Hydrogeology
Research area: Applied Earth Sciences
Coordinators: Giorgio Pilla, Gabriele Dolza
ERC sectors: PE10_17 Hydrology, hydrogeology, engineering and environmental geology, water and soil pollution
1. Floodplain Hydrogeology (Po Valley)
Research on the various aquifers in the southwestern Lombardy plain, both superficial and deep, using various approaches and investigation methodologies. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of groundwater resources.
2. Fissured Hydrogeology in the Northern Apennines and Southern Alps
The research field includes both studies of sub-channel aquifers in valley floodplains and studies of hilly and mountain ridges, to identify the hydrodynamic characteristics, recharge conditions, and water quality of mountain aquifers.
3. Isotopic Hydrology (18O, D, 13C, 14C, 34S, 15N)
Application of isotopic techniques to the study, assessment, and protection of both surface and groundwater resources. Research and management of water resources, as well as assessing the impact of human activities on water quality.
Unità di Microbiologia e Microbiologia Clinica Università di Pavia; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Architettura Università di Pavia; Dipartimento di Chimica Università di Pavia
1. Ce4we Project - Energy Supply and Water Resource Management from a Circular Economy Perspective (Circular Economy for Water and Energy). Funded by the Lombardy Region.
2. The Health of the Vernavola Canal - An Environmental Thermometer for the City of Pavia. Funded by the Community Foundation of the Province of Pavia Onlus.
3. One Hundred Kilometers of Abysses - Hydrogeological Study of the Bueno Fonteno Karst Complex. Funded by Sebino Occidentale.
Torrese, P., Pilla, G. (2021). 1D-4D electrical and electromagnetic methods revealing fault-controlled aquifer geometry and saline water uprising. Journal of Hydrology, 600, 126568.
Martinelli, G., Dadomo, A., De Luca, D.A., Mazzola, M., Lasagna, M., Pennisi, M., Pilla, G., Sacchi, E., Saccon, P. (2018). Nitrate sources, accumulation and reduction in groundwater from Northern Italy: Insights provided by a nitrate and boron isotopic database. Applied Geocheminstry, 91, 23-35.
Cameron, E., Pilla, G., Stella, F.A. (2018). Application of statistical classification methods for predicting the acceptability of well-water quality. Hydrogeology Journal, 26(4), 1099–1115.
Pilla, G., Torrese, P., Bersan, M. (2010). Application of hydrochemical and geophysical surveys within the study of the saltwater uprising occurring in the Oltrepò Pavese plain aquifer. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica e Applicata, 51/4, 301-323.
Pilla G. (1998). Caratterizzazione idrochimica e geochimica isotopica delle falde idriche nel sottosuolo della città di Pavia. Atti Ticinesi di Scienze della Terra, 40, 180-201.