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dc.contributor.authorallNeri, M.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallGiammanco, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallFerrera, E.; Università degli Studi di Catania, Dip. Scienze della Terra, Corso Italia, 52 e 95129 Catania, Italyen
dc.contributor.authorallPatanè, G.; Università degli Studi di Catania, Dip. Scienze della Terra, Corso Italia, 52 e 95129 Catania, Italyen
dc.contributor.authorallZanon, V.; Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos e Universidade dos Açores, Rua Mãe de Deus, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugalen
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-21T10:40:07Zen
dc.date.available2011-12-21T10:40:07Zen
dc.date.issued2011-06-25en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/7257en
dc.description.abstractThis study concerns measurements of radon and thoron emissions from soil carried out in 2004 on the eastern flank of Mt. Etna, in a zone characterized by the presence of numerous seismogenic and aseismic faults. The statistical treatment of the geochemical data allowed recognizing anomaly thresholds for both parameters and producing distribution maps that highlighted a significant spatial correlation between soil gas anomalies and tectonic lineaments. The seismic activity occurring in and around the study area during 2004 was analyzed, producing maps of hypocentral depth and released seismic energy. Both radon and thoron anomalies were located in areas affected by relatively deep (5e10 km depth) seismic activity, while less evident correlation was found between soil gas anomalies and the released seismic energy. This study confirms that mapping the distribution of radon and thoron in soil gas can reveal hidden faults buried by recent soil cover or faults that are not clearly visible at the surface. The correlation between soil gas data and earthquakes depth and intensity can give some hints on the source of gas and/or on fault dynamics.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameElsevier Ltd.en
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Environmental Radioactivityen
dc.relation.ispartofseries/102 (2011)en
dc.subjectradonen
dc.subjectfaulten
dc.subjectseismic hazarden
dc.subjectEtnaen
dc.titleSpatial distribution of soil radon as a tool to recognize active faulting on an active volcano: the example of Mt. Etna (Italy)en
dc.typearticleen
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dc.description.pagenumber863-870en
dc.identifier.URLwww.elsevier.com/locate/jenvraden
dc.subject.INGV03. Hydrosphere::03.04. Chemical and biological::03.04.05. Gasesen
dc.subject.INGV03. Hydrosphere::03.04. Chemical and biological::03.04.07. Radioactivity and isotopesen
dc.subject.INGV03. Hydrosphere::03.04. Chemical and biological::03.04.08. Instruments and techniquesen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.01. Earth Interior::04.01.99. General or miscellaneousen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.99. General or miscellaneousen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.09. Structural geologyen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.12. Fluid Geochemistryen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.99. General or miscellaneousen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.07. Tectonophysics::04.07.99. General or miscellaneousen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.99. General or miscellaneousen
dc.subject.INGV05. General::05.08. Risk::05.08.99. General or miscellaneousen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.05.002en
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dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico1.4. TTC - Sorveglianza sismologica delle aree vulcaniche attiveen
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dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico4.5. Studi sul degassamento naturale e sui gas petroliferien
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dc.contributor.authorNeri, M.en
dc.contributor.authorGiammanco, S.en
dc.contributor.authorFerrera, E.en
dc.contributor.authorPatanè, G.en
dc.contributor.authorZanon, V.en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentUniversità degli Studi di Catania, Dip. Scienze della Terra, Corso Italia, 52 e 95129 Catania, Italyen
dc.contributor.departmentUniversità degli Studi di Catania, Dip. Scienze della Terra, Corso Italia, 52 e 95129 Catania, Italyen
dc.contributor.departmentCentro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos e Universidade dos Açores, Rua Mãe de Deus, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugalen
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