Last 18th March, the researcher Mar Viana, representing IDAEA-CSIC, together with Urban Air Purifier and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya visited the TMCOMAS facilities as the first contact to get to know firsthand the thermal spray coating area, where they will carry out the airborne nanoparticles measures for the LIFE NANOHEALTH project, which started last January.
The visit is part of the activity B1 of the project, which aims to define the levels of concentration and risks posed by process-generated nanoparticles generated in industrial processes, as well as to develop models for simulating the dispersion of these particles in indoor air and draw up engineering measures for minimising process-generated nanoparticles in the industry.
LIFE NANOHEALTH project, funded by the LIFE Programme Environment and Resource Efficiency of the European Commission with the reference: LIFE20 ENV/ES/000187, aims to enhance the occupational health of people who work in industrial environments and who have nanoparticles exposure.
The project, coordinated by ITC-AICE, has the participation of the Environmental Geochemistry and Atmospheric Research (EGAR) group from the IDAEA-CSIC, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UNIMAT Prevención and the companies Urban Air Purifier, Cerámica Saloni and TMCOMAS,
Moreover, it has the advice of public administrations and entities such as the Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo (INSST) and the Institut Valencià de Seguretat i Salut en el Treball (INVASSAT), as well as the European cluster NanoSafety.
The project LIFE NANOHEALTH will conclude in 2024 and has a funding of €1,533,563, of which the European Commission co-finances 55%.
