Multiparametric monitoring at the Mefite d’Ansanto site (Irpinia): installation, configuration and first results

Nicolò Carra, Claudio Ventura Bordenca, Elisa Ferrari, Andrea Luca Rizzo, Marco Massa, Alessandra Sciarra, Marino Domenico Barberio, Luca Pizzino, Sandro Rao, Stefano Farroni

32 pp.

Immagine di copertina del volume 526

This report describes the installation of a multiparametric station for continuous, long-term monitoring at the Mefite d’Ansanto site (Irpinia, Southern Apennines), one of the most significant examples of natural degassing in a non-volcanic area worldwide. It also presents measurements carried out during a geochemical survey aimed at detecting both soil-diffused gases and free gases in air. The gas emissions provide a natural laboratory of particular interest for studying tectonic degassing processes and their possible correlations with seismicity and crustal dynamics. The multiparametric installation included the placement of a CTD probe (conductivity, temperature, depth) inside a bubbling artesian well. In addition, a compact meteorological station was installed nearby to correlate...

Published: 2026-09-23