Rosalba Muzzillo

University of Basilicata

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Francesco Sdao

University of Basilicata

Filomena Canora

University of Basilicata

Giorgio De Giorgio

Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection

M. Polemio

Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection

Livia Emanuela Zuffianò

National Research Council

Stefania De Pascale

University of Naples Federico II

Lucia Losasso

University of Basilicata

Valeria Giampaolo

National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis

Enzo Rizzo

National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis

Luigi Capozzoli

National Research Council

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National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection

University of Ferrara

Polytechnic University of Bari

University of Bari Aldo Moro

University of Naples Federico II

Federico II University Hospital

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HYDROGEOLOGY AND SEAWATER INTRUSION PRONENESS IN THE METAPONTO PLAIN AQUIFER (BASILICATA, ITALY)

Rosalba Muzzillo Livia Emanuela Zuffianò Filomena Canora Giorgio De Giorgio P. P. Limoni

Seawater intrusion

Coastal plain

10.4408/ijege.2021-01.s-13

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Rockfall Source Areas Assessment in an Area of the Pollino National Park (Southern Italy)

Lecture notes in computer science (2018)

Rosalba Muzzillo Lucia Losasso Francesco Sdao

Rockfall

10.1007/978-3-319-95168-3_25

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Hydrogeology and Vulnerability to Pollution of Carbonate Aquifers in the High Valley of the Basento River (Lucanian Apennines, Southern Italy)

Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management (2015)

Rosalba Muzzillo Stefania De Pascale Francesco Sdao

Vulnerability

10.5890/jeam.2015.06.007

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Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment in the Metaponto Coastal Plain (Basilicata, Italy)

Water (2022)

Filomena Canora Rosalba Muzzillo Francesco Sdao

This study aims at a groundwater vulnerability assessment of the Metaponto coastal plain, located in the Basilicata region (southern Italy). In the last century, intensive agriculture, zootechnical and industrial activities have significantly changed the plain. These changes led to negative impacts on the hydrogeological system intensifying the risk of the aquifer to pollution. The paper presents the assessment of the intrinsic vulnerability of the coastal aquifer carried out by the GIS-based application of the SINTACS method. It considers several aquifer parameters such as water table depth, effective infiltration, unsaturated conditions, soil media, aquifer media, hydraulic conductivity and topography. Furthermore, the anthropogenic influence in the study area was considered by applying the SINTACS-LU method, in which the parameter of land use (LU) was added. The SINTACS and SINTACS-LU vulnerability indexes were provided by summing the product of ratings and weights assigned to each parameter. The analysis of the intrinsic vulnerability map allowed for determining three classes ranging from low to high vulnerability. In both cases, the southeastern part of the coastal plain, closest to the sea, shows the highest vulnerability class, indicating that it is the most vulnerable to contamination due to the hydrogeological intrinsic factors. The wide central part of the study area shows a moderate class of vulnerability and the low class is scattered in small parts in the northern portion of the plain, which represents the areas less contaminable in space and time in the case of potential pollution. In the SINTACS-LU map, some areas classified as highly vulnerable in the SINTACS method show a minor vulnerability class. These areas are localized in natural and wooded sectors of the Metaponto plain, which are less populated, where human impact on the groundwater is minimal.

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10.3390/w14121851

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Seawater Intrusion Proneness and Geophysical Investigations in the Metaponto Coastal Plain (Basilicata, Italy)

Water (2020)

Rosalba Muzzillo Livia Emanuela Zuffianò Enzo Rizzo Filomena Canora Luigi Capozzoli

The Metaponto coastal plain extends about 40 km along the Ionian coast, between the Sinni and Bradano Rivers (southern Italy). During the 20th century, the increases in modern irrigation systems, land reclamation works, the overexploitation of wells, and agricultural and industrial activities have deeply modified land use and groundwater availability and quality along the plain. These modifications negatively impacted the natural systems in terms of groundwater and soil salinization, magnifying the risks due to seawater intrusion. In this study, we explored the proneness to seawater intrusion, testing a multidisciplinary approach based on hydrochemical and geophysical investigations. A significant portion of the coastal plain was selected for this purpose. A set of 49 groundwater samples was analyzed to define the chemical characteristics of the water and geoelectrical measurements were recorded along three long profiles. The geoelectrical surveys showed in detail the aquifer bottom pattern where it is deeply incised by paleovalleys, defining the main hydrostratigraphic features, as it is necessary to prevent seawater intrusion worsening. The hydrochemical data highlighted areas with higher seawater intrusion proneness. The acquired measurements show the high proneness to seawater intrusion, especially where the aquifer bottom is very deep below the sea level, also far from the coast, and the relevance of the detailed knowledge of the aquifer bottom in supporting any kind of management.

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10.3390/w13010053

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