Amerigo Zona
Biographic Data
| ID | 7874239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amerigo Zona |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amerigo |
| FAMILY NAME | Zona |
| SIGNATURE | ZONA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istituto Superiore di Sanità |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4639-8662 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Residential greenness and birth outcomes
Introduction: Residential green space is increasingly recognized as a potential protective factor for maternal and neonatal health, yet the evidence regarding its association with low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) remains inconsistent. Existing reviews differ substantially in exposure assessment, analytical methods, and reporting standards. The objective of this umbrella review was to evaluate the strength and coherence of current ev…
Promotion of environmental public health and environmental justice in communities affected by large and long lasting industrial contamination
Introduction: Communities affected by large scale and long lasting industrial contamination are often keen to understand whether their health has been impaired by such contamination. This requires answers that integrate environmental public health and environmental justice perspectives. At these sites, exposure scenarios from environmental contamination over time by multiple chemicals, often involving different environmental matrices, are complex…
Mortality rates from asbestos-related diseases in Italy during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
Background and aim: Patients with interstitial lung diseases, including asbestosis, showed high susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a high risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms. Italy, highly impacted by asbestos-related diseases, in 2020 was among the European countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases. The mortality related to malignant mesotheliomas and asbestosis in 2020 and its relationship with COVID-19 in Italy are investigated.…
The Epidemiological Surveillance of Mesothelioma Mortality in Italy as a Tool for the Prevention of Asbestos Exposure
As part of a surveillance plan active since the early 1990s, this study evaluates malignant mesothelioma (MM) mortality for the time-window 2010-2019 in Italy, a country that banned asbestos in 1992. National and regional mortality rates for MM, and municipal standardized mortality ratios (all mesotheliomas, pleural (MPM) and peritoneal (MPeM)), by gender and age group were calculated. A municipal clustering analysis was also performed. There wer…
Fostering Environmental Health Literacy in Contaminated Sites
The present article deals with environmental health literacy (EHL) in contaminated sites. The Italian national epidemiological surveillance system of population resident in contaminated sites, including vulnerable subgroups, and the local epidemiological studies and communication initiatives implemented in specific sites are considered. The Italian experience in contaminated sites corroborates the importance of EHL as a key component of community…
Environmental Health Inequalities Among Municipalities Affected by Contaminated Sites in Italy
Background: Scientific evidence shows that hazardous industrial facilities are disproportionately distributed among socially deprived communities; however, environmental distributive justice research in Europe is still in its early stages, and the combined effect of contamination and socioeconomic deprivation on health has seldom been assessed. This study aims to assess environmental health inequalities in communities (i.e., municipalities) follo…
Burden of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Italy
Asbestos is one of the major worldwide occupational carcinogens. The global burden of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) was estimated around 231,000 cases/year. Italy was one of the main European asbestos producers until the 1992 ban. The WHO recommended national programs, including epidemiological surveillance, to eliminate ARDs. The present paper shows the estimate of the burden of mortality from ARDs in Italy, established for the first time. Na…
Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Italian Contaminated Sites
Some human literature suggests a possible role of endocrine disruptors (EDs) exposure in thyroid cancer (TC) development. We investigated TC incidence in selected Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites (NPCS) with documented presence of EDs considered thyroid carcinogens. Adjusted Standardized Incidence Ratios (SIRs), with their 90% confidence intervals, were computed by gender, and age-specific groups (aged 15-39 years, and 40 years or ove…
Asbestos Ban in Italy
Background and history: Italy was the main asbestos producer and one of the greatest consumers in 20th century Europe until the asbestos ban was introduced in 1992. Asbestos exposure affected the population in a wide range of working environments, namely mining and marketing of asbestos, asbestos cement production, shipyards and textile industries. This also determined a widespread environmental asbestos exposure affecting the surrounding communi…
Incidence of Breast, Prostate, Testicular, and Thyroid Cancer in Italian Contaminated Sites with Presence of Substances with Endocrine Disrupting Properties
The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of breast (females), prostate, testicular, and thyroid cancer in the Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites (NPCSs), served by cancer registries, where the presence of endocrine disruptors (EDs), reported to be linked to these tumours, was documented. Evidence of carcinogenicity of EDs present in NPCSs was assessed based on evaluation by international scientific institutions and …
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Asbestos Ban in Italy
Background and history: Italy was the main asbestos producer and one of the greatest consumers in 20th century Europe until the asbestos ban was introduced in 1992. Asbestos exposure affected the population in a wide range of working environments, namely mining and marketing of asbestos, asbestos cement production, shipyards and textile industries. This also determined a widespread environmental asbestos exposure affecting the surrounding communi…
Incidence of Breast, Prostate, Testicular, and Thyroid Cancer in Italian Contaminated Sites with Presence of Substances with Endocrine Disrupting Properties
The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of breast (females), prostate, testicular, and thyroid cancer in the Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites (NPCSs), served by cancer registries, where the presence of endocrine disruptors (EDs), reported to be linked to these tumours, was documented. Evidence of carcinogenicity of EDs present in NPCSs was assessed based on evaluation by international scientific institutions and …
Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Italian Contaminated Sites
Some human literature suggests a possible role of endocrine disruptors (EDs) exposure in thyroid cancer (TC) development. We investigated TC incidence in selected Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites (NPCS) with documented presence of EDs considered thyroid carcinogens. Adjusted Standardized Incidence Ratios (SIRs), with their 90% confidence intervals, were computed by gender, and age-specific groups (aged 15-39 years, and 40 years or ove…
Fostering Environmental Health Literacy in Contaminated Sites
The present article deals with environmental health literacy (EHL) in contaminated sites. The Italian national epidemiological surveillance system of population resident in contaminated sites, including vulnerable subgroups, and the local epidemiological studies and communication initiatives implemented in specific sites are considered. The Italian experience in contaminated sites corroborates the importance of EHL as a key component of community…
Environmental Health Inequalities Among Municipalities Affected by Contaminated Sites in Italy
Background: Scientific evidence shows that hazardous industrial facilities are disproportionately distributed among socially deprived communities; however, environmental distributive justice research in Europe is still in its early stages, and the combined effect of contamination and socioeconomic deprivation on health has seldom been assessed. This study aims to assess environmental health inequalities in communities (i.e., municipalities) follo…
Burden of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Italy
Asbestos is one of the major worldwide occupational carcinogens. The global burden of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) was estimated around 231,000 cases/year. Italy was one of the main European asbestos producers until the 1992 ban. The WHO recommended national programs, including epidemiological surveillance, to eliminate ARDs. The present paper shows the estimate of the burden of mortality from ARDs in Italy, established for the first time. Na…
The Epidemiological Surveillance of Mesothelioma Mortality in Italy as a Tool for the Prevention of Asbestos Exposure
As part of a surveillance plan active since the early 1990s, this study evaluates malignant mesothelioma (MM) mortality for the time-window 2010-2019 in Italy, a country that banned asbestos in 1992. National and regional mortality rates for MM, and municipal standardized mortality ratios (all mesotheliomas, pleural (MPM) and peritoneal (MPeM)), by gender and age group were calculated. A municipal clustering analysis was also performed. There wer…
Promotion of environmental public health and environmental justice in communities affected by large and long lasting industrial contamination
Introduction: Communities affected by large scale and long lasting industrial contamination are often keen to understand whether their health has been impaired by such contamination. This requires answers that integrate environmental public health and environmental justice perspectives. At these sites, exposure scenarios from environmental contamination over time by multiple chemicals, often involving different environmental matrices, are complex…
Mortality rates from asbestos-related diseases in Italy during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
Background and aim: Patients with interstitial lung diseases, including asbestosis, showed high susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a high risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms. Italy, highly impacted by asbestos-related diseases, in 2020 was among the European countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases. The mortality related to malignant mesotheliomas and asbestosis in 2020 and its relationship with COVID-19 in Italy are investigated.…
Residential greenness and birth outcomes
Introduction: Residential green space is increasingly recognized as a potential protective factor for maternal and neonatal health, yet the evidence regarding its association with low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) remains inconsistent. Existing reviews differ substantially in exposure assessment, analytical methods, and reporting standards. The objective of this umbrella review was to evaluate the strength and coherence of current ev…
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Asbestos (4 works) · Epidemiology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Occupational and environmental lung diseases (4 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works)