Ricerc@Sapienza

Following a previous research carried out on the same site, this paper presents the update of the Mg2+ based method for the estimation of Pertuso Spring discharge, located in Central Italy. New collected data confirmed the validity of the proposed model and the conservative behaviour of Mg2+ for groundwater related to the Pertuso Spring aquifer. Further analysis allowed to obtain a local linear relationship between magnesium concentration and total spring discharge (including exploitation rate), regardless of the mixing model proposed with the Aniene River.

Exposure to indoor fine and ultrafine particulate matter (PM) has been recognised as a fundamental problem as most people spend over 85% of their time indoor. Experimental data derived from a field campaign conducted in a confined environment have been used to investigate the physical mechanisms governing indoor-outdoor PM exchanges in different operating conditions, e.g. natural ventilation and infiltration. An analytical model based on the mass balance of PM has been used to estimate indoor fine and ultrafine PM concentration.