Characterization of Ångström's turbidity parameters in the Po Valley area for summer conditions of the atmosphere

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. V. De Santis ◽  
C. Tomasi ◽  
V. Vitale
Keyword(s):  
Po Valley ◽  
Valley Area

scholarly journals Characterization of necrophagus entomofauna in a typical agricultural area in Emilia-Romagna region (Northern Italy)

Entomologia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Calzolari ◽  
F. Defilippo ◽  
G. Zani ◽  
M. Colombo ◽  
M. Dottori
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Entomology ◽  
Interval Estimation ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Agricultural Area ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Po Valley ◽  
Flying Insects ◽  
Emilia Romagna Region ◽  
Pig Carcasses

This study presents a checklist of Dipterans and Coleopterans accountable for carrion decay in the Po Valley (Italy), a contribution to the Forensic Entomology knowledge in Italy. Insects colonizing two pig carcasses in an agricultural area in Mezzani municipality (Parma, Northern Italy) were sampled by pitfall traps and original Malaise-like traps, which allowed the sampling of a very relevant number of flying insects. A checklist of 57 taxa was obtained, of which 26 were considered of forensic importance. For the latter the arrival time of adult specimens on the carcasses was recorded, as an important parameter in minimum post mortem interval estimation. Dipterans (6141 specimens) were the most common insects; the fastest specimens to detect and colonize the carcass belonged to the Calliphoridae family, while Fanniidae and Muscidae infested the carrion until completion of the skeletal stage. Coleopterans appeared later (308 adult specimens and 114 larvae were captured). Staphylinidae, Dermestidae, and Histeridae were the most common coleopterans sampled in this study.

Agronomic characterization of some Crambe abyssinica genotypes in a locality of the Po Valley

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Fontana ◽  
L Lazzeri ◽  
L Malaguti ◽  
S Galletti
Keyword(s):  
Crambe Abyssinica ◽  
Po Valley

scholarly journals Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning Aspects of the COVID-19 Outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beniamino Murgante ◽  
Giuseppe Borruso ◽  
Ginevra Balletto ◽  
Paolo Castiglia ◽  
Marco Dettori
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Association ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Po Valley ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Valley Area ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Related Mortality

COVID-19 hit Italy in February 2020 after its outbreak in China at the beginning of January. Why was Italy first among the Western countries? What are the conditions that made Italy more vulnerable and the first target of this disease? What characteristics and diffusion patterns could be highlighted and hypothesized from its outbreak to the end of March 2020, after containment measures, including a national lockdown, were introduced? In this paper, we try to provide some answers to these questions, analyzing the issue from medical, geographical and planning points of view. With reference to the Italian case, we observed the phenomenon in terms of the spatial diffusion process and by observing the relation between the epidemic and various environmental elements. In particular, we started from a hypothesis of the comparable economic, geographical, climatic and environmental conditions of the areas of Wuhan (in the Hubei Province in China, where the epidemic broke out) and the Po Valley area (in Italy) where most cases and deaths were registered. Via an ecological approach, we compared the spatial distribution and pattern of COVID-19-related mortality in Italy with several geographical, environmental and socio-economic variables at a Provincial level, analyzing them by means of spatial analytical techniques such as LISA (Local Indicators of Spatial Association). Possible evidence arose relating to COVID-19 cases and Nitrogen-related pollutants and land take, particularly in the Po Valley area.

Characterization of a local aerosol on a rural site of the Po Valley

1982 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 361-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Fuzzi ◽  
M. Mariotti ◽  
G. Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Site ◽  
Po Valley

Characterization of omphacite jade from the Po valley, Piedmont, Italy

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Adamo ◽  
Alessandro Pavese ◽  
Loredana Prosperi ◽  
Valeria Diella ◽  
David Ajó ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Po Valley

scholarly journals Characterization of total ecosystem-scale biogenic VOC exchange at a Mediterranean oak–hornbeam forest

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 7171-7194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Schallhart ◽  
Pekka Rantala ◽  
Eiko Nemitz ◽  
Ditte Taipale ◽  
Ralf Tillmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Transfer Reaction ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Dew Point ◽  
Downward Flux ◽  
Po Valley ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Biogenic Voc ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Upward Flux

Abstract. Recently, the number and amount of biogenically emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has been discussed in great detail. Depending on the ecosystem, the published number varies between a dozen and several hundred compounds. We present ecosystem exchange fluxes from a mixed oak–hornbeam forest in the Po Valley, Italy. The fluxes were measured by a proton transfer reaction-time-of-flight (PTR-ToF) mass spectrometer and calculated using the eddy covariance (EC) method. Detectable fluxes were observed for up to 29 compounds, dominated by isoprene, which comprised over 60 % of the total upward flux (on a molar basis). The daily average of the total VOC upward flux was 10.4 nmol m−2 s−1. Methanol had the highest concentration and accounted for the largest downward flux. Methanol seemed to be deposited to dew, as the downward flux happened in the early morning, right after the calculated surface temperature came closest to the calculated dew point temperature.We estimated that up to 30 % of the upward flux of methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and methacrolein (MACR) originated from atmospheric oxidation of isoprene. A comparison between two methods for the flux detection (manual and automated) was made. Their respective advantages and disadvantages were discussed and the differences in their results shown. Both provide comparable results.

scholarly journals Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning aspects of the Covid-19 outbreak

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beniamino Murgante ◽  
Giuseppe Borruso ◽  
Ginevra Balletto ◽  
Paolo Castiglia ◽  
Marco Dettori
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Spatial Association ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Po Valley ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Valley Area ◽  
Related Mortality

The Covid-19 has hit Italy in February 2020 after its outbreak in China at the beginning of January. But why Italy first among Western countries? What are the conditions that made Italy more vulnerable and the first target of such disease? What characteristics and what diffusion patterns could be highlighted and hypothesized, from the outbreak to the end of March 2020, after containment measures - including a national lock down – were introduced? In this paper we try to provide some answers to these questions, analyzing the issue from the medical, geographical and planning points of view. In particular, we started from a hypothesis of very similar economic, geographical, climatic and environmental conditions of the areas of Wuhan – in Hubei Province in China, the outbreak of the epidemics – and the Po Valley area – in Italy – where most cases and deaths were registered. Adopting an ecological approach, we compared the spatial distribution and pattern of Covid-19-related mortality in Italy with several geographical, environmental and socio-economic variables at Provincial level, analyzing them by means of spatial analytical techniques as LISA – Local Indicators of Spatial Association. Possible evidence relating Covid-19 cases and Nitrogen-related pollutants and land take arise, particularly in the Po Valley area.

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