Global positioning system constraints on plate kinematics in the southern alps at the nubia-Eurasia boundary

We present and interpret deformation velocities from continuous Global PositioningSystem (GPS) observations at 42 sites around the Adriatic region (central Mediterranean)to investigate the active tectonics of the Nubia-Eurasia plate boundary in thenortheast of Italy, the seismically most active region of the Southern Alps. In total,1600 days of GPS observations, from June 2002 to November 2006, were processedusing GAMIT/GLOBK. In detail, we present our processing scheme that is based ona thre...

Blue economy in the mediterranean: the role of science diplomacy to advance research infrastructures and promote employment through capacity building and skills development

Bio-mobilization of heavy metals from contaminated sediments by acidophilic microbial consortia

This work deals with bioremediation of dredged sediments contaminated by heavy metals. Consortia of acidophilic bacteria were added to sediments collected from the Ancona harbor (Adriatic Sea) in order to test their ability to remove heavy metals and thus to obtain valuable material suitable for different purposes (e.g. building industries or beaches nourishment). The efficiency of different bacterial consortia was compared. The simultaneous addition of autotrophic Fe/S oxidizing bacteria and...

Bioremediation of contaminated marine sediments: Examples of successful applications

Harbor sediments are often characterized by the presence of inorganic and organic contaminants, and this fact represents a relevant problem both when sediments are dredged and when they are left in the sea bottom. In this study we present the main results achieved by our research group in laboratory experiments addressed to marine sediment bioremediation. Dealing with sediments mainly contaminated with metals, several bioremediation strategies for metal biomobilization and biostabilization we...