Selected publications:

Brugnone F., D’Alessandro W., Brusca L., Saiano F., Liotta M., Parello F., Giammanco S., Abita A. M. and Calabrese S. (2025) Methodological insights for accurate quantification of trace elements in soluble and insoluble fractions of bulk atmospheric deposition. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 102682. 

Brugnone F., D’Alessandro W., Liotta M., Bitetto M., Randazzo L., Bellomo S., Brusca L., Cilluffo G., Parello F. and Calabrese S. (2025) Source apportionment of major ions and trace elements in the atmospheric deposition of Palermo (Sicily, Italy). Atmos. Pollut. Res. 16, 102431. 

Romano P., Brusca L. and Liotta M. (2024) Element mobility during basalt-water-CO2 interaction: observations in natural systems vs. laboratory experiments and implication for carbon storage. Geochemical Trans. 25, 1–14. 

Federico C., Inguaggiato S., Liotta M., Rizzo A. L. and Vita F. (2023) Decadal Monitoring of the Hydrothermal System of Stromboli Volcano, Italy. Geochemistry, Geophys. Geosystems 24, e2023GC010931.

Inguaggiato S., Liotta M., Rouwet D., Tassi F., Vita F., Schiavo B., Ono S. and Keller N. S. (2023) Sulfur origin and flux variations in fumarolic fluids of Vulcano Island, Italy. Front. Earth Sci. 11, 1197796.

Gutiérrez X., Bobrowski N., Rüdiger J., Liotta M., Geil B., Hoffmann T., Gutiérrez E., Dinger F., Montalvo F., Villalobos M. and Escobar D. (2023) Geochemical characterization of volcanic gas emissions at Santa Ana and San Miguel volcanoes, El Salvador, using remote-sensing and in situ measurements. Front. Earth Sci. 11, 1049670.

Batista Cruz R. Y., Liotta M., Batista Rodríguez J. A., Montecelos Zamora Y., Kretzschmar T. G., de la Garza Rodríguez I. M., Canales Gutiérrez L. E., Díaz Martínez R., Blanco Moreno J. A., Almaguer Carmenates Y., Rodríguez Vega A. and López Saucedo F. de J. (2022) Hydrochemical and isotopic characterization of the Region Carbonífera aquifer: An example of hydrogeological systems in the semi-arid climates of northeastern Mexico. Appl. Geochemistry 141, 105307.

Balagizi C. M., Kasereka M. M., Kyambikwa A. M., Cuoco E., Arienzo I. and Liotta M. (2022) Characterizing groundwater recharge sources using water stable isotopes in the North Basin of Lake Kivu, East Africa. Chem. Geol. 594, 120778. 

Liotta M., Martinez Cruz M., Ferrufino A., Rüdiger J., Gutmann A., Rojas Cerda K. V., Bobrowski N. and de Moor J. M. (2021) Magmatic signature in acid rain at Masaya volcano, Nicaragua: Inferences on element volatility during lava lake degassing. Chem. Geol. 585, 120562.  

Gutmann A., Bobrowski N., Liotta M. and Hoffmann T. (2021) Bromine speciation in volcanic plumes: new in situ derivatization LC-MS method for the determination of gaseous hydrogen bromide by gas diffusion denuder sampling. Atmos. Meas. Tech 14, 6395–6406.  

Rüdiger J., Gutmann A., Bobrowski N., Liotta M., de Moor J. M., Sander R., Dinger F., Tirpitz J.-L., Ibarra M., Saballos A., Martínez M., Mendoza E., Ferrufino A., Stix J., Valdés J., Castro J. M. and Hoffmann T. (2021) Halogen activation in the plume of Masaya volcano: field observations and box model investigations. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 21, 3371–3393. 

Arienzo I., Liotta M., Brusca L., D’Antonio M., Lupone F. and Cucciniello C. (2020) Analytical Method for Lithium Isotopes Determination by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry: A Useful Tool for Hydrogeochemical Applications. Water 12, 2182.

Cangemi M., Di Figlia M. G., Favara R. and Liotta M. (2020) CO2 Degassing in Sicily (Central Mediterranean) as Inferred from Groundwater Composition. Water 12, 1959.

Romano P. and Liotta M. (2020) Using and abusing Giggenbach ternary Na-K-Mg diagram. Chem. Geol. 541, 119577.

Batista Cruz R. Y., Peiffer L., Weber B., Herguera J. C., Liotta M., Fernández A. G., Barragán Reyes R. M. and Kretzschmar T. G. (2020) Geochemical characteristics of pore waters from sediment cores of the Wagner Basin, Gulf of California. Appl. Geochemistry 113, 104467. 

Balagizi C. M. and Liotta M. (2019) Key Factors of Precipitation Stable Isotope Fractionation in Central-Eastern Africa and Central Mediterranean. Geosciences 9, 337.

Gennaro E., Iacono-Marziano G., Paonita A., Rotolo S. G., Martel C., Rizzo A. L., Pichavant M. and Liotta M. (2019) Melt inclusions track melt evolution and degassing of Etnean magmas in the last 15 ka. Lithos 324–325, 716–732.

Stix J., de Moor J. M., Rüdiger J., Alan A., Corrales E., D’Arcy F., Diaz J. A. and Liotta M. (2018) Using drones and miniaturized instrumentation to study degassing at Turrialba and Masaya volcanoes, Central America. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth 123, 6501–6520.

Balagizi C. M., Kasereka M. M., Cuoco E. and Liotta M. (2018) Influence of moisture source dynamics and weather patterns on stable isotopes ratios of precipitation in Central-Eastern Africa. Sci. Total Environ. 628–629, 1058-1078.

Lopez T., Aguilera F., Tassi F., Maarten de Moor J., Bobrowski N., Aiuppa A., Tamburello G., Rizzo A. L., Liuzzo M., Viveiros F., Cardellini C., Silva C., Fischer T., Jean-Baptiste P., Kazayaha R., Hidalgo S., Malowany K., Lucic G., Bagnato E., Bergsson B., Reath K., Liotta M., Carn S. and Chiodini G. (2018) New insights into the magmatic-hydrothermal system and volatile budget of Lastarria volcano, Chile: Integrated results from the 2014 IAVCEI CCVG 12th Volcanic Gas Workshop. Geosphere 14.

Bobrowski N., Giuffrida G. B., Arellano S., Yalire M., Liotta M., Brusca L., Calabrese S., Scaglione S., Rüdiger J., Castro J. M., Galle B. and Tedesco D. (2017) Plume composition and volatile flux of Nyamulagira volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo, during birth and evolution of the lava lake, 2014–2015. Bull. Volcanol. 79, 90.

Rüdiger J., Bobrowski N., Liotta M. and Hoffmann T. (2017) Development and application of a sampling method for the determination of reactive halogen species in volcanic gas emissions. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 409, 5975–5985.

Liotta M., Shamavu P., Scaglione S., D’Alessandro W., Bobrowski N., Bruno Giuffrida G., Tedesco D. and Calabrese S. (2017) Mobility of plume-derived volcanogenic elements in meteoric water at Nyiragongo volcano (Congo) inferred from the chemical composition of single rainfall events. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 217, 254–272.

Liotta M., Rizzo A. L., Barnes J. D., D’Auria L., Martelli M., Bobrowski N. and Wittmer J. (2017) Chlorine isotope composition of volcanic rocks and gases at Stromboli volcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy): Inferences on magmatic degassing prior to 2014 eruption. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 336, 168–178.

Liotta M., D’Alessandro W., Arienzo I. and Longo M. (2017) Tracing the circulation of groundwater in volcanic systems using the 87Sr/86Sr ratio: Application to Mt. Etna., J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 331, 102–107.

Balagizi C. M., Kasereka M. M., Cuoco E. and Liotta M. (2017) Rain-plume interactions at Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira volcanoes and associated rainwater hazards, East Africa. Appl. Geochem. 81, 76–89.

Inguaggiato S., Londoño J. M., Chacón Z., Liotta M., Gil E. and Alzate D. (2017) The hydrothermal system of Cerro Machín volcano (Colombia): New magmatic signals observed during 2011–2013. Chem. Geol. 469, 60–68.

Jódar J., Custodio E., Liotta M., Lambán L. J., Herrera C., Martos-Rosillo S., Sapriza G. and Rigo T. (2016) Correlation of the seasonal isotopic amplitude of precipitation with annual evaporation and altitude in alpine regions. Sci. Total Environ. 550, 27–37.

Liotta M., D’Alessandro W., Bellomo S. and Brusca L. (2016) Volcanic plume fingerprint in the groundwater of a persistently degassing basaltic volcano: Mt. Etna. Chem. Geol. 433, 68–80. 

Rizzo A. L., Jost H.-J., Caracausi A., Paonita A., Liotta M. and Martelli M. (2014) Real-time measurements of the concentration and isotope composition of atmospheric and volcanic CO2 at Mount Etna (Italy). Geophys. Res. Lett. 41, 2382–2389.

Wittmer J., Bobrowski N., Liotta M., Giuffrida G., Calabrese S. and Platt U. (2014) Active alkaline traps to determine acidic-gas ratios in volcanic plumes: Sampling techniques and analytical methods. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 15, 2797–2820. 

D’Alessandro W., Katsanou K., Lambrakis N., Bellomo S., Brusca L. and Liotta M. (2013) Chemical and isotopic characterisation of bulk deposition in the Louros basin (Epirus, Greece). Atmos. Res. 132–133, 399–410.

Boatta F., D’Alessandro W., Gagliano A. L., Liotta M., Milazzo M., Rodolfo-Metalpa R., Hall-Spencer J. M. and Parello F. (2013) Geochemical survey of Levante Bay, Vulcano Island (Italy), a natural laboratory for the study of ocean acidification. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 73, 485–494.

Liotta M., Grassa F., D’Alessandro W., Favara R., Gagliano Candela E., Pisciotta A. and Scaletta C. (2013) Isotopic composition of precipitation and groundwater in Sicily, Italy. Appl. Geochemistry 34, 199–206.

Rizzo A. L., Caracausi A., Liotta M., Paonita A., Barnes J. D., Corsaro R. A. and Martelli M. (2013) Chlorine isotope composition of volcanic gases and rocks at Mount Etna (Italy) and inferences on the local mantle source. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 371–372, 134–142.

Cannata A., Diliberto I. S., Alparone S., Gambino S., Gresta S., Liotta M., Madonia P., Milluzzo V., Aliotta M. and Montalto P. (2012) Multiparametric approach in investigating volcano-hydrothermal systems: The case study of Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy). Pure Appl. Geophys. 169, 167–182.

Liotta M. and Martelli M. (2012) Dissolved gases in brackish thermal waters: An improved analytical method. Geofluids 12, 236–244

Liotta M., Rizzo A., Paonita A., Caracausi A. and Martelli M. (2012) Sulfur isotopic compositions of fumarolic and plume gases at Mount Etna (Italy) and inferences on their magmatic source. Geochem., Geophys. Geosyst. 13, Q05015.

Liotta M., Paonita A., Caracausi A., Martelli M., Rizzo A. and Favara R. (2010) Hydrothermal processes governing the geochemistry of the crater fumaroles at Mount Etna volcano (Italy). Chem. Geol. 278, 92–104.

Milluzzo V., Cannata A., Alparone S., Gambino S., Hellweg M., Montalto P., Cammarata L., Diliberto I. S., Gresta S., Liotta M. and Paonita A. (2010) Tornillos at Vulcano: Clues to the dynamics of the hydrothermal system. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 198, 377–393.

Madonia P. and Liotta M. (2010) Chemical composition of precipitation at Mt. Vesuvius and Vulcano Island, Italy: Volcanological and environmental implications. Environ. Earth Sci. 61, 159–171.

Rizzo A., Grassa F., Inguaggiato S., Liotta M., Longo M., Madonia P., Brusca L., Capasso G., Morici S., Rouwet D. and Vita F. (2009) Geochemical evaluation of observed changes in volcanic activity during the 2007 eruption at Stromboli (Italy). J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 182, 246–254.

Liotta M., Bellissimo S., Favara R. and Valenza M. (2008) Isotopic composition of single rain events in the central Mediterranean. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 113, D16304.

Paternoster M., Liotta M. and Favara R. (2008) Stable isotope ratios in meteoric recharge and groundwater at Mt. Vulture volcano, southern Italy. J. Hydrol. 348, 87–97.

Liotta M., Favara R. and Valenza M. (2006) Isotopic composition of the precipitations in the central Mediterranean: Origin marks and orographic precipitation effects. J. Geophys. Res. 111, D19302.

Liotta M., Brusca L., Grassa F., Inguaggiato S., Longo M. and Madonia P. (2006) Geochemistry of rainfall at Stromboli volcano (Aeolian Islands): Isotopic composition and plume-rain interaction. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 7, Q07006.