Maria Filippini

Current Activity:

• Since 2015: Research Fellow in hydrogeology at the Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences Dept.- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna. Main research topics: Contaminant hydrogeology; DNAPLs; aquitards; aquifer vulnerability; karst systems; numerical modeling.
• Since 2015: Adjunct Professor in Hydrogeological Modeling

Education:

• 2012/2014: Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at the Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences Dept.- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna. Research field: Contaminant Hydrogeology. Thesis title: “Migration of chlorinated hydrocarbons through porous media characterized by medium to low permeability and variously saturated”.
• 2008/2010: Master's degree in Geology and Land Management (major in Hydrogeological  Risk). Department of Earth and Geo-Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna. Final mark: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title: “Monitoring of the base flow in a sandy aquifer placed in northern Apennine (Castel D'Aiano, Bologna, Italy), in order to evaluate the importance of local ground water resource”.
• 2005/2008: Bachelor's degree in Geological Sciences. Department of Earth and Geo-Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna. Final mark: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title: “Hydrological and morphological study of the “Sassalbo gypsum” carsic area (Fivizzano, Massa Carrara, Italy)”.
• 2004/2005: High School Diploma at Liceo Scientifico Statale Aldo Moro (Reggio Emilia, Italy). Final mark: 96/100.

• Cantonati M., Segadelli S., Ogata K., Tran H., Sanders D., Gerecke R., Rott E., Filippini M., Gargini A., Celico F. (2016): A global review on ambient Limestone-Precipitating Springs (LPS): Hydrogeological setting, ecology, and conservation. Science of The Total Environment, 568, pp. 624-637.
• Filippini M., Amorosi A., Campo B., Herrero-Martìn S., Nijenhuis I., Parker B.L., Gargini A. (2016): Origin of VC-only plumes from naturally enhanced dechlorination in a peat-rich hydrogeologic setting. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 192, pp. 129-139.
• Stumpp C., Zurek A., Wachniew P., Gargini A., Gemitzi A., Filippini M., Witczak S. (2016): A decision tree tool supporting the assessment of groundwater vulnerability. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(13) art. no. 1057.
• Wachniew P., Zurek A.J., Stumpp C., Gemitzi A., Gargini A., Filippini M., Rozanski K., Meeks J., Kværner J., Witczak S. (2016): Toward operational methods for the assessment of intrinsic groundwater vulnerability: A review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 46, pp. 827 - 884.
• Filippini M., Martina M., Menichetti S., Palmiero F., Ranfagni L., Gargini A. (2016): “Use of the Conduit Flow Process for the simulation of passive mitigation measures against the piezometric damming effect at the new underground High Speed railway station of Florence”, Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana, 39, Suppl. 1, p. 71.
• Masetti M., Nghiem S., Sorichetta A., Stevenazzi S., Fabbri P., Pola M., Filippini M., Brakenridge G.R. (2015): Urbanization Affects Air and Water in Italy's Po Plain. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union 96(21).
• Filippini M., Stumpp C., Nijenhuis I., Richnow H. H., Gargini A. (2015): Evaluation of aquifer recharge and vulnerability in an alluvial lowland using environmental tracers. Journal of Hydrology, 529, Part 3: 1657-1668.
• Piccinini L., De Nardo M.T., Filippini M., Segadelli S., Vincenzi V., Gargini A. (2014): Protezione idrogeologica di sorgenti in acquiferi fratturati non carsici, GEAM - ASSOCIAZIONE GEORISORSE E AMBIENTE.
• Balderacchi M., Filippini M., Gemitzi A., Klöve B., Petitta M., Trevisan M., Wachniew P., Witczak S., Gargini A. (2014): Does groundwater protection in Europe require new EU-wide environmental quality standards?, Frontiers in Chemistry, 2.

Scientific Oral and Poster Communications:

• M. Filippini, M. Martina, S. Menichetti, F. Palmiero, F.A. Rota, L. Ranfagni, A. Gargini: “Use of the Conduit Flow Process for the simulation of passive mitigation measures against the piezometric damming effect at the new underground High Speed railway station of Florence”, 43^nd IAH International Congress, Montpellier, Sept. 25-29, 2016.
• M. Filippini, V. G. Sacchetti, D. Ganzerla, A. Amorosi, E. Dinelli, A. Gargini: Peat deposits as bio-geochemical reactors enhancing mobilization of Arsenic and reductive dechlorination of Vinyl Chloride. Groundwater Quality Conference (GQ16), Shenzhen, July 24-28, 2016.
• M. Filippini, M. Martina, S. Menichetti, F. Palmiero, L. Ranfagni, A. Gargini: “Use of the Conduit Flow Process for the simulation of passive mitigation measures against the piezometric damming effect at the new underground High Speed railway station of Florence”, X Convegno dei Giovani Ricercatori di Geologia Applicata, Bologna, Feb. 18-19, 2016.
• M. Filippini, M. Martina, S. Menichetti, F. Palmiero, L. Ranfagni, A. Gargini: “Piezometric damming effect and mitigation measures related to the new underground High Speed railway station of Florence (Arno river alluvial aquifer): modelling scenarios and challenges”, 42^nd IAH International Congress, Roma, Sept. 13-18, 2015.
• M. Filippini, G. Casagrande, A. Fiorucci, A. Gargini, B. Grillo, A. Riva, S. Rossetti, G. Squarzoni, B. Vigna, L. Zini, J. De Waele: “Geological and hydrogeological investigations for the design of a multitracer test in a major karst aquifer (Cansiglio-Cavallo, Italian Alps)”, 42^nd IAH International Congress, Roma, Sept. 13-18, 2015.
• M. Filippini, A. Amorosi, B. Campo, B.L. Parker, I. Nijenhuis, H.H. Richnow, A. Gargini: “Degradation of chlorinated ethenes in a peat-rich hydrogeologic system: opportunities and environmental issues”, 41^st IAH International Congress "Groundwater: Challenges and Strategies". Marrakech, Sept. 15-19, 2014.
• M. Filippini, S. Herrero-Martín, C. Stumpp, I. Nijenhuis, B.L. Parker: “High resolution vertical profiles in sites contaminated by chlorinated solvents: relationship between hydraulic head, contamination and isotopic data”, Flowpath 2014: National meeting on hydrogeology. Viterbo, June 18-20, 2014.
• M. Filippini, I. Nijenhuis, B.L. Parker, A. Gargini: “MLS and CSIA applied at a large complex solvent site, Italy“, University Consortium for Field-Focused Groundwater Contamination Research. G360, University of Guelph, June 2-4, 2014.
• M. Filippini, A. Gargini: “Unlined disposal of industrial wastes in urban areas (Ferrara, Po Plain): source and fate of contaminants along with potential impacts against human health”, The Po Plain Experiment (POPLEX) Field Campaign - Effects of urban sprawl on environmental matrices in northern Italy. Seminario presso BIGEA, Università di Bolgna, May 8, 2014.
• M. Filippini, I. Nijenhuis, H.H. Richnow, B.L. Parker, A. Gargini: “The issue of chlorinated solvents in Europe: the case of Caretti site”, Integrated Management of Groundwater Resources and Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems – GENESIS final conference. Prague, March 5-7, 2014.
• M. Filippini, A. Gargini, H.Richnow, I.Nijenhuis: “Environmental isotopes and major ions concentrations as a proxy to evaluate aquifers recharge and vulnerability in an alluvial lowland”, 40^th IAH International Congress – Perth, Sept. 15-20, 2013.
• M. Filippini, G. Squarzoni, M. Martina, A. Fiorucci, B. Vigna, L. Zini, B. Grillo, A. Riva, S. Rossetti, G. Casagrande, J. De Waele, A. Gargini: Hydrogeological investigations and a multitracer test in the Cansiglio-Cavallo karst area (Italian Alps). EuroKarst 2016, Neuchatel, Sept. 5-7, 2016.
• A. Gargini, S. Basiricò, V. Chiarini, G. Crosta, M. Filippini, I. Nijenhuis, H.H. Richnow, A. Villa: “Borehole flowmeter based groundwater sampling and isotopic fingerprinting support source apportionment of a public water supply well field contaminated by chlorinated pitches: the case of Bussi sul Tirino (Abruzzo region, Central Italy)”. 42^nd IAH International Congress – Rome, Sept. 13-18, 2015.
• P. Wachniew, A. Żurek, C. Stumpp, A. Gkemitzi, A. Gargini, M. Filippini, K. Różański, J. Meeks, J. Kværner, S. Witczak: “A decision tree tool supporting assessment of groundwater vulnerability”. International conference on groundwater vulnerability,– Ustron, Poland, May 25-29, 2015.
• S. V. Nghiem, M. Masetti, S. Stevenazzi, M. Bonfanti, A. Conforto, M. Filippini, P. Fabbri, M. Pola, A. Sorichetta, C. Linard, P. Pampaloni, S. Palocia, E. Santi, F. Catani, G. Neumann: “The POPLEX 2014 Field Campaign - Interdisciplinary Study of Urbanization and Impacts”, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec. 15-19, 2014.
• M. Masetti, S.V. Nghiem, A. Sorichetta, S. Stevenazzi, M. Bonfanti, A. Conforto, P. Fabbri, M. Filippini, A. Gargini, D. Hall, C. Linard, M. Pola, A. Richter, F. Catani, S. Paloscia, P. Pampaloni, E. Santi: “The Po Plain Experiment (POPLEX) Field Campaign - Effects of urban sprawl on environmental matrices in northern Italy”, 87° Congresso della Società Geologica Italiana, 90° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia. Università degli Studi di Milano, Sept. 10-12, 2014.
• A. Gargini, M. Cantonati, M.T. De Nardo, M. Filippini, L. Piccinini, S. Segadelli: “Conflicts between ecological protection and public water supply for a main petrifying spring in Northern Apennines (Italy)”, 40^th IAH International Congress - Perth, Sept. 15-20, 2013.
• A. Gargini, M. Filippini, I. Nijehnuis, H.H. Richnow, S. Saponaro, A. Careghini: “Challenges issued by chlorinated ethenes plumes wandering below kindergartens”, 39^th IAH International Congress – Niagara Falls 2012.

Other Scientific Activities:

• Member of the Organizing Committee: National Meeting on Hydrogeology: Flowpath-hydrogeology pathways, June 20-22, 2012, Bologna.
• Cochair of hydrogeological sessions at national and interinational conferences: 88° Congresso della Società Geologica Italiana, Napoli, 7-9 settembre 2016; 41st IAH International Congress “Groundwater: Challenges and Strategies", Marrakech, September, 15-19, 2014; X Convegno dei Giovani Ricercatori di Geologia Applicata, Bologna, 18-19 feb. 2016.
• Reviewer for the following Journals: Hydrobiologia-The International Journal of Aquatic Sciences; Applied Water Science; Hydrogeology Journal; Journal of Hydrology.
• Co-supervisor of 5 Master Thesis between 2012 and 2016; Supervisor of 2 Master Thesis in 2015-2016.

Affiliations:

• IAH - The International Association of Hydrogeologists