The World Health Organization estimates that 100 thousand people in the world die every year from asbestos-related cancers and more than 300 thousand European citizens are expected to die from asbestos-related mesothelioma by 2030. Both the European and the Italian legislations have banned the manufacture, importation, processing and distribution in commerce of asbestos-containing products and have recommended action plans for the safe removal of asbestos from public and private buildings (Frassi et al., 2014). In fact, asbestos has been used for decades in the construction industry for thermal and fire insulation. Moreover, the fibers were often mixed with cement (asbestos-cement) into prefabricated elements, corrugated roofing sheets or tiles. In this context, Italy banned the production and use of asbestos in 1992 with the Law 257/92 (AA.VV., 1992) and provided guidelines to map areas containing asbestos fibers with the National Decree 101/2003 (AA.VV., 2003), in accordance with the European recommendations to support action plans for the safe removal of asbestos from public and private buildings. In the past, remote sensing technologies were tested for the detection of asbestos-containing materials in asbestos-cement roofing. Several research activities were carried out using the Multispectral Infrared and Visible Imaging Spectrometer (MIVIS) for mapping asbestos-cement roofs (Basile et al., 2012) and for monitoring its deterioration status (Bassani et al., 2007). In the last twenty years of CNR-IIA remote sensing activity, by the use of MIVIS sensor about 7 kmq (of 45.000 kmq analysed surface) of asbestos roofing have been detected. With the introduction of a new generation of satellite sensors, operating in the VIS-NIR and SWIR spectral ranges with medium/high spatial resolution, it is possible to hypothesize their use in the distinction of the different roofs. This paper describes new potential to map asbestos-cement roofing with Worlview-3 remote sensed data.
PROSPECTS OF USE SATELLITE REMOTE SENSED DATA FOR ASBESTOS-CEMENT ROOFS MAPPING
Alessia Allegrini;Giuliano Fontinovo;Rosamaria Salvatori;Alessandro Mei
2018
Abstract
The World Health Organization estimates that 100 thousand people in the world die every year from asbestos-related cancers and more than 300 thousand European citizens are expected to die from asbestos-related mesothelioma by 2030. Both the European and the Italian legislations have banned the manufacture, importation, processing and distribution in commerce of asbestos-containing products and have recommended action plans for the safe removal of asbestos from public and private buildings (Frassi et al., 2014). In fact, asbestos has been used for decades in the construction industry for thermal and fire insulation. Moreover, the fibers were often mixed with cement (asbestos-cement) into prefabricated elements, corrugated roofing sheets or tiles. In this context, Italy banned the production and use of asbestos in 1992 with the Law 257/92 (AA.VV., 1992) and provided guidelines to map areas containing asbestos fibers with the National Decree 101/2003 (AA.VV., 2003), in accordance with the European recommendations to support action plans for the safe removal of asbestos from public and private buildings. In the past, remote sensing technologies were tested for the detection of asbestos-containing materials in asbestos-cement roofing. Several research activities were carried out using the Multispectral Infrared and Visible Imaging Spectrometer (MIVIS) for mapping asbestos-cement roofs (Basile et al., 2012) and for monitoring its deterioration status (Bassani et al., 2007). In the last twenty years of CNR-IIA remote sensing activity, by the use of MIVIS sensor about 7 kmq (of 45.000 kmq analysed surface) of asbestos roofing have been detected. With the introduction of a new generation of satellite sensors, operating in the VIS-NIR and SWIR spectral ranges with medium/high spatial resolution, it is possible to hypothesize their use in the distinction of the different roofs. This paper describes new potential to map asbestos-cement roofing with Worlview-3 remote sensed data.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
