A5045069987- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Remote-Sensing Image Classification
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Landslides and related hazards
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Mineral Processing and Grinding
- Mining and Resource Management
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Heavy metals in environment
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Fire Detection and Safety Systems
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
National Research Council
2006-2024
Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering
2015-2024
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2014-2020
Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research
2006-2012
Sapienza University of Rome
2008
In human-affected fire environments, assessing the influence of human activities on spatial distribution wildfire ignitions is paramount importance for management planning. Previous studies have shown that roads significant effects ignition. However, since different land cover classes are subject to levels ignition risk, in may differently affect The aim this paper thus assess selected subjected anthropogenic pressure Sardinia (Italy). Our results show fires preferentially ignited close all...
The European Union (EU) is heavily dependent on external sources of critical raw materials (CRMs), essential for many technological applications. To mitigate this dependency, the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) promotes a strategic framework adopting circular economy models, and valorising mining waste viable solution reducing environmental impacts while recovering valuable minerals.To aim, scraps wastes from abandoned quarries serpentinite outcrops in Sila Piccola Massif (southern...
Fire plays a crucial role in shaping ecosystem functions at multiple spatial and temporal scales. While traditional studies on fire regimes focus central tendencies of attributes, such as average frequency, size, seasonality, recent research highlights the importance pyrodiversity critical ecological factor. Pyrodiversity reflects variability attributes across space time is generally thought to increase biodiversity. Although many authors have extensively studied effects functioning, much...
Zhovty Vody city, located in south-central Ukraine, has long been an important center for the Ukrainian uranium and iron industries. Uranium mining processing activities during Cold War resulted poorly managed sources of radionuclides heavy metals. Widespread groundwater surface water contamination occurred, which creates a significant risk to drinking supplies. Hydrogeologic geochemical conditions near large mine tailings storage facility (TSF) were characterized provide data locate, design...
Abstract Question: Several mechanisms have been proposed that control the spatio‐temporal pattern of species coexistence. Among others, pool hypothesis states large‐scale is an important factor in controlling small‐scale richness through filtering can persist within a assemblage on basis their tolerance abiotic environment. Because process environmental filtering, co‐occurring experience similar conditions are likely to be more taxonomically than ecologically distant species. This because,...
Abstract. Different land cover types are related to different levels of fire hazard through their vegetation structure and fuel load composition. Therefore, understanding the relationships between landscape changes behavior is crucial importance for developing adequate fighting prevention strategies a changing world. In last decades abandonment agricultural lands pastoral activities has been major driver transformations in Mediterranean Europe. As typically promotes an increase plant biomass...
The metals and industrial minerals contained in the tailings of mining quarrying activities, can degrade natural environments as well human health. objective this experimental work is application innovative sustainable technologies for treatment exploitation from Romania. Within approach, recovery high grade raw materials to be placed on market achieved reduction these wastes volume are achieved. current study focused hydrometallurgical process gold. chosen thiosulphate that, compared with...
The progressing spread of urban development into the surrounding fuel-loaded wildland creates a particular landscape structure where co-occurrence human activities and flammable fuel greatly increases fire ignition risk. In this framework, land use cover (LULC) maps derived from remotely sensed images represent useful tool for assessing aim letter is thus to LULC map QuickBird satellite imagery risk at rural–forest interface in Sardinia (Italy). Our results show that strongly positively...
In recent times, the development of innovative processes permits application a circular economy approach to management and exploitation mining waste with respect human health environment, such that society is changing its fundamentally negative perception sector. This study presents opportunities challenges supplying raw materials from using remote sensing technique, mycorrhizal-assisted phytoremediation, hydrometallurgical techniques transform problem resource. Soil/mine wastes Sierra...
Through its influence on biomass production, climate controls fuel availability affecting at the same time moisture and flammability, which are main determinants for fire ignition propagation. Knowing role of phenology patterns is hence a key issue prevention, detection, development mitigation strategies. The objective this study to quantify, coarse scale, vegetation seasonal dynamics National Park Cilento, Vallo di Diano Alburni (southern Italy) during 2000–2013. We applied habitat...
This methodology assesses the accuracy with which remote data characterizes a surface, as function of Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM). The purpose is to identify best that improves characterization evaluating number bands in spectral range. first step creates an accurate dataset simulated data, using situ hyperspectral reflectances. second evaluates capability characterize this surface. similarity measurements, are obtained classifiers, provide capability. third examines precision...
This geospatial dataset provides a compilation of findings from an evidence-based review site-specific resource assessments mining and metallurgical residues. Information pertaining to location, target material, geological knowledge, extractability, classification stakeholder perspectives was collected publicly available reports, articles, academic theses, databases. The includes 44 relevant data attributes 64 sites in 27 countries. Resource is for 38 sites. can be used by evaluators...
This research applies remote sensing methodologies for the first time to comprehensively explore geological and mineralogical characteristics of Jbel Bou Dahar region. An integrated approach with multi-sensor satellite images, including ASTER, Landsat-8, Sentinel-2 was applied aim discriminate different lithological units in study area. We implemented a suite well-established image processing techniques, Band Ratios, Principal Component Analysis, Spectral Angle Mapper, successfully identify,...
In this work, mycorrhizal-assisted phytoextraction (MAP, Helianthus annuus–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus intraradices–Zn-volcanic ashes) was applied for the recovery of secondary and critical raw materials (SRMs CRMs, respectively) from Joda West (Odisha, India) mine residues, within a novel multidisciplinary management strategy. Mine residues were preliminarily characterized by using advanced analytical techniques, subsequently mapped, classified selected multispectral satellite...
Graphical Abstract: This paper presents an overview of the various innovative methodologies used in recovery valuable metals and critical raw materials from secondary sources. The review also highlights varieties application on large scale real situations hopes to provide insights into valorization spent
The worldwide mining industry produces millions of tons rock wastes, raising a considerable burden for managing both economic and environmental issues. possible reuse Fe/Mn-rich materials arsenic removal in water filtration units, along with properties, was evaluated. By characterizing testing 47 samples collected from the Joda West Iron Manganese Mine India, we found As up to 50.1% at 1 mg/L initial concentration, corresponding adsorption capacity 0.01–0.46 mgAs/g waste. potential strictly...
A smart economy minimizes the production of waste from mining activities and reuses as a potential resource, with goal moving towards near-zero society. This paper presents integrated multidisciplinary methodology in order to optimise management waste. The test site is FeeMn mine Odisha (India). present has been collected afterwards X-Ray Powder Diffraction, Fluorescence spectral signatures analysis have performed for mineralogical, chemical characterization materials. Finally,...
The identification of buried archaeological structures, using remote sensing technologies is based on the principle that any ruins, either human or natural origin, affects over time, soil surface characteristics creating anomalies. These anomalies are due to different factors, such as physical and chemical features, vegetation cover status. above factors strictly connected responsible spectral responses. Several images processing applied their results compared in order define one fits better...
Fire frequency and fire seasonality are among the main components of regime. In Mediterranean Basin, climate directly drives occurrence, controlling fuel flammability determining fire-prone conditions, so that intense fires prevail during dry warm season year. However, humans also play a direct role in wildfire regimes, severely altering features, policies land-use management, as well timing location ignitions, to such an extent anthropogenic activities have overcome shaping regimes. The...
rendono fondamentale monitorare e preservare le funzioni ecologiche di questo habitat.Secondo stime più aggiornate foreste coprono il 35% della superficie terrestre, contenendo circa 65% dei taxa terrestri conosciuti.L'ampia diffusione