Published books
Authors: Lorenzo Calabrese (RER), Annamaria Correggiari (CNR-ISMAR), Luisa Perini (RER),
Alessandro Remia (CNR-ISMAR)
Publisher: Regione Emilia-Romagna, CNR ISMAR
Year: 2024
Page: 153
Price: free distribution
ISBN: 978-88-8186-028-9. digital version 978-88-8186-029-6
Geology between land and sea
The results of surveys, specialized analyses and studies on the geology of the Emilia-Romagna marine-coastal belt have been collected in this volume.
The paper aims to share the experiences gained and a methodology for the geological study of low-lying and sandy coasts, supported by concrete examples, with the intention of representing an operational guide for a more effective management of risks and for the elaboration of spatial planning measures appropriate to the context of climate change we are experiencing.
The work is aimed, in particular, at the technical and management structures of the regions, coastal municipalities and other entities operating in this territorial sphere for the construction of cognitive frameworks. The guide is developed through several interrelated topics that revolve around the geological characterization of the marine-coastal belt. Each section contains a general introduction followed by the extended discussion of the applications and knowledge developedin Emilia-Romagna on the topic.
Edited by: Nobuhito Mori, Takuji Waseda and Amin Chabchoub
Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 2023
Page: 224
Price: distribuito da Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-323-91736-0
Chapters 4 e 9
Authors: Alvise Benetazzo, Francesco Barbariol & Filippo Bergamasco (CNR-ISMAR)
Science and Engineering of Freak Waves
cience and Engineering of Freak Waves provides a holistic and interdisciplinary view of extreme ocean waves for both scientific and engineering applications. Readers will learn the fundamental theory of extreme waves and the implications they have on coastal structures and methods of prediction through chapters that review the definitions of extreme waves, their history and other important observations. After this, the book’s authors describe the theory and modeling of extreme waves that occur in various situations. Final sections provide examples of the application of extreme wave research results to various engineering designs are presented.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of our understandings on freak/rogue waves, the science of extreme waves, prediction, and their engineering applications. As such, it is a must read for physical oceanographers looking for a better understanding of prediction models and the history of these waves, and engineers looking for more information on preparedness and implications for offshore structures and shipping.
Specifically,
Chapter 4: “Measurements 2: space-time measurements of freak waves”
and
Chapter 9: “Prediction 2: long-term prediction of extreme waves”
have been written with contributions from CNR-ISMAR researchers Alvise Benetazzo, Francesco Barbariol and Filippo Bergamasco, who have long conducted their research in the field of extreme ocean wave observation and modeling.
Authors: aa.vv., Elementary and middle school pupils
Publisher: Conad
Year: 2023
Page: 192
Price: free distribution
ISBN: 978-88-944184-6-0
“Stories from the Sea – Classroom Writers” focuses on the theme of safeguarding the sea and oceans, placing itself in the important framework of the Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development promoted by the United Nations. The collaboration with CNR-Ismar enabled the classes that participated in the initiative to explore the themes of marine science and sustainability through innovative and multidisciplinary teaching approaches.
CNR-ISMAR Reference:
Angela Pomaro
Arsenale, tesa 104, Castello 2737/F 30122 Venice
Editors: : Danilo Biondelli , Alessandro Ceregato, Angela Pomaro
Publisher: el squero
Year: 2022
Page: 176
Price: € 28
A Story of Walls and Seas in Venice
The text is an individual work, in which each author brought his or her skills to bear, and at the same time a group work, because on each page there was creative and passionate discussion among the researchers. Because of the care they took in composing this book, detachment was difficult; the same is to be imagined to happen to the reader, because this book is full of curiosity, stimulation and enthusiasm. The foreword by Rosalia Santoleri, director of Cnr-Ismar, which has its historical headquarters in the complex, and the afterword by Fabio Trincardi, director of Cnr-Dsstta, make us understand the closeness of this important institution to the publishing project, which knows how to be learned and light. The important research wants to address a wide audience, because it wants to spread the fascination that this original structure contains within the Venetian architectural landscape. The text on the back cover, written by the authors’ colleague Davide Tagliapietra, predisposes us to a wise and brilliant book: an excellent gift for oneself and friends for Christmas, although its ambition is to be a long-lived book. Available for purchase at www.casaeditriceelsquero.it with free shipping within Italy. A small foreign contribution is required.
Editors: : Katrin Schroeder, Jacopo Chiggiato
Publisher: ELSEVIER
Year: ottobre 2022
Page: 584
Price: € 130,00 – 170,00
ISBN: flexi-cover 9780128236925
eBook : 97801282362
Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea
Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea: An Introductory Guide is intended to provide a comprehensive yet concise introduction to the physical oceanography of one of the world’s most fascinating marginal seas: the Mediterranean Sea. The book focuses primarily on current knowledge of the physical workings of the Mediterranean Sea, while taking into account the fundamentals of associated geological and chemical processes.
Written by scientists who have been active in the Mediterranean marine community for many years, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the information needed to acquire a solid foundation on the physical oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea for students of oceanography, climate science, marine geology, and chemistry or for scientists unfamiliar with the region.
Authors: Magaldi M. G., Barbieri L., Mantovani C., Baratti M., Bendoni M., Berta M., Berto D., Bigongiari N., Boccacci A., Bramanti L., Brandini C., Calace N., Caliani I., Cannicci S., Casini S., Connès C., Corgnati L. P., Costanza L., Coudray S., Cristofori S., Di Mento R., Doronzo B., Dumas D., Fattorini M., Femiano R., Fratini S., Galgani F., Galli T., Gozzini B., Gramoullé A., Grassini I., Griffa A., Guizien K., Guérin C.-A., Iozzelli M., Lapucci C., Lenoble V., Maltese S., Mario S., Mazoyer C., Mengoni A., Menonna V., Molcard A., Oliva M., Ortolani A., Ourmières Y., Padrón M., Piermarini R., Pretti C., Romanelli G., Ruberti G., Scarpato A., Sciascia R., Silvestri C., Taddei S., Ugolini A., Vanneste H., Vannucchi V., Xu D.
Publisher: © CNR Edizioni
Year: 2021
Page: 40
Price: free distribution
ISBN: 978-88-8080-435-2 (print)
978-88-8080-436-9 (electronic edition)
DOI: 10.26383/CNR-ISMAR.2021.3
Tools and directions of cross-border governance. Action plan and guidelines of the IMPACT project. Lerici (SP), Italy
This volume returns a summary of IMPACT project activities and is divided into two parts. The first part highlights the tools completed during the duration of the project, specifically the coastal radar network for monitoring marine currents and the webGIS platform for consulting the data collected and processed by the project partners. The second part capitalizes on the aforementioned tools to provide both methodological and governance guidance. Specifically, the coastal radar network is used to create maps of potential contamination and indicate under what conditions port activities may be more sustainable. Demographic measures and retention calculations indicate the level of effectiveness of the current size of MPAs while contamination measures suggest considering more stations with a view to improving existing monitoring plans. With this in mind, the indications represent the action plan and guidelines for the project.
The further expansion of the coastal radar network envisioned in the SICOMAR plus and SINAPSI projects is evidence that the conclusion of IMPACT project activities is actually only an important starting point.
Authors: Capotondi L., Ravaioli M., Acosta A., Chiarini F., Lami A., Stanisci A., Tarozzi L., Mazzocchi M. G.
Publisher: © CNR Edizioni
Year: 2021
Page: 806
Price: free distribution
ISBN (on-line): 978-88- 8080-214-3 ISBN (print): 978 -88- 8080-208
Long-term ecological research (LTER) provides the scientific basis for distinguishing the natural dynamics of ecological processes, which occur over long time intervals, from the effects of global trends such as climate change or local influencing and disturbing factors. The availability of long ecological and biodiversity datasets also makes it possible to assess the effectiveness of actions to safeguard and restore environments that have suffered alterations such as, for example, eutrophication, soil contamination, impact from extreme events, introduction of alien species, becoming a tool for both planning and verification in resource and land management.
The LTER-Italy Network, which gathers 79 sites distributed over the national territory where long-term ecological research is conducted, is characterized by an extreme diversity of natural environments (eco[1]domains in terrestrial, marine, inland and transitional waters) and is the ideal context in which to continue or initiate trans-ecodomain and interdisciplinary studies for a holistic approach to understanding the environment and its dynamics. It is precisely because of this integrated approach that the long-term studies conducted within the Network link to basic, applied and technological sciences and enable bridging between researchers, citizens, users and policy makers. The availability of long time series of ecological data on the Italian territory from such 12 diverse sites makes it possible to monitor processes related to natural and anthropogenic variations over time and to gather basic information for the economic and social development of the country and for fulfilling sustainability goals, which are of fundamental importance for the survival of ecosystems. This volume provides an updated overview of the various activities conducted by the LTER-Italy Network and the results acquired during the first 15 years since its establishment. It is an overview that ranges from historical and popular aspects to political and social ones, having as its focus the research conducted in the countless observation sites and covering a wide spectrum of issues and approaches.
This volume, the result of a great collective effort, is intended for all those who are driven by interest in learning about the diversity and beauty of our environment, along with its many issues.
Editors: Alvisi F., Carrara G., Rossetti R.
Publisher: © CNR Edizioni, 2021
Year: 2021
Page: 89
Price: free distribution
ISBN: 978 – 012345678 – 6
DOI: 10.26383/CNR-ISMAR.2021.4
Humanity on the move between wants and needs.
Human migration between natural causes and socio-economic forcings.
Editors:
Francesca Alvisi (1), Gabriela Carrara (2), Rebecca Rossetti (1)
(1) Istituto di Scienze Marine ISMAR-Cnr, Bologna
(2) Istituto per la Mmicroelettronica e Microsistemi IMM-CNR, Bologna
This e-book was created with the aim of analyzing as objectively as possible the causes and effects of the phenomenon of human migration in relation to what, since the dawn of time, have been the motivations behind it: the search for living space and natural resources, improved living conditions and environmental changes.
We believe it can be a useful support material for cooperators, social workers and migrants to better understand the context in which they live or in which they work, or from which they come, so that they can make use of data, reasoning and information that is as objective and scientific as possible. In addition, we hope that teachers and educators who today find themselves working in an increasingly multi-ethnic and socially complex context can also find in this e-book useful material to build or/and deepen their educational paths on the topic. Knowing the real causes of migration, we think, can help those involved in studying and/or managing the phenomenon to find more appropriate solutions and better understand the context in which they work without getting carried away by subjective factors of judgment.
Editors: Bergami C., L’Astorina A., Pugnetti A.
Publisher: © CNR Edizioni
Year: 2018
Page: 180
Price: free distribution
ISBN (online): 978888080304-1
ISBN (paper): 978888080312-6
DOI: 10.32018/978888080304-1
LTER walks
The tale of ecology on the way
Editors:
Caterina Bergami (1), Alba L’Astorina (2),Alessandra Pugnetti (3)
(1) Istituto di Scienze Marine ISMAR-Cnr, Bologna
(2) Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente IREA-Cnr, Milano
(3) Istituto di Scienze Marine ISMAR-Cnr, Venezia
The LTER Walks are itinerant events open to the public, taking place in a slow mode, on foot, by bicycle or canoe, along routes lasting several days, connecting two or more research sites of the Network each time. The main objective is to raise awareness of the research activities that the LTER-Italy Network carries out in the Italian territory and to share the importance of observing and studying ecosystems and biodiversity in a thorough and continuous way over time. But the “Walks” are also intended to enhance and strengthen the sense of belonging and responsibility shared by those who live in a territory and those who study it in their research. In the monograph, the protagonists of each of the Paths-nine in all, carried out in the three editions that took place from 2015 to 2017-describe the routes, stages, communication and public engagement activities, and actors encountered. Outside the laboratories, researchers experience, through sharing “on the walk,” new responses to the changes taking place in science and ecology, to the changing relationships between natural environments and living beings, and to the environmental and social challenges that ask everyone, including scientists, to redefine roles and responsibilities.
Author: Brizzi G., Gambini E., Gasperini L.
Publisher: Lombardi
Year 2018
Page: 176
Price: € 24,00
ISBN-10: 8872602653
ISBN-13: 978-8872602652
Hannibal at Lake Trasimeno
by: Giovanni Brizzi, Ermanno Gambini, Luca Gasperini*
*(Istituto di Scienze Marine ISMAR-Cnr, Bologna)
This volume brings together the most significant fruits of the authors’ recent research on the famous battle fought along the northwestern shores of Lake Trasimeno in 217 B.C. between the Roman army, led by Consul Flaminius, and the Punic army, under the command of Hannibal.
The first contribution is offered by Luca Gasperini. geologist at ISMAR CNR in Bologna. His investigations on the lake bed open fascinating research prospects and finally provide scientific data on the location of the lake in Roman times.
The following essay is by ancient historian Giovanni Brizzi, who delves into several very interesting topics related to the culture and exploits of Hannibal and the Barcids. Brizzi traces the stages of the great Carthaginian general’s exploits, from Spain to the ambush at Trasimeno, which he then studies in depth with geographer-historian Ermanno Gambini. Beginning with a careful rereading of the sources and critical analysis of recent historiography on the battle, they propose a new reconstruction that on the basis of the available data stands totally by accepting in full the dictate of the ancient authors, with the comfort of the most recent geographical-historical and geo-physical investigations on Lake Trasimeno and in-depth knowledge of the territory.
Gambini is left with the concluding part of the volume devoted to the learned and popular traditions about the battle. His survey shows above all the great interest aroused by this event in recent centuries. We have an extensive dedicated cartographic production, from the second half of the 16th century to the early 19th century, and fascinating written memoirs of the cultured Grand Tour travelers.
The work as a whole proposes an exemplary multidisciplinary investigation, very rich in insights and solicitations, with an interesting and rich iconographic apparatus.
Author: Pisano Eva, Vacchi Marino
Publisher: Il Piviere
Year: 2016
Page: 48
Price: € 15,00
EAN: 9788896348307
ISBN: 8896348307
Discovering Antarctic fish
Presentation from: CNR Science Almanac n.4, April 5th, 2017
The volume ‘Discovering Antarctic Fishes’ is written by four hands by Eva Pisano and Marino Vacchi, a biologist and ecologist, respectively, from the CNR Institute of Marine Sciences, who have been studying the ocean in Antarctica for more than 25 years with the aim of understanding how the fish that inhabit it have managed to adapt to conditions at the limit of survival. The book was produced as part of the ‘Disseminating Polar Science’ project of the National Antarctic Research Program (NPRA) and is designed for children as well as for enthusiasts and those curious about a unique and surprising environment.
In particular, the book takes the reader on a discovery of the Ross Sea, one of the most pristine oceanic regions on the Planet. In order to populate Antarctic marine waters, where the temperature is -1.9° C and the ice is constant, these unique fish have learned to produce ‘antifreeze’ proteins thanks to which the glacial environment is no longer a problem and is in fact the ideal environment in which to lay and hatch their eggs.
The book has a text in English by Marta Calosso and John Claydon, and is enriched with numerous illustrated plates by Fabrizio Boccardo, which faithfully reproduce underwater footage taken in the Ross Sea thanks to marine robotics technology made available by the Institute of Intelligent Systems Studies for Automation at the CNR in Genoa. For details, please refer to the ‘Learn more’ section.
The fishes described and illustrated belong to the group of bony fishes, the Notothenioidea, of which 130 species are currently known. Their evolutionary history spans about 40 million years.
Maria Adelaide Ranchino
Author: Carniel Sandro
Publisher: Hoepli
Year: 2017
Page: 142
Price: € 12,90
EAN: 9788820379858
ISBN: 8820379856
Oceans
Presentation from: CNR Science Almanac n.9, September 6th 2017:
In the oceans is mirrored the trend of climate and, therefore, the fate of the Planet. The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth, yet they are often relegated to the role of environmental Cinderella. In ‘Oceans’ (Hoepli), Sandro Carniel of the CNR Institute of Marine Sciences, through the account of several oceanographic research expeditions that have taken him to exotic places, addresses the issues of climate change and the mitigation, adaptation and countermeasure strategies aimed at preventing global warming from permanently affecting marine heritage.
The sea has always been seen as a commodity to be exploited, often as a dumping ground. Man feels detachment toward it, perhaps because of the immensity and inaccessibility it represents: “Man by nature is terrestrial, living well near the sea but not on the sea, travel has been on foot for centuries, while the first navigation of the globe dates back to the early sixteenth century.”
Carniel’s account, somewhere between fiction and scientific reporting, addresses this contradiction through the analysis of scientific data and quotations, offered in simple language and with references to his own scientific and human experience. For example, with the story of Angie, a trader of necklaces made from coral from the beaches of Majuro (Marshall Islands), unaware of how much the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is jeopardizing the coralligenous heritage and the very existence of the islands where she lives.
The author takes the reader on oceanographic ships and to distant islands, mysterious seabeds and the Ismar-Cnr laboratories in the old Venice Arsenal, recounting different experiences from Hawaii to Jesolo. And it makes us think about the acts to be taken in the near future to protect the biodiversity of the oceans, which are now at the limit of their resilience. The increase of atmospheric CO2 to 0.04 percent – a value never touched in the last million years – has led to a series of effects on ocean waters: rising sea levels, increased acidity, warming of the waters with the so-called tropicalization of the seas, and impairment of the general circulation that kept the climate stable. “The air, sea and land are deeply connected, we need to better and quickly understand how they ‘talk’ to each other; only this scientific approach will make it possible to predict the climate trend scenarios of the coming decades, which is increasingly influenced by the health of the oceans.”
Elio Nello Meucci
Editors: Ravaioli M., Bergami C., Riminucci F.
Publisher: © CNR Edizioni
Year: 2017
Page: 50
Price: free distribution
ISBN: 978-88-80802-44-0
The Italian scientific network of fixed sites for sea observation – IFON
Authors:
M. Ravaioli, C. Bergami, F. Riminucci, S. Aracri, S.Aliani, M. Bastianini, A. Bergamasco, C. Bommarito, M. Borghini, R. Bozzano, C. Cantoni, E. Caterini, V. Cardin, C. Cesarini, R.R. Colucci, E. Crisafi, A. Crise, R. D’Adamo, C. Fanara, A. Giorgetti, F. Grilli, L. Langone, M. Lipizer, M. Marini, S. Menegon, T. Minuzzo, M. Miserocchi, E. Partescano, E. Paschini, F. Pavesi, P. Penna, S. Pensieri, A. Pugnetti, F. Raicich, A.G. di Sarra, A. Sarretta, K. Schroeder, G. Stanghellini, A. Vetrano (2017).
The Italian Fixed-point Observatory Network (IFON) scientific network of fixed marine sites consists of a well-established infrastructure managed by various Italian research organizations (CNR, OGS and ENEA). The establishment of a national scientific network of marine sites has been one of the priorities of the RITMARE Flag Project, through its SP5-WP3.
During the first four years of the Project (2012-2016), the state of the art of the 15 already operational stations in the Mediterranean Sea was concluded, and two more were added during 2015-2016. For each site, the technical characteristics and data transmission modes were described, and in addition, both instrumental and data transmission upgrades were planned and carried out for some sites to standardize the network nodes as much as possible. Periodic oceanographic campaigns to maintain and implement the systems were carried out throughout the four years of project activity.
Author Franco Costa
Preface: Fabio Trincardi (Cnr-Ismar Director)
Publisher: Editrice Supernova
Year: 2015
Page: 116
Price: € 12,00
ISBN: 88-6869-070-5
The Institute of Marine Science ISMAR-CNR
and the revitalization of Venice’s historic Arsenal
This book by Franco Costa in a double-sided version, Italian and English, with a preface by Fabio Trincardi, director of ISMAR-CNR, aims to tell the first part of the story of a rebirth of the Venice Arsenal to which the CNR, i.e., the largest public national scientific research organization with more than 8,000 employees and a network of more than 100 institutes, contributed with determination and commitment, including financial commitment, with the aim of promoting a wide dissemination of its expertise locally, nationally and internationally.
Auhor: Paolo Colantoni
Publisher: Editrice La Mandragora
Year: 2014
Page: 176
Price: € 17,00
EAN: 9788875864446
ISBN: 88-7586-444-6
Old stories among fishes, rocks and corals
Memories of an underwater geologist
Paolo Colantoni (1934-2015), who spent many years of his scientific career at the Laboratory then Institute of Marine Geology of the CNR, currently ISMAR-Bologna Branch, retraces in this book the stages of his adventurous life as a scientific diver. An important bequest so that through the memory of our past he can ideally reconnect with our present and future.
Author: Ferdinando Boero
Publisher: Codice Edizioni
Year: 2012
Page: 258
Price: € 21,00
ISBN: 9788875782917
Economy without nature. The great scam
Our world is in danger. The curve of economy goes up, but the curve of ecology goes down. Man, precariously balanced on the growth of the economy, is about to be overwhelmed by the decline of ecology. Nature will cope: for her there is no problem… Rather it is we who are in danger, because of our reckless success.
Author: Giovanni Bambace, Alessandro Lucchetti
Publisher: Il Sole 24 Ore Edagricole
Year: 2011
Page: 399
Price: € 36,50
ISBN-10: 8850653700
ISBN-13: 978-8850653706
Elements of fisheries biology
The text that is presented does not pretend to carry out the whole problematic of the aspects and knowledge underlying a comprehensive treatment of Fisheries Biology. This text is simply a synthesis of the basic knowledge (hence the expression “Elements of Fisheries Biology”) of marine population dynamics, systematics and ecology of the main commercial species and of the fishing nets and gears used, with reference mainly to the Italian seas and particularly to the Adriatic. Thus, the work has a “Mediterranean” reference, as is evident from the citation of studies and research, developed in recent decades in Italy. Obviously, the reference to the theoretical and experimental background that has come to us from the countries of the North Sea and the North Atlantic, in prevalence, very advanced in the knowledge of the dynamics of marine populations subject to fishing pressure, has remained constant. The text is intended to help provide a foundation of knowledge, particularly for students taking courses in Fisheries Biology in the Faculties of Biological Sciences and Natural Sciences; it is also intended to provide a basis of consultation for Fisheries Administrators and people otherwise interested in knowledge of the sea and in the problems of managing biological resources. The text is aimed at defining concepts, facts and phenomena involved in fishing activity and the scientific treatment of it, and is accompanied by graphs and illustrations that help clarify some aspects of the Marine Environment-Resources-Fisheries System, the complexity of which is still far from being fully understood by Science.
This work is not research in which it is important to have the most up-to-date data, but rather the explanation and dissemination of research carried out in different basins and over a period of several decades. In this sense, the present work is also the history of facts, scientific approaches and research carried out and the plausible understanding of the fishery system, within the “natural” ecosystem where the effects of fishing activity are evident, but not exclusive and determinant. Climate change affects the marine ecosystem and thus the organisms being fished. The work is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the dynamics of fish populations, their becoming under the impact of fishing pressure (fishing effort); the second part deals with nets and fishing gears and in particular their selectivity, while the third part presents summarized and figurative fact sheets of the most important species from the point of view of the economics of Mediterranean fisheries.
Author: Baudo R., Faimali M., Onorati F., Pellegrini D.
Publòisher: ISPRA, Manuli e Linee Guida 67/2011
Year: 2012
Page: 141
Price: free distribution
ISBN: 978-88-448-0498-5
Batteries of ecotoxicological assays for saltwater and brackish water sediments – Handbook of Ecotoxicology
The handbook of ecotoxicology “Ecotoxicological assay batteries for saltwater and brackish water sediments” just published online and downloadable in pdf format is a “temporary” version that will be updated with suggestions from the national scientific community, Environmental Agencies and all ecotoxicology laboratories that would like to collaborate in the final draft (expected by 2012) by sending any improving contribution to a dedicated e-mail address.
The rationale that prompted the Authors, who actually prefer to call themselves simply “organizers” of all the material that researchers from public and private entities and/or operators of Regional Environmental Agencies have provided during these years, to undertake this unusual publication procedure is detailed in the work’s “Operational Foreword.”
Atlas of the Lagoon: Venice between land and sea
A collaboration between ISMAR and the Naturalistic Observatory of the Lagoon of the City of Venice has resulted in the “Atlas of the Lagoon – Venice between Land and Sea,” both in print (a volume published by Marsilio, edited by S. Guerzoni and D. Tagliapietra) and online. See also a review by J.D. Stanley in Journal of Coastal Research.
Author: Stefano Guerzoni, Davide Tagliapietra
Publisher: Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina
Year: 2003
Page: 91
Price: € 10,00
ISBN: 88-7543-014-4
The wounded lagoon
In a concise publication, the editors (S. Guerzoni and S. Raccanelli) provide a rigorous exposition of the “state of the art” of scientific research in a very sensitive and controversial field. They present, in a simple way, the results of a variety of studies carried out by different institutions (public and private) regarding the content of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)in the environment (air, water, sediments, soils, fish fauna) and in food in Venice.
It is well known that dioxins, PCBs, chlorinated compounds and micropollutants in general evoke the worst industrial disasters to which humanity has been subjected in past decades-Seveso and Bhopal among them. But ruining the sleeps of residents exposed to “chemical risk” are not only the “leaks,” “spills,” explosions and more or less sudden and random fires that periodically occur; even more anxiety provokes the fear of being subjected to the effects of a silent release into the atmosphere or waters, imperceptible but continuous, of harmful substances that assimilated albeit in homeopathic doses can nevertheless accumulate, persist over time and poison our bodies (from the back cover).
