Lyme Borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 We aimed to determine the presence of Ixodes ricinus ticks in heavily populated areas of the Po River Valley after report of a Lyme disease case. Eighteen percent of ticks examined from 3 locations were positive for Lyme disease borreliae.
Dario Pistone +9 more
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Long-term trend and variability of atmospheric PM10 concentration in the Po Valley [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2014 The limits to atmospheric pollutant concentration set by the European Commission provide a challenging target for the municipalities in the Po Valley, because of the characteristic climatic conditions and high population density of this region. In
A. Bigi, G. Ghermandi
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Vegetated Ditches for the Mitigation of Pesticides Runoff in the Po Valley. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 In intensive agricultural systems runoff is one of the major potential diffuse pollution pathways for pesticides and poses a risk to surface water. Ditches are common in the Po Valley and can potentially provide runoff mitigation for the protection of watercourses.
Otto S +5 more
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Hygroscopic and chemical characterisation of Po Valley aerosol [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2014 Continental summer-time aerosol in the Italian Po Valley was characterised in terms of hygroscopic properties and the influence of chemical composition therein. Additionally, the ethanol affinity of particles was analysed.
J. Bialek +6 more
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NO2 pollution over selected cities in the Po valley in 2018–2021 and its possible effects on boosting COVID-19 deaths [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 This work analyzes nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution over a set of cities in the Po Valley in northern Italy, using satellite and in situ observations. The cities include Milan, Bergamo, and Brescia, the first area of the COVID-19 outbreak and diffusion ...
Carmine Serio +2 more
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Do not let your guard down! Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in dogs entering shelters in northern Italy [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground In Italy, the area of highest prevalence for canine heartworm disease (CHWD) has historically been along the Po River Valley in the northern area of the country, where prevalence in the mid-nineties ranged from 31% to 98%. Currently, increased
Marco Genchi +5 more
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MAX-DOAS measurements of formaldehyde in the Po-Valley [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2005 During the first measurement campaign of the EU FORMAT project in summer 2002 near Milan, northern Italy, ground-based scattered light differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) measurements were performed using a new multi-axis instrument. From
A. Heckel +7 more
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A case of early breeding of Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2023 On the 14th of April 2022, during a periodic bird monitoring activity in a wetland area located in the municipality of Mirandola (Moedna), Northern Italy, a breeding pair of Pied Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta, were recorded along with chicks aged ...
Lorenzo Tosatti +2 more
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Csapadékszélsőségek változása Európa déli alföldi régióiban az 1951–2019 időszakban
Modern Geográfia, 2021 The aim of our study is to analyse the spatial patterns and temporal trends of average and extreme precipitation events in a few selected plain regions between 1951 and 2019.
Berényi, Alexandra +2 more
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La narrativa ‘padana’ di Gianni Celati: due letture geografiche a confronto
Geography Notebooks, 2022 In the Italian literary panorama, Gianni Celati occupies a complex interstitial space between fiction and field investigation. His significant narratives dedicated to the Po landscape has become the symbol of an ethnographic research, in which the author
Camilla Giantomasso
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