A5002019453- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Heavy metals in environment
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Marine and environmental studies
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Advanced oxidation water treatment
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
National Institute of Biology
2012-2024
University of Ljubljana
2021-2024
The aquatic ecosystems of the world are highly burdened with microplastics (MPs; particles <5 mm). There is a great need for better understanding patterns MP pollution across catchments and rivers different sizes, anthropogenic pressures hydrogeomorphological features. In this study, we investigated concentrations including their characteristics (polymer type, shape, size colour), distribution in water sediments two hydrogeomorphologically small-scale (< 800 km2), namely Kamniška Bistrica...
Considering that microplastics are widespread in the marine environment, this study we evaluated presence, identify distribution, abundance, shape type, and color of surface sediment along Montenegrin coast, on Adriatic Sea. These preliminary results provide first published record found area highlight importance as a component debris. We documented presence at all sampling locations. The identification polymer types was performed using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, whereby...
Muscle tissues of Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius were analyzed for the presence selected trace elements (As, Hg, Cd, Pb) to determine value daily intake from fish consumption assess risk human health. The mean concentrations As in muscle tissue M. entire period 19.689 mg/kg wet weight (ww) 8.356 ww, Hg 0.497 ww 0.153 Pb 0.031 0.025 respectively. Cd all sampled below detection limit (<0.02 ww). evaluation potential health assessments based on target hazard quotient (THQ)...
Abstract In this study, the possible ‘vector effect’ within exposure of Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) to polystyrene microplastics with adsorbed fluoranthene was investigated by applying multibiomarker approach. The major focus placed on genotoxicological endpoints as our knowledge there are no literature data genotoxicity microparticles alone or in selected experimental organisms. DNA damage assessed haemocytes comet assay and micronucleus test. For assessment...