Dr. Michele  Paternoster
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Dr. Michele Paternoster

Research Scientist
University of Basilicata, Italy


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Geochemistry from University of Palermo, Italy

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Biography

Dr. Michele Paternoster is currently working as Associate Researcher in Geochemistry at the Basilicata University, Department of Sciences, Potenza, Italy. He has completed his Ph.D. in Geochemistry from University of Palermo, Italy. He also appointed as Post-doctoral Fellow at National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Section of Geochemistry, Palermo-Italy. He also completed 3 research projects funded by the National Group for Volcanology- Framework Programme. He is also acting as reviewer for Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Hydrological Processes, Science of the Total Environment, Marine and Petroleum Geology, and reviewer for Water (MDPI AG). He has published 22 research articles in peer review international journals, and 25 abstracts in volume.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Geochemistry
62%
Fluid Geochemistry
90%
Catchment Hydrology
75%
Water-Rock Interactions
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
103
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Caracausi, A., M. Paternoster and P.M. Nuccio, 2015. Mantle CO2 degassing at Mt. Vulture volcano (Italy): Relationship between CO2 outgassing of volcanoes and the time of their last eruption. Earth Planetary Sci. Lett., 411: 268-280.
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  2. Caracausi, A. and M. Paternoster, 2015. Radiogenic helium degassing and rock fracturing: A case study of the southern Apennines active tectonic region. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 120: 2200-2211.
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  3. Paternoster, M., R. Sinisi, C. Mancusi, K. Pilat, A. Sabia and G. Mongelli, 2014. Natural versus anthropogenic influences on the chemical composition of bulk precipitation in the southern Apennines, Italy: A case study of the town of Potenza. J. Geochem. Explorat., 145: 242-249.
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  4. Mongelli, G., M. Paternoster, G. Rizzo and R. Sinisi, 2014. Trace elements and REE fractionation in subsoils developed on sedimentary and volcanic rocks: Case study of the Mt. Vulture area, Southern Italy. Int. J. Earth Sci., 103: 1125-1140.
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  5. Margiotta, S., G. Mongelli, M. Paternoster, R. Sinisi and V. Summa, 2014. Seasonal groundwater monitoring for trace-elements distribution and Cr(VI) pollution in an area affected by negligible anthropogenic effects. Fresenius Environ. Bullet., 23: 3482-3494.
  6. Mongelli, G., S. Monni, G. Oggiano, M. Paternoster and R. Sinisi, 2013. Tracing groundwater salinization processes in coastal aquifers: A hydrogeochemical and isotopic approach in the Na-Cl brackish waters of Northwestern Sardinia, Italy. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17: 2917-2928.
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  7. Mongelli, G., M. Paternoster, G. Rizzo, M.T.C. Sansone and R. Sinisi, 2013. Trace element geochemistry of the Mt Vulture carbonatites, Southern Italy. Int. Geol. Rev., 55: 1541-1552.
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  8. Mongelli, G., M. Paternoster and R. Sinisi, 2013. Assessing nitrate origin in a volcanic aquifer using a dual isotope approach. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 10: 1149-1156.
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  9. Caracausi, A., M. Nicolosi, P.M. Nuccio, R. Favara, M. Paternoster and A. Rosciglione, 2013. Geochemical insight into differences in the physical structures and dynamics of two adjacent maar lakes at Mt. Vulture volcano (Southern Italy). Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 14: 1606-1625.
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  10. Caracausi, A., M. Martelli, P.M. Nuccio, M. Paternoster and F.M. Stuart, 2013. Active degassing of mantle-derived fluid: A geochemical study along the Vulture line, Southern Apennines (Italy). J. Volcanol. Geothermal Res., 253: 65-74.
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  11. Margiotta, S., G. Mongelli, V. Summa, M. Paternoster and S. Fiore, 2012. Trace element distribution and Cr(VI) speciation in Ca-HCO3 and Mg-HCO3 spring waters from the Northern sector of the Pollino massif, Southern Italy. J. Geochem. Explorat., 115: 1-12.
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  12. Parisi, S., M. Paternoster, F. Perri and G. Mongelli, 2011. Source and mobility of minor and trace elements in a volcanic aquifer system: Mt. Vulture (Southern Italy). J. Geochem. Explorat., 110: 233-244.
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  13. Parisi, S., M. Paternoster, C. Kohfahl and A. Pekdeger et al., 2011. Groundwater recharge areas of a volcanic aquifer system inferred from hydraulic, hydrogeochemical and stable isotope data: Mount Vulture, Southern Italy. Hydrogeol. J., 19: 133-153.
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  14. Paternoster, M., S. Parisi, A. Caracausi, R. Favara and G. Mongelli, 2010. Groundwaters of Mt. Vulture volcano, Southern Italy: Chemistry and sulfur isotope composition of dissolved sulfate. Geochem. J., 44: 125-135.
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  15. Mongelli, G., S. Critelli, E. Dinelli, M. Paternoster and F. Perri, 2010. Mn-and Fe-carbonate rich layers in Meso-Cenozoic shales as proxies of environmental conditions: A case study from the Southern Apennine, Italy. Geochem. J., 44: 211-223.
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  16. Caracausi, A., P.M. Nuccio, R. Favara, M. Nicolosi and M. Paternoster, 2009. Gas hazard assessment at the Monticchio crater lakes of Mt. Vulture, a volcano in Southern Italy. Terra Nova, 21: 83-87.
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  17. Paternoster, M., M. Liotta and R. Favara, 2008. Stable isotope ratios in meteoric recharge and groundwater at Mt. Vulture volcano, Southern Italy. J. Hydrol., 348: 87-97.
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  18. Parisi, S., C. Kohfahl, G. Mongelli, M. Paternoster and G. Spilotro, 2008. Multivariate statistical analysis applied to a hydrogeochemical dataset of a complex volcanic aquifer system (Mount Vulture, Basilicata-South Italy). Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana, 3: 610-611.
  19. Rizzo, A., A. Caracausi, R. Favara, M. Martelli and A. Paonita et al., 2006. New insights into magma dynamics during last two eruptions of Mount Etna as inferred by geochemical monitoring from 2002 to 2005. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., Vol. 7. .
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  20. Paternoster, M., A. Scarfiglieri, G. Mongelli, 2005. Groundwater chemistry in the high Agri Valley (Southern Apennines, Italy). GeoActa, 4: 25-41.
  21. Paternoster, M., 2005. Mt. Vulture volcano (Italy): A geochemical contribution to the origin of fluids and to a better definition of its geodynamic setting. Plinius, 3: 186-190.
  22. Harabaglia, P., G. Mongelli and M. Paternoster, 2002. A geochemical survey of the telese hypothermal spring, southern Italy: Sulfate anomalies induced by crustal deformation. Environ. Geosci., 9: 89-101.
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  23. Italiano, F., M. Martelli, G. Martinelli, P.M. Nuccio and M. Paternoster, 2001. Significance of earthquake-related anomalies in fluids of Val D'Agri (Southern Italy). Terra Nova, 13: 249-257.
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