Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

• Trovato, F., Di Guardo, A., Rallo, A., Dattola, A., Zappia, E., Nisticò, S. P., Pellacini, G., (2025), Retrospective study on acute effects of Mount Etna volcanic eruption in patients with atopic dermatitis , Allergies, 5(3), 27, doi.org/10.3390/allergies5030027
• Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Ronchi, A., Moretti, F., Giani, F., Vigneri, P., Masucci, R., Pellegriti, G., Belfiore, A., Vigneri, R., (2020), Concentration of metals and trace elements in the normal human and rat thyroid: comparison with muscle and adipose tissue and volcanic versus control areas, Thyroid, 30(2), 290-299, 10.1089/thy.2019.0244
• Tavarelli, M., Malandrino, P., Vigneri, P., Richiusa, P., Maniglia, A., Violi, M. A., Sapuppo, G., Vella, V., Dardanoni, G., Vigneri, R., Pellegriti, G., (2017), Anaplastic thyroid cancer in Sicily: The role of environmental characteristics, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8, 277, 10.3389/fendo.2017.00277
• Russo, M., Malandrino, P., Moleti, M., D' Angelo, A., Tavarelli, M., Sapuppo, G., Giani, F., Richiusa, P., Squatrito, S, Vigneri, R., Pellegriti, G., (2017), Thyroid cancer in the pediatric age in Sicily: Influence of the volcanic environment, Anticancer Research, 37(3), 1515-1522
• Russo, M., Malandrino, P., Addario, W. P., Dardanoni, G., Vigneri, P., Pellegriti, G., Squatrito, S, Vigneri, R., (2015), Several site-specific cancers are increased in the volcanic area in Sicily, Anticancer Research, 35(7), 3995-4001
• Malandrino, P., Scollo, C., Marturano, I., Russo, M., Tavarelli, M., Attard, M., Richiusa, P., Violi, M. A., Dardanoni, G., Vigneri, R., Pellegriti, G., (2013), Descriptive epidemiology of human thyroid cancer: experience from a regional registry and the “volcanic factor”, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 4, 65, 10.3389/fendo.2013.00065
• Lombardo, D., Ciancio, N., Campisi, R., Di Maria, A., Bivona, L., Poletti, V., Mistretta, A., Biggeri, A., Di Maria, G. , (2013), A retrospective study on acute health effects due to volcanic ash exposure during the eruption of Mount Etna (Sicily) in 2002, Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 8, 51, 10.1186/2049-6958-8-51
• Nicoletti, A., Bruno, E., Nania, M., Cicero, E., Messina, S., Chisari, C., Torrisi, J., Maimone, D., Marziolo, R., Lo Fermo, S., Patti, F., Giammanco, S., Zappia, M., (2013), Multiple sclerosis in the Mount Etna region: Possible role of volcanogenic trace elements, PLOS ONE, 8(12), e74259, 10.1371/journal.pone.0074259
• Fano, V., Cernigliaro, A., Scondotto, S., Perucci, C. A., Forastiere, F., (2010), The fear of volcano: short-term health effects after Mount Etna's eruption in 2002, European Respiratory Journal, 36(5), 1216-1218, 10.1183/09031936.00078910
• Dal Maso, L., Franceschi, S., Lise, M., Fusco, M., Tumino, R., Serraino, D., (2010), Re: papillary thyroid cancer incidence in the volcanic area of Sicily, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 102(12), 914- 915, 10.1093/jnci/djq157
• Pelser, C., Dazzi, C., Graubard, B. I., Lauria, C., Vitale, F., Goedert, J. J., (2009), Risk of classic Kaposi sarcoma with residential exposure to volcanic and related soils in Sicily, Annals of Epidemiology, 19(18), 597-601, 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.04.002
• Pellegriti, G., De Vathaire, F., Scollo, C., Attard, M., Giordano, C., Arena, S., Dardanoni, G., Frasca, F., Malandrino, P., Vermiglio, F., Orevitera, D. M. , D’Azzò, G., Trimarchi, F., Vigneri, R., (2009), Papillary thyroid cancer incidence in the volcanic area of Sicily, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101(22), 1575-1583, 10.1093/jnci/djp354
• Diana, B., Finocchiaro, A. M., La Delfa, S., Patane, G., Presti, F., Timpanaro, M., Tringali, G., (2006), Aerobiological monitoring applications in the Etnean volcanic plume evaluation (Mt. Etna, Sicily) and correlation with allergopathies, Aerobiologia, 22(4), 285-293, 10.1007/s10453-006-9042-y
• Cernigliaro, A., Fano, V., Addario, S. P., Caruso, S., Pennisi, P., Forastiere, F., Perucci, C. A., Comba, P., Scondotto, S., (2006), Mortality and hospital discharges in the population of Biancavilla (Sicily) contaminated by natural fibres, Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 30, 227-31, Article in Italian with English abstract
• Fano, V., Cernigliaro, A., Scondotto, S., Cuccia, M., Forastiere, F., Nicolosi, A., Oliveri, C., Scillieri, R., Distefano, P., Perucci, C. A., (2005), Health effects of environmental contamination due to volcanic ash of Mount Etna in autumn 2002, Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 29(3-4), 180-7, Article in Italian (Abstract in English)
• Biggeri, A., Pasetto, R., Belli, S., Bruno, C., Di Maria, G. , Mastrantonio, M., Trinca, S., Uccelli, R., Comba, P., (2004), Mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pleural mesothelioma in an area contaminated by natural fiber (fluoro-edenite), Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 30, 249-52, 10.5271/sjweh.786

Toxicological

• Giani, F., Masto, R., Trovato, M. A., Franco, A., Pandini, G., Vigneri, R., (2021), Thyroid stem cells but not differentiated thyrocytes are sensitive to slightly increased concentrations of heavy metals, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, 383, 10.3389/fendo.2021.652675
• Giani, F., Pandini, G., Scalisi, N. M., Vigneri, P., Fazzari, C., Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Masucci, R., Belfiore, A., Pellegriti, G., Vigneri, R., (2019), Effect of low-dose tungsten on human thyroid stem/precursor cells and their progeny, Endocrine-Related Cancer, 26(8), 713-725, 10.1530/ERC-19-0176

Leaching

• Stewart, C., Damby, D. E., Tomašek, I., Horwell, C. J., (2021), Experimental design and data relevance in a volcanic ash-leachate health study: Letter to the Editor re. Barone et al. (2021) ‘Surface reactivity of Etna volcanic ash and evaluation of health risks’ (STOTEN-143248), Science of the Total Environment, 804, 150076, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150076
• Barone, G., De Giudici, G., Gimeno, D., Lanzafame, G., Podda, F., Cannas, C., Giuffrida, A., Barchitta, M., Agodi, A., Mazzoleni, P., (2021), Surface reactivity of Etna volcanic ash and evaluation of health risks, Science of the Total Environment, 761, 143248, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143248

Physicochemical or geochemical, Toxicological

• Tomašek, I., Damby, D. E., Andronico, D., Baxter, P. J., Boonen, I., Claeys, P., Denison, M. S., Horwell, C. J., Kervyn, M., Kueppers, U., Romanias, M. N., Elskens, M., (2021), Assessing the biological reactivity of organic compounds on volcanic ash: implications for human health hazard, Bulletin of Volcanology, 83(5), 1-11, 10.1007/s00445-021-01453-4
• Ledda, C., Rapisarda, V., Bracci, M., Proietti, L., Zuccarello, M., Fallico, R., Fiore, M., Ferrante, M., (2013), Professional exposure to basaltic rock dust: assessment by the Vibrio fischeri ecotoxicological test, Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 8, 23, 10.1186/1745-6673-8-23

Reviews/ Overviews

• Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Giani, F., Pellegriti, G., Vigneri, P., Belfiore, A., Rizzarelli, E., Vigneri, R., (2020), Increased thyroid cancer incidence in volcanic areas: a role of increased heavy metals in the environment?, International journal of molecular, 21(10), 3425, 10.3390/ijms21103425
• Vigneri, R., Malandrino, P., Giani, F., Russo, M., Vigneri, P., (2017), Heavy metals in the volcanic environment and thyroid cancer, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 457, 73-80, 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.027
• D'Alessandro, W., (2006), Gas hazard: an often neglected natural risk in volcanic areas, Geo- Environment and Landscape Evolution II, 89, 369-378, 10.2495/GEO060371
• Manna, P., Comba, P., (2001), Communicating with health authorities and the public about asbestos risk in Biancavilla (CT), Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 25(1), 28-30, Article in Italian

Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Cangemi, M., Speziale, S., Madonia, P., D'Alessandro, W., Andronico, D., Bellomo, S., Brusca, L., Kyriakopoulos, K., (2017), Potentially harmful elements released by volcanic ashes: Examples from the Mediterranean area., Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 337, 16-28, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.03.015
• Floor, G. H., Calabrese, S., Roman-Ross, G., D’Alessandro, W., Aiuppa, A., (2011), Selenium mobilization in soils due to volcanic derived acid rain: An example from Mt Etna volcano, Sicily, Chemical Geology, 289, 235-244, 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.08.004
• Bellomo, S., Aiuppa, A., D’Alessandro, W., Parello, F., (2007), Environmental impact of magmatic fluorine emission in the Mt. Etna area, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 165(1-2), 87-101, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.04.013

Physicochemical or geochemical

• Horwell, C. J., Sargent, P., Andronico, D., Lo Castro, M. D., Tomatis, M., Hillman, S. E., Michnowicz, S. A. K., Fubini, B., (2017), The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy, Journal of Applied Volcanology, 6(1): 12, 10.1186/s13617-017-0063-8
• Varrica, D., Tamburo, E., Dongarrà, G., Sposito, F., (2014), Trace elements in scalp hair of children chronically exposed to volcanic activity (Mt. Etna, Italy), Science of the Total Environment, 470-471,117-126, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.058
• D’Alessandro, W., Bellomo, S., Bonfanti, P., Brusca, L., Longo, M., (2011), Salinity variations in the water resources fed by the Etnean volcanic aquifers (Sicily, Italy): natural vs. anthropogenic causes, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 173(1-4), 431-446, 10.1007/s10661-010-1397-4
• Martin, R. S., Mather, T. A., Pyle, D. M., Power, M., Allen, A. G., Aiuppa, A., Horwell, C. J., Ward, E. P. W., (2008), Chemical and morphological characterisation of volcanic aerosols and nanoparticles from Mt Etna, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 113, D17, Art. No. D17211, 10.1029/2007JD009648
• Brogna, A., La Delfa, S., La Monaca, V., Lo Nigro, S., Morelli, D., Patane, G., Tringali, G., (2007), Measurements of indoor radon concentration on the south-eastern flank of Mount Etna volcano (Southern Italy), Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 165(1-2), 71-75, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.04.012
• Bagnato, E., Aiuppa, A., Parello, F., Calabrese, S., D’Alessandro, W., Mather, T. A., McGonigle, A. J. S., Pyle, D. M., Wängberg, I., (2007), Degassing of gaseous (elemental and reactive) and particulate mercury from Mount Etna volcano (Southern Italy), Atmospheric Environment, 41(35), 7377-7388, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.060
• Horwell, C. J., Fenoglio, I., Fubini, B., (2007), Iron-induced hydroxyl radical generation from basaltic volcanic ash, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 261(3-4), 662-669, 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.07.032
• Allen, A. G., Mather, T. A., McGonigle, A. J. S., Aiuppa, A., Delmelle, P., Davison, B., Bobrowski, N., Oppenheimer, C., Pyle, D. M., Inguaggiato, S., (2006), Sources, size distribution, and downwind grounding of aerosols from Mount Etna, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 111(D10302), 10.1029/2005JD006015
• Bellomo, S., D’Alessandro, W., Longo, M., (2003), Volcanogenic fluorine in rainwater around active degassing volcanoes: Mt. Etna and Stromboli island, Italy, Science of the Total Environment, 301, 175- 185, 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00284-X
• Giammanco, S., Ottaviani, M., Valenza, M., Veschetti, E., Principio, E., Giammanco, G., Pignato, S., (1998), Major and trace elements geochemistry in the ground waters of a volcanic area: Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy), Water Research, 32(1), 19-30, 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00198-X
• Giammanco, S., Valenza, M., Pignato, S., Giammanco, G., (1996), Mg, Mn, Fe, and V concentrations in the ground waters of Mount Etna (Sicily), Water Research, 30(2), 378-386, 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00183-2

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Ronchi, A., Minoia, C., Cataldo, D., Regalbuto, C., Giordano, C., Attard, M., Squatrito, S, Trimarchi, F., Vigneri, R., (2015), Increased thyroid cancer incidence in a basaltic volcanic area is associated with non–anthropogenic pollution and biocontamination, Endocrine, 53, 471–479, 10.1007/s12020-015-0761-0
• Censi, P., Zuddas, P., Randazzo, L. A., Tamburo, E., Speziale, S., Cuttitta, A., Punturo, R., Aricò, P., Santagata, R., (2011), Source and nature of inhaled atmospheric dust from trace element analyses of human bronchial fluids, Environmental Science & Technology, 45(15), 6262-6267, 10.1021/es200539p
• Paoletti, L., Batisti, D., Bruno, C., Di Paola, M., Gianfagna, A., Mastrantonio, M., Nesti, M., Comba, P., (2000), Unusually high incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma in a town of eastern Sicily: an epidemiological and environmental study, Archives of Environmental Health, 55(6), 392-398, 10.1080/00039890009604036

Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• D'Alessandro, W., Aiuppa, A., Bellomo, S., Brusca, L., Calabrese, S., Kyriakopoulos, K., Liotta, M., Longo, M., (2013), Sulphur-gas concentrations in volcanic and geothermal areas in Italy and Greece: Characterising potential human exposures and risks, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 131, 1-13, 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.08.015

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Modelling, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Censi, P., Tamburo, E., Speziale, S., Zuddas, P., Randazzo, L. A., Punturo, R., Cuttitta, A., Aricò, P., (2011), Yttrium and lanthanides in human lung fluids, probing the exposure to atmospheric fallout, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186(2), 1103-1110, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.113

Modelling

• Barsotti, S., Andronico, D., Neri, A., Del Carlo, P., Baxter, P. J., Aspinall, W. P., Hincks, T. K., (2010), Quantitative assessment of volcanic ash hazards for health and infrastructure at Mt. Etna (Italy) by numerical simulation, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 192(1-2), 85-96, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.02.011

Modelling, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• Alparone, S., Andronico, D., Sgroi, T., Ferrari, F., Lodato, L., Reitano, D., (2007), Alert system to mitigate tephra fallout hazards at Mt. Etna Volcano, Italy, Natural Hazards, 43, 333–350, 10.1007/s11069-007-9120-7

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Reviews/ Overviews

• Bruno, C., Comba, P., Zona, A., (2006), Adverse health effects of fluoro-edenitic fibers - Epidemiological evidence and public health priorities, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1076(1), 778-783, 10.1196/annals.1371.020