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Francesco Parello

Francesco Parello

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Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
4096
World Ranking
7703
National Ranking
276

Overview

Francesco Parello is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with 14 and 11 publications respectively. These encompass various subfields, notably Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Artificial Intelligence.

The core topics of their work delve into Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, Heavy metals in the environment, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, and Radioactivity and Radon Measurements.

They have contributed to a range of scientific publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Geochemical characterisation of the thermo-mineral waters of Greece (2021, Environmental Geochemistry and Health)
  • Hellenic karst waters: geogenic and anthropogenic processes affecting their geochemistry and quality (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • A Christmas gift: Signature of the 24th December 2018 eruption of Mt. Etna on the chemical composition of bulk deposition in eastern Sicily (2020, Italian Journal of Geosciences)
  • Atmospheric Deposition around the Industrial Areas of Milazzo and Priolo Gargallo (Sicily-Italy)-Part A: Major Ions (2023, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Atmospheric Deposition around the Industrial Areas of Milazzo and Priolo Gargallo (Sicily-Italy)-Part B: Trace Elements (2023, Atmosphere)

Frequent publication venues for Francesco Parello include the Italian Journal of Geosciences, Atmospheric Pollution Research, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Scientific Reports, and Atmosphere.

Collaborative work features frequent co-authors such as:

  • W. D'Alessandro
  • Sergio Calabrese
  • Lorenza Li Vigni
  • Filippo Brugnone
  • Kyriaki Daskalopoulou

Best Publications

  • Mobility and fluxes of major, minor and trace metals during basalt weathering and groundwater transport at Mt. Etna volcano (Sicily)

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Patrick Allard;Walter D’Alessandro;Agnes Michel

  • Rate of diffuse carbon dioxide Earth degassing estimated from carbon balance of regional aquifers : The case of central Apennine, Italy

    G. Chiodini;F. Frondini;C. Cardellini;F. Parello

  • Quantification of deep CO2 fluxes from Central Italy. Examples of carbon balance for regional aquifers and of soil diffuse degassing

    G. Chiodini;F. Frondini;D.M. Kerrick;J. Rogie

  • Mantle-derived helium and carbon in groundwaters and gases of Mount Etna, Italy

    Patrick Allard;Philippe Jean-Baptiste;Walter D'Alessandro;Francesco Parello

  • Geochemical survey of Levante Bay, Vulcano Island (Italy), a natural laboratory for the study of ocean acidification

    F. Boatta;W. D’Alessandro;A.L. Gagliano;M. Liotta

  • Magma-derived gas influx and water-rock interactions in the volcanic aquifer of Mt. Vesuvius, Italy

    C. Federico;A. Aiuppa;P. Allard;S. Bellomo

  • Atmospheric sources and sinks of volcanogenic elements in a basaltic volcano (Etna, Italy)

    S. Calabrese;A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;P. Allard;E. Bagnato

  • Degassing of gaseous (elemental and reactive) and particulate mercury from Mount Etna volcano (Southern Italy)

    E. Bagnato;A. Aiuppa;F. Parello;S. Calabrese

  • CO2 output and δ13C(CO2) from Mount Etna as indicators of degassing of shallow asthenosphere

    W. D'Alessandro;S. Giammanco;F. Parello;M. Valenza

  • Isotope geochemistry of Pantelleria volcanic fluids, Sicily Channel rift: a mantle volatile end-member for volcanism in southern Europe

    F. Parello;P. Allard;W. D’Alessandro;C. Federico

  • Geochemistry of gases and waters discharged by the mud volcanoes at Paternò, Mt. Etna (Italy)

    G. Chiodini;W. D'Alessandro;F. Parello

  • Prodigious emission rates and magma degassing budget of major, trace and radioactive volatile species from Ambrym basaltic volcano, Vanuatu island Arc

    P. Allard;P. Allard;A. Aiuppa;Philipson Bani;N. Metrich;N. Metrich

  • Magma and volatile supply to post-collapse volcanism and block resurgence in Siwi Caldera (Tanna Island, Vanuatu Arc)

    N. Metrich;N. Metrich;P. Allard;P. Allard;A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;Philipson Bani

  • 18O exchange between steam and carbon dioxide in volcanic and hydrothermal gases: implications for the source of water

    G. Chiodini;P. Allard;S. Caliro;F. Parello

  • Real-time simultaneous detection of volcanic Hg and SO2 at La Fossa Crater, Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Sicily)

    A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;E. Bagnato;M. L. I. Witt;T. A. Mather

  • Environmental impact of magmatic fluorine emission in the Mt. Etna area

    Sergio Bellomo;Sergio Bellomo;Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Walter D’Alessandro;Francesco Parello

  • Pre‐ and syn‐eruptive geochemistry of volcanic gases from Soufriere Hills of Montserrat, West Indies

    G. Hammouya;P. Allard;P. Jean-Baptiste;F. Parello

  • Geochemical mapping of magmatic gas-water-rock interactions in the aquifer of Mount Etna volcano

    L. Brusca;A. Aiuppa;W. D'Alessandro;F. Parello

  • First 13C/12C isotopic characterisation of volcanic plume CO2

    Giovanni Chiodini;Stefano Caliro;Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Rosario Avino

  • Interaction between the deep fluids and the shallow groundwaters on Vulcano island (Italy)

    G. Capasso;W. D'Alessandro;R. Favara;S. Inguaggiato

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter D'Alessandro
Walter D'Alessandro National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Alessandro Aiuppa
Alessandro Aiuppa University of Palermo
Patrick Allard
Patrick Allard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Franco Tassi
Franco Tassi University of Florence
Philippe Jean-Baptiste
Philippe Jean-Baptiste French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Mariano Valenza
Mariano Valenza University of Palermo
Giovanni Chiodini
Giovanni Chiodini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Salvatore Giammanco
Salvatore Giammanco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Cinzia Federico
Cinzia Federico University of Palermo
Hiroshi Shinohara
Hiroshi Shinohara National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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