Subject index Italy

The authors of individual chapters are top specialists in their areas. They comprise an international group of scientists and practitioners (Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U S.A.) from universities and companies that are advanced in the technology of structured catalysts. The editors express their gratitude to all of the contributors for sharing their experience. The editors also appreciate the administrative assistance of Mrs. Qwen Klis and the help of Ms. Annelics van Diepen in the preparation of the subject index. 

Passive biomonitoring was applied to estimate the air quality in the La Spezia district, Italy, with regard to a coal-fired power plant and other industrial activities (Nimis et al., 1990). The lichen Parmelia caperata collected from Olea sativa trees was meant to biomonitor the SO2 pollution in the study area. The method, adopted by Nimis et al., was designed to avoid subjectivity, to begin with the strategy of sampling and end with the analysis of data. The applied index, based on frequency of species... 

The ICI-MOND Fire Explosion and Toxicity Index (ICI 1985) was derived from DOW one and it is yet appreciated in process industry in many countries, including Italy. In ICI-MOND index method there are some ninety elementary questions, nested in a three levels tree. For many issues there is also a forth level of nested questions. About two thirds of the questions are for penalties and one third for credits accounting. For the most of the questions a quantitative answer is required. The questions are organized in chapters for penalties section the subjects are related to materials and quantities, processes and equipment, layout, health for credits section instead the method deals with containment, control, safety culture, fire engineering and emergency preparedness. Every issue weighs differently in overall risk levels accounting. Results are presented in a structured way, discriminat-iug fire, toxic, confined and unconfined explosion. 

Table 17.1 depicts nine reports on findings of increased lung cancer incidences and mortdities in both battery and smelter workers with elevated Pb exposures and one report derived from Pb exposure monitoring analysis. These cohorts and other subjects were from Britain, Finland, Italy, Sweden, and the United States. Pb exposures were indexed by actual environmental measurements in air or measurements of Pb in blood and urine. A job-exposure matrix approach was employed in part of one study using a nested case—control approach. 

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