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Carmine Apollaro

Carmine Apollaro

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Earth Science

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32
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2284
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8816
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365

Overview

Carmine Apollaro is affiliated with the University of Calabria in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Within these broad domains, their work is concentrated notably on subfields such as Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Environmental Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's major research topics include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Heavy Metals in the Environment, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies, and Arsenic Contamination and Mitigation.

Frequent co-authors with whom Carmine Apollaro collaborates include Giovanni Vespasiano, Ilaria Fuoco, Rosanna De Rosa, Andrea Bloise, and Alberto Figoli.

Apollaro has contributed several papers to academic literature, among them:

  • "A multivariate non-parametric approach for estimating probability of exceeding the local natural background level of arsenic in the aquifers of Calabria region (Southern Italy)" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Use of reaction path modelling to investigate the evolution of water chemistry in shallow to deep crystalline aquifers with a special focus on fluoride" (2022), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Arsenic polluted waters: Application of geochemical modelling as a tool to understand the release and fate of the pollutant in crystalline aquifers" (2021), published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Geochemical modeling of chromium release in natural waters and treatment by RO/NF membrane processes" (2020), published in Chemosphere
  • "Fluid geochemistry in a low-enthalpy geothermal field along a sector of southern Apennines chain (Italy)" (2020), published in Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Publication venues where Apollaro has frequently published include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (7 publications)
  • Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Geochemical Exploration (3 publications)
  • Geosciences (3 publications)
  • Water (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Characterisation of archaeological mortars and plasters from kyme (Turkey)

    Domenico Miriello;Andrea Bloise;Gino M. Crisci;Carmine Apollaro

  • Investigation of rock-to-water release and fate of major, minor, and trace elements in the metabasalt–serpentinite shallow aquifer of Mt. Reventino (CZ, Italy) by reaction path modelling

    Carmine Apollaro;Luigi Marini;Teresa Critelli;Donatella Barca

  • Use of reaction path modelling to investigate the evolution of water chemistry in shallow to deep crystalline aquifers with a special focus on fluoride.

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  • Arsenic-contaminated groundwaters remediation by nanofiltration

    A. Figoli;I. Fuoco;C. Apollaro;M. Chabane

  • The impact of dolomite and plagioclase weathering on the chemistry of shallow groundwaters circulating in a granodiorite-dominated catchment of the Sila Massif (Calabria, Southern Italy)

    Carmine Apollaro;Marina Accornero;Luigi Marini;Donatella Barca

  • Effects of source rocks, soil features and climate on natural gamma radioactivity in the Crati valley (Calabria, Southern Italy).

    Ilaria Guagliardi;Natalia Rovella;Carmine Apollaro;Andrea Bloise

  • Characterization of granitoid profiles in the Sila Massif (Calabria, southern Italy) and reconstruction of weathering processes by mineralogy, chemistry, and reaction path modeling

    Francesco Perri;Fabio Scarciglia;Carmine Apollaro;Luigi Marini

  • A multivariate non-parametric approach for estimating probability of exceeding the local natural background level of arsenic in the aquifers of Calabria region (Southern Italy).

    C. Apollaro;D. Di Curzio;I. Fuoco;A. Buccianti

  • The Small Spring Method (SSM) for the definition of stable isotope-elevation relationships in Northern Calabria (Southern Italy)

    Giovanni Vespasiano;Carmine Apollaro;Rosanna De Rosa;Francesco Muto

  • Asbestos and other fibrous minerals contained in the serpentinites of the Gimigliano-Mount Reventino Unit (Calabria, S-Italy)

    Andrea Bloise;Teresa Critelli;Manuela Catalano;Carmine Apollaro

  • Release and fate of Cr(VI) in the ophiolitic aquifers of Italy: the role of Fe(III) as a potential oxidant of Cr(III) supported by reaction path modelling.

    Carmine Apollaro;Ilaria Fuoco;Gianpiero Brozzo;Rosanna De Rosa

  • Arsenic polluted waters: Application of geochemical modelling as a tool to understand the release and fate of the pollutant in crystalline aquifers.

    I. Fuoco;R. De Rosa;D. Barca;A. Figoli

  • Dissolution rates of actinolite and chlorite from a whole-rock experimental study of metabasalt dissolution from 2 ≤ pH ≤ 12 at 25 °C

    T. Critelli;L. Marini;J. Schott;V. Mavromatis;V. Mavromatis

  • Naturally occurring asbestos: potential for human exposure, San Severino Lucano (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

    Andrea Bloise;Manuela Catalano;Teresa Critelli;Carmine Apollaro

  • Fluid geochemistry in a low-enthalpy geothermal field along a sector of southern Apennines chain (Italy)

    C. Apollaro;A. Caracausi;M. Paternoster;M. Paternoster;P. Randazzo

  • Volcanic soil formation in Calabria (southern Italy) : The Cecita Lake geosol in the late Quaternary geomorphological evolution of the Sila uplands

    Fabio Scarciglia;Rosanna De Rosa;Giuseppe Vecchio;Carmine Apollaro

  • Synthesis of Fe-doped chrysotile and characterization of the resulting chrysotile fibers

    Andrea Bloise;E Belluso;E Barrese;Domenico Miriello

  • Chemical, isotopic and geotectonic relations of the warm and cold waters of the Galatro and Antonimina thermal areas, southern Calabria, Italy

    Carmine Apollaro;Vincenzo Tripodi;Giovanni Vespasiano;Rosanna De Rosa

  • Weathering processes affecting granitoid profiles of Capo Vaticano (Calabria, southern Italy) based on petrographic, mineralogic and reaction path modelling approaches

    Francesco Perri;Fabio Ietto;Emilia Le Pera;Carmine Apollaro

  • The standard thermodynamic properties of vermiculites and prediction of their occurrence during water–rock interaction

    Carmine Apollaro;Luigi Marini;Teresa Critelli;Rosanna De Rosa

  • Natural radioactivity levels (K, Th, U and Rn) in the Cecita Lake area (Sila Massif, Calabria, Southern Italy): An attempt to discover correlations with soil features on a statistical base

    A. Buccianti;C. Apollaro;A. Bloise;R. De Rosa

  • Use of mean residence time and flowrate of thermal waters to evaluate the volume of reservoir water contributing to the natural discharge and the related geothermal reservoir volume. Application to Northern Thailand hot springs

    Carmine Apollaro;Giovanni Vespasiano;Rosanna De Rosa;Luigi Marini

  • Use of mean residence time of water, flowrate, and equilibrium temperature indicated by water geothermometers to rank geothermal resources. Application to the thermal water circuits of Northern Calabria

    Carmine Apollaro;Giovanni Vespasiano;Francesco Muto;Rosanna De Rosa

  • Influence of particle-size on geochemical distribution of stream sediments in the Lese river catchment, southern Italy

    Ilaria Guagliardi;Carmine Apollaro;Fabio Scarciglia;Rosanna De Rosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosanna De Rosa
Rosanna De Rosa University of Calabria
Luigi Marini
Luigi Marini University of Genoa
Francesco Muto
Francesco Muto University of Calabria
Donatella Barca
Donatella Barca University of Calabria
Bartolo Gabriele
Bartolo Gabriele University of Calabria
Alberto Figoli
Alberto Figoli National Research Council (CNR)
Gino Mirocle Crisci
Gino Mirocle Crisci University of Calabria
Francesco Perri
Francesco Perri University of Calabria
Vasileios Mavromatis
Vasileios Mavromatis Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gabriele Buttafuoco
Gabriele Buttafuoco National Research Council (CNR)

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