The essay requirements • Length: (between 7,500 and 15,000 words)

The essay requirements
• Length: (between 7,500 and 15,000 words)
• Topic: students can choice one among those included in the list (name: essay titles)
uploaded on google drive.
• Structure: The essay must contain:
• In the first page: student name, surname and registration number, plus a short
abstract of the essay contents (300 words);
• Table or figures must be progressively numbered and described into the text;
• List of references and of websites consulted to elaborate the text.
Evaluation criteria
• The essay will be evaluated considering the quality and the originality of its contents, the
coherence with the teacher’s recommendations, and the level of the exposure.
• If students will copy parts of other documents already published, or the whole published
document, the essay will be rejected, and the student should elaborate a new essay to
present in a following exam session.
• An essay without the student’s name, surname and matricula number reported in the
first page will be rejected
Some recommendation
• The essay must be original. It must be the result of a student personal deepening carried
out on the chosen topic.
• When possible, it will be of real interest if the essay will refer to a real context (for
example the student’s Country). For this objective need to collect information and data
regarding that specific context. All sources of data (documents) need to be reported in the
list of references at the bottom of the document.
List of topics for the essays (academic year 2021-22)
1. Primary prevention actions to avoid infectious diseases: describe some examples
2. The principal causes of death in the world today and preventive approaches.
3. Usefulness of descriptive (ecological) studies to understand environmental risk: describe some
examples
4. Biofilm: what it is, how, where and when does it develop. Describe some examples.
5. Dampness and mold growth in the indoor environment: causes, environmental consequences,
health risks: find and describe a case study
6. Describe in depth the contents of the safety data sheet (SDS). Select one chemical and describe its
SDS, focusing on pictograms, hazard, and precautionary statements (CLP regulation)
7. Describe the meaning of dose-response curve. As an example, describe the dose-response curve of
arsenic, or of carbon monoxide.
8. Heat exchange mechanisms of humans. How much important are they?
9. Describe the meaning of thermal stress and decompensation. Describe technical measures to
prevent it in indoor environments.
10. Describe the outdoor environment factors influencing indoor air quality: describe an example
11. Asbestos: uses (in the past and today) and health risks. Describe some examples
12. The olfactory perception in the evaluation of indoor air quality
13. Pesticides: types, uses and health risks. Describe some examples
14. Health effects of particulate matter
15. Gas Radon in indoor environment and its health effects
16. Health risks related to environmental tobacco smoke
17. Health risks related to low indoor temperatures and insulation
18. Health risks related to high indoor temperatures
19. Good practices to reduce indoor air pollution
20. Risk assessment procedure for an environmental pollution due to chemicals