Biogeographical Characterization of the Bryological Flora of the “Montagna di Torricchio” Nature Reserve (Central Italy)

Abstract. The geographic distribution of earthquake effects quantified in terms of macroseismic intensities, the so-called macroseismic field, provides basic information for several applications including source characterization of pre-instrumental earthquakes and risk analysis. Macroseismic fields of past earthquakes as inferred from historical documentation may present spatial gaps, due to the incompleteness of the available information. We present a probabilistic approach aimed at integrating incomplete intensity distributions by considering the Bayesian combination of estimates provided by intensity prediction equations (IPEs) and data documented at nearby localities, accounting for the relevant uncertainties and the discrete and ordinal nature of intensity values. The performance of the proposed methodology is tested at 28 Italian localities with long and rich seismic histories and for two well-known strong earthquakes (i.e., 1980 southern Italy and 2009 central Italy events). A possible application of the approach is also illustrated relative to a 16th-century earthquake in the northern Apennines.

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Hydrodynamic and isotopic characterization of a site contaminated by chlorinated solvents: Chienti River Valley, Central Italy

Applied Geochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.09.012 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 164-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Marco Petitta ◽

Eva Pacioni ◽

Chiara Sbarbati ◽

Gianni Corvatta ◽

Marco Fanelli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Central Italy ◽

Chlorinated Solvents ◽

River Valley ◽

Isotopic Characterization ◽

A Site

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Workflow of Digital Field Mapping and Drone-Aided Survey for the Identification and Characterization of Capable Faults: The Case of a Normal Fault System in the Monte Nerone Area (Northern Apennines, Italy)

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ◽

10.3390/ijgi9110616 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 616

Author(s):

Mauro De Donatis ◽

Mauro Alberti ◽

Mattia Cipicchia ◽

Nelson Muñoz Guerrero ◽

Giulio F. Pappafico ◽

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Keyword(s):

Central Italy ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Normal Fault ◽

Field Work ◽

Digital Data ◽

Fault System ◽

Seismic Profiles ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

Recent Earthquakes

Field work on the search and characterization of ground effects of a historical earthquake (i.e., the Cagli earthquake in 1781) was carried out using terrestrial and aerial digital tools. The method of capturing, organizing, storing, and elaborating digital data is described herein, proposing a possible workflow starting from pre-field project organization, through reiteration of field and intermediate laboratory work, to final interpretation and synthesis. The case of one of the most important seismic events in the area of the northern Umbria–Marche Apennines provided the opportunity to test the method with both postgraduate students and researchers. The main result of this work was the mapping of a capable normal fault system with a great number of observations, as well as a large amount of data, from difficult outcrop areas. A GIS map and a three-dimensional (3D) model, with the integration of subsurface data (i.e., seismic profiles and recent earthquake distribution information), allowed for a new interpretation of an extensional tectonic regime of this Apennines sector, similar to one of the southernmost areas of central Italy where recent earthquakes occurred on 2016.

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Site and building characterization of the Orvieto Cathedral (Umbria, Central Italy) by electrical resistivity tomography and single-station ambient vibration measurements

Engineering Geology ◽

10.1016/j.enggeo.2019.105195 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 260 ◽

pp. 105195 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alessandro Giocoli ◽

Salomon Hailemikael ◽

Jessica Bellanova ◽

Giuseppe Calamita ◽

Angela Perrone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electrical Resistivity ◽

Electrical Resistivity Tomography ◽

Central Italy ◽

Ambient Vibration ◽

Resistivity Tomography ◽

Vibration Measurements ◽

Single Station ◽

Ambient Vibration Measurements

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Geochemical characterization of the ground waters from the former Hg-mining area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Mt. Amiata, central Italy): criticalities and perspectives for the reclamation process

Italian Journal of Geosciences ◽

10.3301/ijg.2015.03 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 134 (2) ◽

pp. 304-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Orlando Vaselli ◽

Barbara Nisi ◽

Daniele Rappuoli ◽

Francesco Bianchi ◽

Jacopo Cabassi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Central Italy ◽

Mining Area ◽

Geochemical Characterization ◽

Ground Waters ◽

Hg Mining ◽

Reclamation Process

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Major and trace element characterization of Oceanic Anoxic Event 1d (OAE 1d): Insight from the Umbria-Marche Basin, central Italy

Chemical Geology ◽

10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119834 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 557 ◽

pp. 119834

Author(s):

G. Gambacorta ◽

C. Bottini ◽

H.-J. Brumsack ◽

B. Schnetger ◽

E. Erba

Keyword(s):

Trace Element ◽

Central Italy ◽

Oceanic Anoxic Event ◽

Anoxic Event

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Check-list of Vertebrates in the “Tenuta dei Massimi” nature reserve (Rome, central Italy) with some remarks on local conservation priorities

Natural History Sciences ◽

10.4081/nhs.2014.23 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Corrado Battisti

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Central Italy ◽

Conservation Priorities ◽

Check List ◽

Local Conservation ◽

Mosaic Landscape ◽

Data Set ◽

Species Of Conservation Concern ◽

Bibliographic Data ◽

Conservation Concern

We reported a complete check-list of Vertebrates for the “Tenuta dei Massimi” nature reserve, a protected area well representing a remnant agro-forest heterogeneous mosaic landscape of the “Campagna Romana”. Data were obtained from a large original and bibliographic data-set on a large time-span (1991-2012). This reserve represents an area with a high value of species richness when compared to the surrounding metropolitan areas, also including a large number of species of conservation concern at different scales. We obtained evidences for the occurrence of 141 species (one fish, six amphibians, 12 reptiles, 101 birds, 21 mammals). Among them, some species are of conservation concern at European, regional or local scale. Further research should be focused on a set of fragmentation-sensitive species to verify the long-term viability of their local small populations [e.g. Hyla intermedia Boulenger, 1882, Bufo lineatus Ninni, 1879, Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758), Sorex samniticus Altobello, 1926)].

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Characterization of A Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Outbreak in A Workplace Canteen during the Post-Earthquake Reconstruction of Central Italy

Toxins ◽

10.3390/toxins10120523 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 523 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Fabrizia Guidi ◽

Anna Duranti ◽

Silvia Gallina ◽

Yacine Nia ◽

Annalisa Petruzzelli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Central Italy ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Food Poisoning ◽

Emergency Situation ◽

Reference Laboratory ◽

Single Strain ◽

Nasal Swabs ◽

Coagulase Positive Staphylococci ◽

Earthquake Reconstruction

In summer 2017, a foodborne outbreak occurred in Central Italy, involving 26 workers employed in the post-earthquake reconstruction. After eating a meal provided by a catering service, they manifested gastrointestinal symptoms; 23 of them were hospitalized. The retrospective cohort study indicated the pasta salad as the most likely vehicle of poisoning. Foods, environmental samples, and food handlers’ nasal swabs were collected. Bacillus cereus (Bc) and coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) including S. aureus, together with their toxins, were the targets of the analysis. CPS, detected in all the leftovers, exceeded 105 CFU/g in the pasta salad, in which we found Staphylococcal Enterotoxins (SEs) (0.033 ng SEA/g; 0.052 ng SED/g). None of the environmental and human swabs showed contamination. We characterized 23 S. aureus from foods. They all belonged to the human biotype, showed the same toxigenic profile (sea, sed, sej, and ser genes), and had the same Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern; none of them harbored mecA or mupA genes. We also detected Bc contamination in the pasta salad but none of the isolates harbored the ces gene for the emetic toxin cereulide. The EU Reference Laboratory for CPS confirmed the case as a strong-evidence outbreak caused by the ingestion of SEs produced by a single strain of S. aureus carried by the same human source. This outbreak was successfully investigated despite the emergency situation in which it occurred.

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