Leaching
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Surface reactivity of Etna volcanic ash and evaluation of health risks
, Science of the Total Environment, 761, 143248, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143248
, - (2021),
Experimental design and data relevance in a volcanic ash-leachate health study: Letter to the Editor re. Barone et al. (2021) ‘Surface reactivity of Etna volcanic ash and evaluation of health risks’ (STOTEN-143248)
, Science of the Total Environment, 804, 150076, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150076
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Physicochemical or geochemical
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Bioaccessible arsenic in soil of thermal areas of Viterbo, Central Italy: implications for human health risk
, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 1-21, 10.1007/s10653-021-00914-1
, - (2019),
Anomalous concentrations of arsenic, fluoride and radon in volcanic-sedimentary aquifers from central Italy: Quality indexes for management of the water resource
, Environmental Pollution, 253, 525-537, 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.063
, - (2017),
The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy
, Journal of Applied Volcanology, 6(1): 12, 10.1186/s13617-017-0063-8
, - (2014),
Trace elements in scalp hair of children chronically exposed to volcanic activity (Mt. Etna, Italy)
, Science of the Total Environment, 470-471,117-126, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.058
, - (2011),
Enduring fluoride health hazard for the Vesuvius Area population: the case of AD 79 Herculaneum
, PLOS ONE, 6(6), e21085, 10.1371/journal.pone.0021085
, - (2011),
Salinity variations in the water resources fed by the Etnean volcanic aquifers (Sicily, Italy): natural vs. anthropogenic causes
, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 173(1-4), 431-446, 10.1007/s10661-010-1397-4
, - (2010),
Hazardous gas blowouts from shallow wells in the Colli Albani volcanic complex (Rome, Italy)
, Water-Rock Interaction XIII, Cleveland, OH: CRC Press, 913-916, Birkle, P., Torres-Alvarado, I.S
, - (2010),
A physico-chemical assessment of the health hazard of Mt. Vesuvius volcanic ash
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 191(3-4), 222-232, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.01.014
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Arsenic content in drinking-water supplies of an important volcanic aquifer in central Italy
, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 92(3), 509-520, 10.1080/02772240903036121
, - (2010),
Chemical composition of precipitation at Mt. Vesuvius and Vulcano Island, Italy: volcanological and environmental implications
, Environmental Earth Sciences, 61(1), 159- 171, 10.1007/s12665-009-0333-9
, - (2009),
Influence of hydrostratigraphy and structural setting on the arsenic occurrence in groundwater of the Cimino-Vico volcanic area (central Italy)
, Hydrogeology Journal, 17, 901-914, 10.1007/s10040-008-0401-3
, - (2009),
Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy)
, American Mineralogist, 94(10), 1333-1340, 10.2138/am.2009.3214
, - (2008),
Chemical and morphological characterisation of volcanic aerosols and nanoparticles from Mt Etna
, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 113, D17, Art. No. D17211, 10.1029/2007JD009648
, - (2007),
Degassing of gaseous (elemental and reactive) and particulate mercury from Mount Etna volcano (Southern Italy)
, Atmospheric Environment, 41(35), 7377-7388, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.060
, - (2007),
Measurements of indoor radon concentration on the south-eastern flank of Mount Etna volcano (Southern Italy)
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 165(1-2), 71-75, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.04.012
, - (2006),
Environmental impact of the acid fumarolic plume of a passively degassing volcano (Vulcano Island, Italy)
, Environmental Geology, 49, 1139-1155, 10.1007/s00254-005-0158-0
, - (2006),
Environmental impact of the acid fumarolic plume of a passively degassing volcano (Vulcano Island, Italy)
, Environmental Geology, 49(8), 1139-1155, 10.1007/s00254-005-0158-0
, - (2006),
Sources, size distribution, and downwind grounding of aerosols from Mount Etna
, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 111(D10302), 10.1029/2005JD006015
, - (2004),
Distribution of arsenic and other minor trace elements in the groundwater of Ischia Island (southern Italy)
, Environmental Geology, 46, 96-103, 10.1007/s00254-004-1018-z
, - (2003),
Volcanogenic fluorine in rainwater around active degassing volcanoes: Mt. Etna and Stromboli island, Italy
, Science of the Total Environment, 301, 175- 185, 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00284-X
, - (2003),
Natural contribution of harmful elements in thermal groundwaters of Ischia Island (southern Italy)
, Environmental Geology, 43, 930-940, 10.1007/s00254-002-0715-8
, - (2001),
Herculaneum victims of Vesuvius in AD 79
, Nature, 410, 769-770, 10.1038/35071167
, - (1998),
Major and trace elements geochemistry in the ground waters of a volcanic area: Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy)
, Water Research, 32(1), 19-30, 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00198-X
, - (1996),
Mg, Mn, Fe, and V concentrations in the ground waters of Mount Etna (Sicily)
, Water Research, 30(2), 378-386, 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00183-2
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Toxicological
- (2021),
Thyroid stem cells but not differentiated thyrocytes are sensitive to slightly increased concentrations of heavy metals
, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, 383, 10.3389/fendo.2021.652675
, - (2019),
Effect of low-dose tungsten on human thyroid stem/precursor cells and their progeny
, Endocrine-Related Cancer, 26(8), 713-725, 10.1530/ERC-19-0176
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Physicochemical or geochemical, Toxicological
- (2021),
Assessing the biological reactivity of organic compounds on volcanic ash: implications for human health hazard
, Bulletin of Volcanology, 83(5), 1-11, 10.1007/s00445-021-01453-4
, - (2013),
Professional exposure to basaltic rock dust: assessment by the Vibrio fischeri ecotoxicological test
, Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 8, 23, 10.1186/1745-6673-8-23
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Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance
- (2020),
Concentration of metals and trace elements in the normal human and rat thyroid: comparison with muscle and adipose tissue and volcanic versus control areas
, Thyroid, 30(2), 290-299, 10.1089/thy.2019.0244
, - (2017),
Thyroid cancer in the pediatric age in Sicily: Influence of the volcanic environment
, Anticancer Research, 37(3), 1515-1522
, - (2017),
Anaplastic thyroid cancer in Sicily: The role of environmental characteristics
, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8, 277, 10.3389/fendo.2017.00277
, - (2015),
Several site-specific cancers are increased in the volcanic area in Sicily
, Anticancer Research, 35(7), 3995-4001
, - (2013),
A retrospective study on acute health effects due to volcanic ash exposure during the eruption of Mount Etna (Sicily) in 2002
, Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 8, 51, 10.1186/2049-6958-8-51
, - (2013),
Multiple sclerosis in the Mount Etna region: Possible role of volcanogenic trace elements
, PLOS ONE, 8(12), e74259, 10.1371/journal.pone.0074259
, - (2013),
Descriptive epidemiology of human thyroid cancer: experience from a regional registry and the “volcanic factor”
, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 4, 65, 10.3389/fendo.2013.00065
, - (2012),
Under the shadow of Vesuvius: a risk for thyroid cancer?
, Thyroid, 22(12), 1296-1297, 10.1089/thy.2012.0002
, - (2010),
Re: papillary thyroid cancer incidence in the volcanic area of Sicily
, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 102(12), 914- 915, 10.1093/jnci/djq157
, - (2010),
The fear of volcano: short-term health effects after Mount Etna's eruption in 2002
, European Respiratory Journal, 36(5), 1216-1218, 10.1183/09031936.00078910
, - (2009),
Papillary thyroid cancer incidence in the volcanic area of Sicily
, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101(22), 1575-1583, 10.1093/jnci/djp354
, - (2009),
Risk of classic Kaposi sarcoma with residential exposure to volcanic and related soils in Sicily
, Annals of Epidemiology, 19(18), 597-601, 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.04.002
, - (2006),
Mortality and hospital discharges in the population of Biancavilla (Sicily) contaminated by natural fibres
, Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 30, 227-31, Article in Italian with English abstract
, - (2006),
Aerobiological monitoring applications in the Etnean volcanic plume evaluation (Mt. Etna, Sicily) and correlation with allergopathies
, Aerobiologia, 22(4), 285-293, 10.1007/s10453-006-9042-y
, - (2005),
Health effects of environmental contamination due to volcanic ash of Mount Etna in autumn 2002
, Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 29(3-4), 180-7, Article in Italian (Abstract in English)
, - (2004),
Mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pleural mesothelioma in an area contaminated by natural fiber (fluoro-edenite)
, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 30, 249-52, 10.5271/sjweh.786
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Reviews/ Overviews
- (2020),
Increased thyroid cancer incidence in volcanic areas: a role of increased heavy metals in the environment?
, International journal of molecular, 21(10), 3425, 10.3390/ijms21103425
, - (2017),
Heavy metals in the volcanic environment and thyroid cancer
, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 457, 73-80, 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.027
, - (2010),
Volcanic hazards of the Colli Albani
, The Colli Albani Volcano, Special Publications of IAVCEI, 3, Geological Society, London, 279–297, 10.1144/IAVCEl003.16, Funiciello, R., Giordano, G., ISBN-13: 978-1862393073
, - (2006),
Indoor air pollution caused by geothermal gases
, Building and Environment, 41(11), 1607-1610, 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.06.001
, - (2006),
Gas hazard: an often neglected natural risk in volcanic areas
, Geo- Environment and Landscape Evolution II, 89, 369-378, 10.2495/GEO060371
, - (2001),
Communicating with health authorities and the public about asbestos risk in Biancavilla (CT)
, Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 25(1), 28-30, Article in Italian
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Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical
- (2017),
Potentially harmful elements released by volcanic ashes: Examples from the Mediterranean area.
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 337, 16-28, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.03.015
, - (2013),
Influence of volcanic activity on the quality of water collected in roof water catchment systems at Stromboli Island (Italy)
, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 131, 28-36, 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.08.018
, - (2012),
May the use of Italian volcanic zeolite-rich tuffs as additives in animal diet represent a risk for the human health?
, Periodico di Mineralogia, 81(3), 393- 407, 10.2451/2012PM0023
, - (2011),
Selenium mobilization in soils due to volcanic derived acid rain: An example from Mt Etna volcano, Sicily
, Chemical Geology, 289, 235-244, 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.08.004
, - (2007),
Environmental impact of magmatic fluorine emission in the Mt. Etna area
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 165(1-2), 87-101, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.04.013
, - (2005),
Background and baseline concentration values of elements harmful to human health in the volcanic soils of the metropolitan and provincial areas of Napoli (Italy)
, Geochemistry-Exploration Environment Analysis, 5(1), 29-40, 10.1144/1467-7873/03-042
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Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Physicochemical or geochemical
- (2015),
Increased thyroid cancer incidence in a basaltic volcanic area is associated with non–anthropogenic pollution and biocontamination
, Endocrine, 53, 471–479, 10.1007/s12020-015-0761-0
, - (2011),
Source and nature of inhaled atmospheric dust from trace element analyses of human bronchial fluids
, Environmental Science & Technology, 45(15), 6262-6267, 10.1021/es200539p
, - (2000),
Unusually high incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma in a town of eastern Sicily: an epidemiological and environmental study
, Archives of Environmental Health, 55(6), 392-398, 10.1080/00039890009604036
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Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing
- (2013),
Sulphur-gas concentrations in volcanic and geothermal areas in Italy and Greece: Characterising potential human exposures and risks
, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 131, 1-13, 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.08.015
, - (2012),
Hazardous gas emissions from the flanks of the quiescent Colli Albani volcano (Rome, Italy)
, Applied Geochemistry, 27(9), 1767-1782, 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.02.012
, - (2003),
Short- and long-term gas hazard: the release of toxic gases in the Alban Hills volcanic area (central Italy)
, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 77(2-3), 93-108, 10.1016/S0375-6742(02)00272-8
, - (2003),
Carbon dioxide and radon gas hazard in the Alban Hills area (central Italy)
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 123(1-2), 63-80, 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00028-3
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Archaeology (skeletal/dental analysis)
- (2013),
Ancient and recent evidence of endemic fluorosis in the Naples area
, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 131, 14-27, 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.11.012
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Modelling, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing
- (2012),
Long-term risk in a recently active volcanic system: evaluation of doses and indoor radiological risk in the quaternary Vulsini Volcanic District (Central Italy)
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 245-248, 26-36, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.07.014
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Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing, Physicochemical or geochemical
- (2011),
Diffuse CO2 soil degassing and CO2 and H2S air concentration and related hazard at Vulcano Island (Aeolian arc, Italy)
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 207, 130-144, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.06.010
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Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Modelling, Physicochemical or geochemical
- (2011),
Yttrium and lanthanides in human lung fluids, probing the exposure to atmospheric fallout
, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186(2), 1103-1110, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.113
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Modelling
- (2010),
Quantitative assessment of volcanic ash hazards for health and infrastructure at Mt. Etna (Italy) by numerical simulation
, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 192(1-2), 85-96, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.02.011
, - (1999),
The assessment of volcanic gas hazard by means of numerical models: an example from Vulcano Island (Sicily)
, Geophysical Research Letters, 26(10), 1405-1408, 10.1029/1999GL900248
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Modelling
- (2007),
Health risk analysis of volcanic SO2 hazard on Vulcano Island (Italy)
, Natural Hazards, 43(3), 303-317, 10.1007/s11069-007-9115-4
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Modelling, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing
- (2007),
Alert system to mitigate tephra fallout hazards at Mt. Etna Volcano, Italy
, Natural Hazards, 43, 333–350, 10.1007/s11069-007-9120-7
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Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Reviews/ Overviews
- (2006),
Adverse health effects of fluoro-edenitic fibers - Epidemiological evidence and public health priorities
, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1076(1), 778-783, 10.1196/annals.1371.020
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Reviews/ Overviews
- (1990),
Health hazards of volcanic gases
, Lancet, 336, 176
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