Day 1 – Monday September 9
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome to the EMU 2019 School
-local authorities
-dr. Ruggero Vigliaturo (USA) and prof. A.F. Gualtieri (Italy), Chairs
-dott. Riccardo Rota (Italy), Dean Sobrero
-prof. R. Oberti (Italy), representative EMU
Session 1.1 – Chair: R. Oberti (Italy)
9:30 – 10:00 Introduction to the global issue of Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) – A.F. Gualtieri (Italy)
10:00 – 10:45 Serpentine asbestos – E. Belluso (Italy)
10:45 – 11:15 coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 Amphibole asbestos: structure, properties, history – G. Della Ventura (Italy)
12:00 – 12:45 Fibrous amphiboles in the natural environment with special attention to the cases in the US – M. Harper (USA)
12:45 – 13:30 Fibrous-asbestiform erionite: structure, properties, history – P. Ballirano (Italy)
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 Introduction to the optical microscopy of mineral fibres – R. Compagnoni (Italy)
15:00 – 15:30 coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 Practical session on optical microscopy in the microscopy rooms of the Sobrero Institute – R. Compagnoni (Italy)
17:00 – 17:45 Open discussion – summary
18:30 Social event -Visit to “Magnoberta”, invited lecture A.F. Gualtieri (Italy) and dinner @Filarmonica (Together with the Rotaract – Rotary Club of Casale) (Casale)
Day 2 – Tuesday September 10
Session 2.1 – Chair:E. Belluso (Italy)
9:00 – 10:00 Introduction to SEM – R. Vigliaturo (USA)
10:00 – 11:00 Examples of application of SEM to NOA with special attention to the Valmalenco case – A. Cavallo (Italy)
11:00 – 11:30 coffee break
11:30 – 12:15 Vibrational spectroscopy of mineral fibres – G. Della Ventura (Italy)
12:15 – 13:00 Definitions in the world of mineral fibres – M. Harper (USA)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 Introduction to TEM – R. Vigliaturo (USA)
15:00 – 15:30 coffee break
15:30 – 16:30 Examples of application of TEM to NOA – M. Bailey (USA)
16:30 – 17:15 How far beyond the limits of TEM … – R. Vigliaturo (USA)
17:15 – 17:45 Open discussion – summary
Session 2.2 chair: D. Degiovanni (Italy)
17:45 – 19:00 – Round Table, science communication – Meeting the citizen, meeting the scientists.
20:00 Social event – Dinner @Candiani Hotel (Casale)
Day 3 – Wednesday September 11
Session 3.1 – Chair: M. Harper (USA)
9:00 – 9:30 The application of chemolithoautotrophic microbe-mineral surface processes to asbestos bioremediation – I. Pérez-Rodríguez (USA)
9:30 – 10:00 Microbe-mineral interactions between Thermovibrio ammonificans, a deep-sea vent microbe, and asbestos minerals – Jessica K. Choi (USA)
10:00 – 10:45 Pathogenicity mechanisms in vivo – F. Belpoggi (Italy)
10:30 – 10:45 coffee break
10:45 – 11:45 Malignant mesothelioma due to environmental exposure – C. Magnani (Italy)
11:45 – 12:45 Asbestos-related diseases epidemiology and surveillance systems – A. Marinaccio (Italy)
12:45 – 20:30 Field trip to the Balangero Mine with lunch break on site
Day 4 – Thursday September 12
Session 4.1 – Chair: R. Vigliaturo (USA)
9:00 – 10:00 The Malenco serpentinite and its asbestos occurrences – R. Gieré (USA)
10:00 – 10:45 Surface properties and dissolution of mineral fibres – A. Pacella (Italy)
10:45 – Departure to Torino
12:00 – 14:00 Short tour of the city of Torino and lunch
14:00 Reception at the Centro Scansetti (UNITO) and visit at the building of the Rector of the University of Torino
14:15 – 15:15 Surface properties of mineral fibres – F. Turci (Italy)
15:15 – 16:00 The long and winding road towards the assessment of mineral fiber carcinogenicity – B. Fubini (Italy)
16:00 departure back to Casale Monferrato
18:15 – 19:45 Visit to the Eternot Park
21:00 Social event – Dinner @Convento (Trino)
Day 5 – Friday September 13
Session 5.1 – Chair: A. Cavallo (Italy)
9:30 – 10:00 FPTI: a general model to predict the toxicity of mineral fibres ‐ A.F. Gualtieri (Italy)
10:00 – 10:30 NOA and tunnel excavation in Italy – L. Gaggero (Italy)
10:30 – 11:00 Asbestiform antigorite from New Caledonia – J.R. Petriglieri (Italy)
11:00 – 11:30 coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Fibrous glaucophane in the blue scists of California and the CDR project – M. Bailey (USA)
12:30 – 13:00 Community Risk Perceptions during the Remediation of the Ambler Asbestos Superfund Sites – R. Pepino (USA)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 14:45 An integrated approach to predict NOA content in complex geological context: From the geological model to the “NOA-petrofacies – F. Piana (Italy)
14:45 -15:15 Petrography of NOA in the Ligurian Alps: an integrated multi-technique approach to mineral recognition – L. Barale (Italy)
15:15 – 16:00 New tools and solutions for the evaluation and management of asbestos-related risk during excavation in NOA setting – F. Turci (Italy)
16:00 – 16:30 Concluding remarks & Future research trends
16:30 – Farewell reception at Casale Monferrato Castle – within the Fortified Tower.