A5051046764- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Plant and animal studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
2015-2025
Consortium for Coordination of Research activities Concerning the Venice Lagoon System
2019-2020
Thetis
2008-2017
Venice International University
2007
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), operating in open-loop mode, continuously release acidic effluents (scrubber waters) to marine waters. Furthermore, scrubber waters contain high concentrations of metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and alkylated PAHs, potentially affecting the plankton receiving Toxicity tests evidenced significant impairments planktonic indicators after acute, early-life stage, long-term exposures water produced by a vessel with sulphur fuel. Acute effects...
Considerable efforts have been devoted to develop or adapt existing guidelines and protocols, obtain robust reproducible results from (eco)toxicological assays on engineered nanomaterials (NMs). However, while many studies investigated adverse effects of NMs freshwater species, less attention was posed the marine environment, a major sink for these contaminants. This review discusses procedures used assess ecotoxicity in focusing use protocols methods preparing dispersions physicochemical...
Nanotechnology provides innovative and promising solutions for the conservation of cultural heritage, but development application new nano-enabled products pose concerns regarding their human health environmental risks. To address these issues, we propose a sustainability framework implementing Safe by Design concept to support product developers in early steps development, with aim provide safer nano-formulations conservation, while retaining functionality. In addition, this can assessment...
Fragrance materials (FMs) are used in a variety of detergents and cosmetics, including household personal care products. Despite their widespread use the growing evidence occurrence surface waters worldwide, very little is known about toxicity towards marine species, key component food webs such as copepods. Thus, we investigated six more long-lasting stable commercial fragrances, Amyl Salicylate (AMY), Oranger Crystals (ORA), Hexyl (HEX), Ambrofix (AMB), Peonile (PEO), Benzyl (BZS), to...
The aim of this study was to investigate the toxicity total ammonia towards sea urchin bioassays, in order elucidate role as confounding factor sediment quality assessment studies. New data, expressed EC50, NOEC and LOEC are reported for Paracentrotus lividus based on experiments at differing pH values. Results confirmed that sperm cell test is not very sensitive ammonia, while embryotoxicity strictly dependent. Accurate observations embryotoxic effects increasing concentrations evidenced...