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Research activity
LARMA
Research activity Context and motivation of the
research
The LARMA group leads research aimed to
investigate the main drivers of atmospheric The LARMA research approach is transdisciplinary: it
pollution by modelling and monitoring tools, to aims to bring together different forms of knowledge to
assess population exposure to risk factors, to understand the most urgent environmental problems
perform environmental monitoring by remote under a broader perspective and it has among its goals
sensing and meteorological in-situ observations. the identification of the appropriate solutions through a
Finally LARMA coordinates the environmental sustainable approach.
sustainability actions within UniMORE.
Impact on society National and international
academic relationships regarding
The LARMA delivers high impact research:
this granted a collaboration with the the activity
University of Helsinki and ISAC-CNR
(outstanding centres for atmospheric Among the various active research collaborations,the
research), for hosting in the LARMA main on-going ones are with ISAC-CNR, INGV, INAIL
premises a monitoring activity on airborne at a national level, and with University of KU-Leuven
atmospheric nanoparticles in the Po valley (Belgium), INAR - University of Helsinki, EMPA (Zurich)
during the lockdown for the SARS-CoV-2 at an International level.
pandemic.
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