Salinelle Stadio di Paternò (Sicily, Italy)

Bubbling waters at Salinelle Stadium, Paternò, close to Mt Etna volcano

Type: Bubbling Water
Description: This site is located at the NW boundary of the town of Paternò, very close to the local football stadium. Gas emissions occur in mud volcanoes or in mud and water pools, with strong gas bubbling into water. The area belongs to the communality of Paternò and is fenced with gates. However, some openings in the fence allow the access to the gas sites.


Point of contact for this site:
Salvatore Giammanco, salvatore.giammanco@ct.ingv.it (INGV, Catania)

No measurements available for this site.



Bibliographic references for this site

Chiodini G., Frondini F., Raco B., 1996,Diffuse emission of CO2 from the Fossa crater, Vulcano Island (Italy)., Bulletin of Volcanology, vol.58, n.1, pp. 41-50, DOI: n/a


D'Alessandro W., F. Parello, M. Valenza, 1996,Gas manifestations of Mt. Etna area: historical notices and new geochemical data (1990-93), Acta Vulcanologica, vol.8, n.1, pp. 23-29


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