Immunotoxic effects of exposure to the antifouling copper (I) biocide on target and nontarget bivalve species: a comparative in vitro study between Mytilus …

F Cima, R Varello - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Edible bivalves constitute an important bioresource from an economic point of view, and
studies on their immune responses to environmental pollutants are crucial for both the …

Assessment of Metal Pollution and Its Environmental Impact on Spanish Mediterranean Coastal Ecosystems

M Pachés, R Martínez-Guijarro, I Romero… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the presence and significance of the concentrations and spatial
distribution of seven metals (Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, and Pb) along the Spanish …

Larval Settlement on Marine Surfaces: The Role of Physico-Chemical Interactions

F Cima - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofouling is the association of sessile aquatic organisms that rapidly settle on artificial hard
substrata, thereby posing a large problem worldwide since its growth often causes severe …

Chemical versus Natural Biocide Compounds-Minireview on Antifouling Coatings

M Apetroaei, V Schröder… - Cercetări Marine …, 2023 - marine-research-journal.org
Marine biofouling is an old problem, known and studied for centuries, since the beginning of
navigation. The accumulation of marine biofouling begins on the submerged portion of an …