Europe by the Waldrappteam. The reintroduction program has been strongly threatened by several sudden deaths, ...mainly in Italy. The present study used a forensic approach to analyze all of the 27 Northern Bald Ibises found dead in Italy between 2016 and 2022, which were suspected to have been victims of poaching, and it followed the veterinary forensic guidelines. Human-related causes accounted for 60% of the deaths, including illegal hunting (30%), blunt force trauma (26%), and electrocution (4%). Natural causes, starvation (15%), predation (11%) and disease (7%), accounted for 33% of the deaths. 7% of the causes of deaths remained undetermined. This study uses a forensic approach to analyze, for the first time, the main causes of death in
and highlights the relevance of detecting illegal actions related to endangered species and stopping the phenomenon of poaching.
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Dostopno za:
DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
This study aims to examine the potential impact of air quality improvement measures on environment and human health, and evaluate them economically to assess whether they constitute "win-win" ...solutions for carbon mitigation in the short and medium term (2020 - 2030) at the urban level in the city of Milan (Italy). To this end, for five selected policies, the following effects have been evaluated: (a) changes in emissions of major air pollutants; (b) changes in emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs); (c) changes in ambient concentration of air pollutants; (d) changes in the exposure to major air pollutants; (e) changes in the associated impacts on human health; and (f) cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis. The impacts of the five selected policy options were assessed under the assumption of the RCP4.5 scenario for climate change. An Air Pollution - Health Impact Analysis (AP-HIA), can help to answer specific policy questions. It has been observed that European countries are rapidly adopting this methodology as part of the decision-making process for new programmes, projects, regulations, and policies aimed at improving air quality or that may affect it as a co-benefit.
MEASURING PERSONAL EXPOSURE - A MILAN CASE STUDY Visave, Jaideep; Persico, Marco Giovanni; Gotti, Alberto ...
Fresenius environmental bulletin,
08/2022, Letnik:
31, Številka:
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Journal Article
Recenzirano
A sensor campaign was conducted in Milan as part of the H2020 project ICARUS (Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems) in order to characterize the exposure to major ...air pollutants of the urban population. The campaigns involved more than 100 participants from over 30 households. Utilizing spatio-temporal data on air pollution and activity data collected from individuals, we were able to identify individual exposure profiles and summarize the information according to specific microenvironments and activities. All participants received personal exposure reports. The paper summarizes the general experience with conducting sampling campaigns in Milan, focusing on the following aspects: sensor selection and evaluation, study design, data harmonization, establishment of the supporting information technology infrastructure, and overall feasibility assessment, including participant feedback.
