Carissimi Associati SGI,
Carissimi Soci Società Associate,
su indicazione del Dott. Fabrizio Bardelli (CNR - Istituto di Nanotecnologia), segnaliamo l'apertura della call for abstracts della sessione "Medical mineralogy: state of the art and future trends in the study of hazardous natural materials", in programma al prossimo congresso IMA 2026 (Nanjing, 20–24 agosto 2026).
Scadenza per l'invio dei contributi: 15 marzo 2026.
Per maggiori informazioni si rimanda al testo in inglese riportato di seguito.
Cordiali saluti,
La Segreteria SGI
Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to announce that the abstract submission to our session at the IMA conference (Medical mineralogy: state of the art and future trends in the study of hazardous natural materials), is now open.
Session conveners: Alessandro Pacella, Andrea Bloise, Francesco Di Benedetto, Fabrizio Bardelli, Jasmine Rita Petriglieri, Robert Kusiorowski, and Dolores Pereira.
You will find the full description of the session theme at the bottom.
Please, consider submitting your contribution(s) at the following link by March 15 :
https://ima2026.nju.edu.cn/admin/login
The conference will be held in Nanjing (China) during August 20-24, 2026.
We hope to receive your contribution(s) and possibly meet you in presence at the conference!
Best Regards,
The Conveners.
Session 1.2 - Medical mineralogy: state of the art and future trends in the study of hazardous natural materials
Medical Mineralogy is a highly multidisciplinary research area focused at investigating the complex interaction mechanism/s between natural materials and the human body, responsible for pathological conditions.
Natural materials like asbestos, elongate mineral particles, crystalline silica, metals'-containing nanoparticulate, and many more, as well as the soils and rocks containing them, may represent an environmental and health hazard. Processes such as drainage and leaching, along with human activities such as mining operations and landscape modifications, can facilitate the mobilization and dispersion of hazardous mineral phases into environmental matrices including soil, water, and air. Such dispersion may occur directly at the site of natural occurrence, or in areas where these minerals are subjected to industrial processing.
Through a multidisciplinary lens, this session welcomes contributions spanning from the identification and mineralogical characterization to the toxicity and pathogenicity assessment of natural toxicants causing exposure to humans.