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Regular Article

Smartchoice: a decision app for chemical handheld detectors

Patrick Wengler, Guglielmo Manenti and Andrea Malizia

Published online: 26 June 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06386-x

Open Access

Regular Article

Evaluation of an innovative proposal for the integration of chemical sensors with SPME fibers on UAVs, for forensic, military, and civil applications

Morela Strano, Damiano Ricci, Maria Cristina Pigro, Luca Martellucci, Pasquale Gaudio, Andrea Malizia and Daniele Di Giovanni

Published online: 04 April 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06157-8

Open Access

Regular Article

Design for enhanced gamma radiation detection prototype: a comprehensive approach

Pio Ciro Aspetti, Luca Martellucci, Riccardo Quaranta, Guglielmo Manenti and Andrea Malizia

Published online: 04 April 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06158-7

Regular Article

Oral cavity damage as a potential health risk from germicidal UV lamp use in occupational and emergency situations

Vincenzo Camisa, Salvatore Zaffina, Elena Solfaroli Camillocci, Davide Ciucci, Gian Marco Contessa, Emanuele Coscia, Reparata Rosa Di Prinzio, Annapaola Santoro, Maria Rosaria Vinci, Massimo Borra and Vittorio Cannatà

Published online: 26 March 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06190-7

Open Access

Regular Article

Investigation of explosives traces in pre-blast contamination scenarios using optimised wet swab sampling

Christopher W. Becher, Sarah Milne and Peter M. Kaul

Published online: 28 January 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-05985-y

Regular Article

Operational issues related to the proton beam interactions in the SORGENTINA-RF’s fusion ion source

Gian Marco Contessa, Alessio Del Dotto, Marco D’Arienzo, Ranieri Marinari, Agostina Orefice, Antonino Pietropaolo and the SRF-Collaboration

Published online: 08 January 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05904-7

Regular Article

An autonomous IoT monitoring unit for radiological and nuclear emergency management

Andrea Chierici, Riccardo Ciolini, Debora Siqueira Nascimento and Francesco d’Errico

Published online: 08 January 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05936-z

Regular Article

A rapid radiation epidemiology tool for the analysis of the propagation of radiation following a radiological dispersal device explosion

Riccardo Quaranta, Gian Marco Ludovici, Luca Romano, Guglielmo Manenti and Andrea Malizia

Published online: 19 December 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05905-6

Regular Article

Setup of a method supporting the adoption of a regeneration strategy for FFP2 masks used by rescuers during the Covid-19 emergency

Edoardo Cavalieri d’Oro, Claudio De Maio, Giovanardi Samuele, Gabriele Candiani, Nina Bono, Marco Miceli and Mariapia Pedeferri

Published online: 28 November 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05756-1

Regular Article

Nutraceutical recommendations for CBRN and emergency first responders during an airborne biological release incident

Jean-Marie Zimmer, Stefania Moramarco and Mariachiara Carestia

Published online: 21 November 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05673-3

Regular Article

Unveiling disaster: exploring dam failures and CBRNe events in Brazil and beyond

Elí Cristina Caçador, Susana de Souza Lalic, Veridiana Teixeira de Souza Martins, Cassiano Oliveira de Souza and Francesco d’Errico

Published online: 30 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05671-5

Open Access

Regular Article

Determination and analysis of spectral fluorescence cross-sections of bacteria aerosols

Karin Grünewald, Thomas Hall, Lea Fellner, Arne Walter, Marian Kraus, Frank Wilsenack and Frank Duschek

Published online: 28 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05728-5

Regular Article

Fire scenario in a nuclear medicine department: an impact assessment

Marco D’Arienzo, Gian Marco Contessa, Maria Antonietta D’Avanzo, Massimo Mattozzi, Angela Coniglio, Sandro Sandri, Domenico Giovannetti, Edoardo Cavalieri d’Oro and Francesco Campanella

Published online: 21 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05680-4

Open Access

Regular Article

Thermal cross section of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogels for neutron dose calculation

Margherita Simoni, Carla Andreani, Laura Fazi, Emiliano Fratini, Teresa Guaragnone, Matthew Krzystyniak, Anna Prioriello, Roberto Senesi and Giovanni Romanelli

Published online: 17 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05644-8

Open Access

Regular Article

Testing and results of an open-source radiation epidemiology model using the Goiânia accident

Riccardo Quaranta, Gian Marco Ludovici, Luca Romano, Guglielmo Manenti and Andrea Malizia

Published online: 09 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05647-5

Regular Article

Evaluation of a possible dirty bomb explosion scenario: enforcement of d.lgs. 101/2020, of NBCRe civil defence plan and of Lombardy guidelines

Roberta Corrao, Andrea Malizia, Giovanni Magrotti, Paolo Peerani and Lorenzo Di Cesare

Published online: 09 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05645-7

Open Access

Regular Article

Advancing early detection of biological events by digital holographic microscopy and simulation of microorganisms

Alessandro Molani, Béla Mihalik, Francesca Pennati, Praveen Rahi, Anna Mező, János Pálhalmi, Andrea Aliverti and Györgyi Bela

Published online: 09 October 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05672-4

Regular Article

Emergency management in a Nuclear Medicine Department: flooding scenario

Gian Marco Contessa, Marco D’Arienzo, Maria Antonietta D’Avanzo, Nicola Pace, Patrick Micheli, Anna Sarnelli, Vittorio Cannatà, Gennaro Venoso and Francesco Campanella

Published online: 06 September 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05551-y

Open Access

Regular Article

Experimental assessment of counterfog bioaerosol fast sampler for virus detection and decontamination

José Luis Pérez-Díaz, Cristina del Álamo Toraño, Antonio Alcamí, Ángela Vázquez-Calvo, Gil Rodríguez-Caravaca, Pablo Mendez-Vigo, Juan Sánchez García-Casarrubios, África Sanchiz, Rocío Martín, Bruno Hernáez et al. (8 more)

Published online: 06 September 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05441-3

Regular Article

Utilization and development of evacuation time estimates in wide-area evacuation planning for nuclear disasters in Japan

Teruhiko Yoneyama, Tomoka Koyama, Kei Miyanoue, Hiroaki Goto and Mito Nishioka

Published online: 02 September 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05587-0

Open Access

Regular Article

Critical infrastructure monitoring in CBRNe scenarios: a reliable and robust communication network for distributed multimodal sensors

Sebastian Sporrer, Norman Niemann and Christof Hammer

Published online: 02 September 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05583-4

Open Access

Review

Catalysis and decontamination: a versatile tool in the safe and sustainable degradation of chemical warfare agents

Stefano Econdi, Alessandro Caselli, Stefano Marchesi, Fabio Carniato, Chiara Bisio and Matteo Guidotti

Published online: 02 September 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05582-5

Open Access

Regular Article

Recent improvements in the novel approach to the fast detection of surface contaminations

Frank Wilsenack, Fabian Meyer, Yuri V. Flores, Marko Haertelt, Mario Adelhardt and Arne Ficks

Published online: 21 August 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05499-z

Regular Article

How familiar is the population of Southeast Serbia with the biosafety procedures for collecting, preparing and preserving wild plants from their surroundings

D. Jovanovic, B. Koturevic, A. Ljustina and A. Brankovic

Published online: 07 August 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05500-9

Open Access

Regular Article

Building risk assessment methodology for explosive and non-conventional terrorist attacks

Marco Carbonelli, Riccardo Quaranta, Pasquale Gaudio, Daniele Di Giovanni, Grace P. Xerri, Andrea Malizia and Laura Gratta

Published online: 01 August 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05422-6

Open Access

Regular Article

Calibration HPGe detector using IAEA-U source for CBRNe

Debora Siqueira Nascimento, Andrea Chierici, Riccardo Ciolini, Stefano Chiappini, Francesco d’Errico and Massimo Chiappini

Published online: 25 July 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05417-3

Regular Article

Evaluation of the permanence of benzene on solid material with GC–MS analytical techniques, at time intervals

Claudio De Maio

Published online: 19 July 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05410-w

Regular Article

Digital chain of custody innovation management roadmap

Gabriel Pestana and Souzanna Sofou

Published online: 19 July 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05420-8

Open Access

Regular Article

Toward biodefence: a framework for the mitigation of malicious threats to livestock production enterprises in Australia

Deborah Evans, Michael Coole and David J. Brooks

Published online: 02 July 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05383-w

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Focus Point on CBRNE Events: Prevention, Mitigation, Consequences and Recovery

Smartchoice: a decision app for chemical handheld detectors

Evaluation of an innovative proposal for the integration of chemical sensors with SPME fibers on UAVs, for forensic, military, and civil applications

Design for enhanced gamma radiation detection prototype: a comprehensive approach

Oral cavity damage as a potential health risk from germicidal UV lamp use in occupational and emergency situations

Investigation of explosives traces in pre-blast contamination scenarios using optimised wet swab sampling

Operational issues related to the proton beam interactions in the SORGENTINA-RF’s fusion ion source

An autonomous IoT monitoring unit for radiological and nuclear emergency management

A rapid radiation epidemiology tool for the analysis of the propagation of radiation following a radiological dispersal device explosion

Setup of a method supporting the adoption of a regeneration strategy for FFP2 masks used by rescuers during the Covid-19 emergency

Nutraceutical recommendations for CBRN and emergency first responders during an airborne biological release incident

Unveiling disaster: exploring dam failures and CBRNe events in Brazil and beyond

Determination and analysis of spectral fluorescence cross-sections of bacteria aerosols

Fire scenario in a nuclear medicine department: an impact assessment

Thermal cross section of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogels for neutron dose calculation

Testing and results of an open-source radiation epidemiology model using the Goiânia accident

Evaluation of a possible dirty bomb explosion scenario: enforcement of d.lgs. 101/2020, of NBCRe civil defence plan and of Lombardy guidelines

Advancing early detection of biological events by digital holographic microscopy and simulation of microorganisms

Emergency management in a Nuclear Medicine Department: flooding scenario

Experimental assessment of counterfog bioaerosol fast sampler for virus detection and decontamination

Utilization and development of evacuation time estimates in wide-area evacuation planning for nuclear disasters in Japan

Critical infrastructure monitoring in CBRNe scenarios: a reliable and robust communication network for distributed multimodal sensors

Catalysis and decontamination: a versatile tool in the safe and sustainable degradation of chemical warfare agents

Recent improvements in the novel approach to the fast detection of surface contaminations

How familiar is the population of Southeast Serbia with the biosafety procedures for collecting, preparing and preserving wild plants from their surroundings

Building risk assessment methodology for explosive and non-conventional terrorist attacks

Calibration HPGe detector using IAEA-U source for CBRNe

Evaluation of the permanence of benzene on solid material with GC–MS analytical techniques, at time intervals

Digital chain of custody innovation management roadmap

Toward biodefence: a framework for the mitigation of malicious threats to livestock production enterprises in Australia

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