CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH - Human Exposure Assessment Form to risk agents
Fundamental concepts
- Hazard, risk, exposure and health effects
- Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
- The risk assessment paradigm
- Quantitative approaches for human exposure assessment (environmental monitoring, biological monitoring, exposure modelling).
- The National regulatory framework for the protection of human health
Chemical risk
- classification of risk factors, exposure assessment for chemicals, occupational exposure limits and threshold limit values.
- dermal exposure assessment
- gases and vapours, aerosols and fibres (asbestos)
- basic principles of sampling
- chemical exposure modelling: basic principles
Physical risk
- noise, ionizing and non-ionizing radiations, microclimate, vibrations
Biological risk.
Occupational risk management.
Environment and health, focus on:
- Indoor air quality (IAQ).
- Atmospheric pollution: impacts on human health.
- Industrial air emissions.
A pdf booklet and lesson slides will be provided to the students (e-learning environment).
Recommended books (not mandatory):
- P.A. Bertazzi, I. Grappasonni. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica. Salute e Ambiente. Piccin Nuova Libreria. 2016.
- Lorenzo Alessio, Giuliano Franco G, Francesco Tomei. Trattato di Medicina del Lavoro. Piccin Nuova Libreria. Volume 2. 2015
Frontal lectures (slides in Italian) and use of the videoconference technology. Some relevant issues can be specifically discussed, possibly using the e-learning platform.
Students can ask for clarifications after each lesson. The lecturer is available by appointment (to be contacted by e-mail). The Office is located at the -1 floor, Via Valleggio 11, Como.