Simone Toller

Marine & Environmental Geochemist

CNR ISMAR – Italian National Research Council

🔗 Academic Profiles

🧑‍🔬 About Me

I am a marine and environmental geochemist at CNR ISMAR, working on sediment processes, biogeochemical cycles, environmental contaminants, and long-term marine observations in coastal and transitional systems.

🌊 Research Interests

Marine geochemistry
Sediment geochemistry
Environmental contamination
Biogeochemical cycles
Long-term monitoring systems
Essential Variables (EOV, EBV, ECV)

📚 Scientific Publications (Selected)

The Italian effort toward a coordinated observation of Essential Variables (EOV, ECV, EBV) in European Marine Environments. Long-term observation in the central Mediterranean seas and Italian coasts. - DOI: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1771479/abstract
A multi observation analysis of the 2017 dense water formation events: climate change, bottom density currents and Adriatic-Ionian Sea circulation (Mediterranean Sea). - DOI: 10.1029/2024JC022306 - https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024JC022306
Decadal analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence, algal blooms and driving factors from a fixed-point observing system in the Northern Adriatic Sea. - DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109423 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771425003014?via%3Dihub
Editorial: Modern management options for solid waste and by-products: sustainable treatment and environmental benefits. - DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1385669 - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1385669/full
Impact and recoverability of metals from waste: a case study on bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration plants. - DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1252313 - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1252313/full
Sequential extraction procedure of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash targeting grain size and the amorphous fraction. - DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1254205 - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1254205/full
Urban mining of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) residues with emphasis on bioleaching technologies: a critical review. - DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26790-z - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-023-26790-z
Grain size and mineralogical constraints on leaching in the bottom ashes from municipal solid waste incineration: a comparison of five plants in northern Italy. - DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1179272 - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1179272/full
New insights into the migration, distribution and accumulation of micro-plastic in marine environment: A critical mechanism review. - DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138572 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653523008391
Sediment quality of the Ridracoli fresh water reservoir in Italy: Insights from aqua regia digestion and sequential extractions. - DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154167 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722012591
Geochemical characterization of surface sediments from the Ridracoli reservoir area and surroundings, Italy. Details on bulk composition and grain size. - DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2021.106863 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375674221001424
Assessment of Seasonal Changes in Water Chemistry of the Ridracoli Water Reservoir (Italy): Implications for Water Management. - DOI: 10.3390/w12020581 - https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/2/581
Water and sediments geochemistry and elemental fluxes on a Large Dam: case study of Ridracoli reservoir. - DOI: 10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/9782 - https://amsdottorato.unibo.it/id/eprint/9782/

📂 FAIR Datasets (Zenodo DOIs)

Zenodo Uploads – (list of publicly available datasets)
- Salinity, Turbidity, Wind from the S1-GB pylon at the LTER site Delta del Po and Costa Romagnola (2012-2021) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10980111
- Salinity, Turbidity, Wind from the E1 buoy at the LTER site Delta del Po and Costa Romagnola (2012-2021) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10980386
- Sea temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Chlorophyll-a from the E1 buoy at the LTER site Delta del Po and Costa Romagnola (2012-2022) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14748898

🧪 Projects

Itineris – CNR

Environmental geochemistry, essential variables, marine monitoring systems.
🔗 https://itineris.cnr.it/

📬 Contact

📧 simone.toller@cnr.it
🌐 https://simonetoller.com
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