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Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Sediment Records in Environmental Forensic Studies: Two Examples from Italy of Research Approaches Developed to Address Responsibilities and Management Options

Applied Sciences

The coupling of scientific evidence from sediment cores with historical information represents an... more The coupling of scientific evidence from sediment cores with historical information represents an effective way to reconstruct and quantify recent anthropogenic impacts in transitional and marine-coastal areas. These are both key points pertaining to studies that aim at establishing the responsibility for envi ronmental pollution. Good practices for the selection of sampling sites and specific survey techniques are fundamental to understand pollution histories and dynamics, together with reliable dating methods and analytical procedures. In addition, a certain degree of flexibility and willingness to explore different research pathways is necessary, particularly when unexpected questions arise from scientific data or from requests posed by authorities in charge of preliminary investigations or court debates. In this paper, two different study cases are reviewed, and the approaches developed to tackle with specific issues are presented. Its main purpose is both to explain study paths...

Research paper thumbnail of Eutrophication history and organic carbon burial rate recorded in sediment cores from the Mar Piccolo of Taranto (Italy)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

During the second half of the twentieth century, coastal lagoons in densely populated regions exp... more During the second half of the twentieth century, coastal lagoons in densely populated regions experienced eutrophication due to excessive nutrient inputs. Detrimental effects, including hypoxia/anoxia and harmful algae blooms, have occurred in many Mediterranean lagoons, but their trophic evolution is poorly documented. The lack of adequate monitoring data can partly be offset by examining sedimentary records. In the Mar Piccolo, a lagoon comprising two basins near Taranto (Italy), eutrophication has followed population growth and pollution resulting from naval activities and massive industrialisation. Based on 210Pb-dated sediment cores, continuous in situ density profiles obtained with computed tomography, organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN) content and OC and TN isotopic signatures, this paper reconstructs the history of eutrophication, discusses the sources of organic matter and provides an estimate of the OC burial rate before and during the eutrophic period. OC burial ...

Research paper thumbnail of Dataset of analyzes performed to determine the level and timing of selected organic pollutants' inputs in sediments of the Lake of Cavazzo (Italy)

Research paper thumbnail of PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs, and OCPs trapped and remobilized in the Lake of Cavazzo (NE Italy) sediments: Temporal trends, quality, and sources in an area prone to anthropogenic and natural stressors

Research paper thumbnail of Methods used for the determination of contaminants in selected soils and sediments of south-east Bac Giang Province (Vietnam)

Research paper thumbnail of PCBs, PBDEs, PCDD/Fs, chlorinated pesticides and hydrocarbons in soils and sediments from the Bac Giang Province and the Cau River (northern Vietnam)

Research paper thumbnail of Sediment reworking by the burrowing polychaete Hediste diversicolor modulated by environmental and biological factors across the temperate North Atlantic. A tribute to Gaston Desrosiers

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of POPs in sediments of the Central Vietnam coastal lagoons

Research paper thumbnail of PCDD/F, hydrocarbons and pesticides in sediments of the Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, central Vietn

Research paper thumbnail of Polyclorinated byphenyls in sediments of northern Morocco's coastal environments

Research paper thumbnail of PCBs. in sediments of the Coastal Lagoons in Central Vietnam

Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Sediments contamination in Central Vietnam coastal lagoons: a discussion

Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in samples from the southwestern Bac Giang Province and the Cau River (northern Vietnam)

Research paper thumbnail of A new experimental scheme for the definition of the natural formation pathways of PBDEs

Research paper thumbnail of Study of Chemical Pollution in Sediment Coresfrom the Nador Lagoon (Morocco). Organic Andinorganic Contaminants

Research paper thumbnail of PCBs and PAHs in Moroccan Lagoon and River Sediments

Research paper thumbnail of Polychlorinated Byphenyls in Sediment Cores From the Northern Venice Lagoon

Organohalogen compounds, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Detecting the Delayed Signatures of Changing Sediment Supply in Salt-Marsh Landscapes: The Case of the Venice Lagoon (Italy)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021

Many salt-marsh systems worldwide are currently threatened by drowning and lateral erosion that a... more Many salt-marsh systems worldwide are currently threatened by drowning and lateral erosion that are not counteracted by sufficient sediment supply. Here we analyze the response of a salt-marsh system to changes in sediment availability and show that, contrary to what would have been expected, marsh dynamics in the vertical plane can be insensitive to large sediment supply. We integrate sedimentological, geochronological, paleoecological, geophysical, and chemical analyses of salt-marsh sediments accumulated over the past six centuries in the Southern Venice Lagoon (Italy), and suggest that a time lag exists between enhanced river-fed clastic sediment input and its signature in the salt-marsh succession. This time lag is likely caused by the stocking of the sediment along the margins of pre-existing marshes, which started to significantly expand horizontally – rather than accrete vertically – when sediment input increased. When sediment input drastically decreased, wind waves re-susp...

Research paper thumbnail of Multidisciplinary dataset for geological and environmental studies in the lake of Cavazzo (Southern Alps)

Research paper thumbnail of Persistent warm Mediterranean surface waters during the Roman period

Scientific Reports, 2020

Reconstruction of last millennia Sea Surface Temperature (SST) evolution is challenging due to th... more Reconstruction of last millennia Sea Surface Temperature (SST) evolution is challenging due to the difficulty retrieving good resolution marine records and to the several uncertainties in the available proxy tools. In this regard, the Roman Period (1 CE to 500 CE) was particularly relevant in the socio-cultural development of the Mediterranean region while its climatic characteristics remain uncertain. Here we present a new SST reconstruction from the Sicily Channel based in Mg/Ca ratios measured on the planktonic foraminifer Globigerinoides ruber. This new record is framed in the context of other previously published Mediterranean SST records from the Alboran Sea, Minorca Basin and Aegean Sea and also compared to a north Hemisphere temperature reconstruction. The most solid image that emerges of this trans-Mediterranean comparison is the persistent regional occurrence of a distinct warm phase during the Roman Period. This record comparison consistently shows the Roman as the warmes...

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Sediment Records in Environmental Forensic Studies: Two Examples from Italy of Research Approaches Developed to Address Responsibilities and Management Options

Applied Sciences

The coupling of scientific evidence from sediment cores with historical information represents an... more The coupling of scientific evidence from sediment cores with historical information represents an effective way to reconstruct and quantify recent anthropogenic impacts in transitional and marine-coastal areas. These are both key points pertaining to studies that aim at establishing the responsibility for envi ronmental pollution. Good practices for the selection of sampling sites and specific survey techniques are fundamental to understand pollution histories and dynamics, together with reliable dating methods and analytical procedures. In addition, a certain degree of flexibility and willingness to explore different research pathways is necessary, particularly when unexpected questions arise from scientific data or from requests posed by authorities in charge of preliminary investigations or court debates. In this paper, two different study cases are reviewed, and the approaches developed to tackle with specific issues are presented. Its main purpose is both to explain study paths...

Research paper thumbnail of Eutrophication history and organic carbon burial rate recorded in sediment cores from the Mar Piccolo of Taranto (Italy)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

During the second half of the twentieth century, coastal lagoons in densely populated regions exp... more During the second half of the twentieth century, coastal lagoons in densely populated regions experienced eutrophication due to excessive nutrient inputs. Detrimental effects, including hypoxia/anoxia and harmful algae blooms, have occurred in many Mediterranean lagoons, but their trophic evolution is poorly documented. The lack of adequate monitoring data can partly be offset by examining sedimentary records. In the Mar Piccolo, a lagoon comprising two basins near Taranto (Italy), eutrophication has followed population growth and pollution resulting from naval activities and massive industrialisation. Based on 210Pb-dated sediment cores, continuous in situ density profiles obtained with computed tomography, organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN) content and OC and TN isotopic signatures, this paper reconstructs the history of eutrophication, discusses the sources of organic matter and provides an estimate of the OC burial rate before and during the eutrophic period. OC burial ...

Research paper thumbnail of Dataset of analyzes performed to determine the level and timing of selected organic pollutants' inputs in sediments of the Lake of Cavazzo (Italy)

Research paper thumbnail of PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs, and OCPs trapped and remobilized in the Lake of Cavazzo (NE Italy) sediments: Temporal trends, quality, and sources in an area prone to anthropogenic and natural stressors

Research paper thumbnail of Methods used for the determination of contaminants in selected soils and sediments of south-east Bac Giang Province (Vietnam)

Research paper thumbnail of PCBs, PBDEs, PCDD/Fs, chlorinated pesticides and hydrocarbons in soils and sediments from the Bac Giang Province and the Cau River (northern Vietnam)

Research paper thumbnail of Sediment reworking by the burrowing polychaete Hediste diversicolor modulated by environmental and biological factors across the temperate North Atlantic. A tribute to Gaston Desrosiers

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of POPs in sediments of the Central Vietnam coastal lagoons

Research paper thumbnail of PCDD/F, hydrocarbons and pesticides in sediments of the Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, central Vietn

Research paper thumbnail of Polyclorinated byphenyls in sediments of northern Morocco's coastal environments

Research paper thumbnail of PCBs. in sediments of the Coastal Lagoons in Central Vietnam

Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Sediments contamination in Central Vietnam coastal lagoons: a discussion

Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in samples from the southwestern Bac Giang Province and the Cau River (northern Vietnam)

Research paper thumbnail of A new experimental scheme for the definition of the natural formation pathways of PBDEs

Research paper thumbnail of Study of Chemical Pollution in Sediment Coresfrom the Nador Lagoon (Morocco). Organic Andinorganic Contaminants

Research paper thumbnail of PCBs and PAHs in Moroccan Lagoon and River Sediments

Research paper thumbnail of Polychlorinated Byphenyls in Sediment Cores From the Northern Venice Lagoon

Organohalogen compounds, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Detecting the Delayed Signatures of Changing Sediment Supply in Salt-Marsh Landscapes: The Case of the Venice Lagoon (Italy)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021

Many salt-marsh systems worldwide are currently threatened by drowning and lateral erosion that a... more Many salt-marsh systems worldwide are currently threatened by drowning and lateral erosion that are not counteracted by sufficient sediment supply. Here we analyze the response of a salt-marsh system to changes in sediment availability and show that, contrary to what would have been expected, marsh dynamics in the vertical plane can be insensitive to large sediment supply. We integrate sedimentological, geochronological, paleoecological, geophysical, and chemical analyses of salt-marsh sediments accumulated over the past six centuries in the Southern Venice Lagoon (Italy), and suggest that a time lag exists between enhanced river-fed clastic sediment input and its signature in the salt-marsh succession. This time lag is likely caused by the stocking of the sediment along the margins of pre-existing marshes, which started to significantly expand horizontally – rather than accrete vertically – when sediment input increased. When sediment input drastically decreased, wind waves re-susp...

Research paper thumbnail of Multidisciplinary dataset for geological and environmental studies in the lake of Cavazzo (Southern Alps)

Research paper thumbnail of Persistent warm Mediterranean surface waters during the Roman period

Scientific Reports, 2020

Reconstruction of last millennia Sea Surface Temperature (SST) evolution is challenging due to th... more Reconstruction of last millennia Sea Surface Temperature (SST) evolution is challenging due to the difficulty retrieving good resolution marine records and to the several uncertainties in the available proxy tools. In this regard, the Roman Period (1 CE to 500 CE) was particularly relevant in the socio-cultural development of the Mediterranean region while its climatic characteristics remain uncertain. Here we present a new SST reconstruction from the Sicily Channel based in Mg/Ca ratios measured on the planktonic foraminifer Globigerinoides ruber. This new record is framed in the context of other previously published Mediterranean SST records from the Alboran Sea, Minorca Basin and Aegean Sea and also compared to a north Hemisphere temperature reconstruction. The most solid image that emerges of this trans-Mediterranean comparison is the persistent regional occurrence of a distinct warm phase during the Roman Period. This record comparison consistently shows the Roman as the warmes...

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