The acidic waters in Italy: a brief overview

Autor: Francesco Magi, Jacopo Cabassi, Francesco Capecchiacci, Chiara Caponi, Luciano Giannini, Barbara Nisi, Stefania Venturi, Enrico Pandeli, Andrea Ricci, Franco Tassi, Orlando Vaselli
Jazyk: English<br />Italian
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Acque Sotterranee, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1828-454X
2280-6458
DOI: 10.7343/as-2019-363
Popis: The present study is aimed at providing a brief overview of the Italian acidic waters based on literature and unpublished data. Acidic waters in Italy, as elsewhere, are relatively common and associated with extremely variable geological settings. Owing to their peculiar features, these waters may seriously affect the environment and the ecosystems. Along the Apennine belt, the western and inner sectors of the Italian peninsula record an anomalous geothermal gradient, mostly overlapping with the Neogene-to-present magmatism, that explains the presence of a huge amount of CO2(H2S)-rich gas and thermal water discharges, geothermal fields (e.g. Larderello and Mt. Amiata) and ore deposits (e.g. Fe- and polymetallic sulfides, e.g. Elba Island and Colline Metallifere). Acidic waters (pH ≤5) from volcanic and geothermal areas show outlet temperatures and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) from 10 to 96°C and
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