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Article

Natural Sinkhole Monitoring and Characterization: The Case of Latera Sinkhole (Latium, Central Italy)

by
Luca Maria Puzzilli
1,*,
Valerio Ruscito
1,
Sergio Madonna
2,
Francesco Gentili
3,
Livio Ruggiero
1,
Giancarlo Ciotoli
4 and
Stefania Nisio
1
1
Geological Survey of Italy, Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 60, 00144 Rome, Italy
2
Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, Tuscia University, Via San Camillo De Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
3
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Via San Camillo De Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
4
CNR-IGAG, National Research Council, Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1-Strada Provinciale 35d, 9, 00010 Rome, Italy
*
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Geosciences 2024, 14(1), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14010018
Submission received: 15 November 2023 / Revised: 22 December 2023 / Accepted: 28 December 2023 / Published: 5 January 2024
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Abstract

The occurrence of sinkhole phenomena in Italy is a prevalent and very uncertain class of geological hazards that pose a significant threat to human infrastructure and individuals. These events are characterized by their unpredictability and the challenges associated with their accurate forecasting. Both natural and anthropic factors influence the occurrence of these events; therefore, accurate identification of the above factors is critical for effective proactive and predictive efforts. The work presented in this paper refers to a collapse that occurred in a volcanic region in northern Latium (central Italy) on 31 January 2023. The area has been monitored using drones since the early stages of the sinkhole’s formation and has continued to date. Then, the collapse and the neighboring area were examined via geophysical and geochemical investigations to identify potential underlying factors. Geophysical and geochemical data were combined to provide a preliminary hypothesis on the collapse’s genesis. The obtained data indicate that the structural collapse can be attributable to the fluctuation in groundwater levels as well as the development of instabilities along its banks, leading to a growth in its dimensions.
Keywords: natural sinkhole; geohazards; monitoring; UAV; photogrammetry; natural radioactivity; soil gas; radon; thoron; geophysical methods; 3D ERT; MASW; HVSR natural sinkhole; geohazards; monitoring; UAV; photogrammetry; natural radioactivity; soil gas; radon; thoron; geophysical methods; 3D ERT; MASW; HVSR

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Puzzilli, L.M.; Ruscito, V.; Madonna, S.; Gentili, F.; Ruggiero, L.; Ciotoli, G.; Nisio, S. Natural Sinkhole Monitoring and Characterization: The Case of Latera Sinkhole (Latium, Central Italy). Geosciences 2024, 14, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14010018

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Puzzilli LM, Ruscito V, Madonna S, Gentili F, Ruggiero L, Ciotoli G, Nisio S. Natural Sinkhole Monitoring and Characterization: The Case of Latera Sinkhole (Latium, Central Italy). Geosciences. 2024; 14(1):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14010018

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Puzzilli, Luca Maria, Valerio Ruscito, Sergio Madonna, Francesco Gentili, Livio Ruggiero, Giancarlo Ciotoli, and Stefania Nisio. 2024. "Natural Sinkhole Monitoring and Characterization: The Case of Latera Sinkhole (Latium, Central Italy)" Geosciences 14, no. 1: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14010018

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Puzzilli, L. M., Ruscito, V., Madonna, S., Gentili, F., Ruggiero, L., Ciotoli, G., & Nisio, S. (2024). Natural Sinkhole Monitoring and Characterization: The Case of Latera Sinkhole (Latium, Central Italy). Geosciences, 14(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14010018

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