Microplastics are tiny ubiquitous plastic particles present in marine environments. They are
not an individual entity, but constitute a cocktail of polymers and additives that can absorb …

Aquatic environmental pollution is a rather worrying and increasingly topical problem that
requires the development and promotion of innovative and ecofriendly technologies …

Microplastic (MP) and heating (T) suspected to modulate biological effects of aquatic
contaminants. Salinomycin (Sal) is veterinary antibiotic and anticancer agent. The goal of …

Control strategies and routine biomonitoring programs are commonly performed worldwide
using sentinel marine invertebrates, such as mussels of the genus Mytilus, for assessing the …

The lack of data on the chronic effects of chloroacetanilide herbicide metabolites on non-
target aquatic organisms creates a gap in knowledge about the comprehensive impacts of …

The presence of a xenobiotic in the environment can often represent a risk for living
organisms. Quaternium-15, a preservative, is one of the most used substances and is added …

The use of pesticides in agriculture has always had a strong impact on environmental
contamination. Since the 1990s, neonicotinoids have grown increasingly more popular …

Pharmaceuticals are now considered to be established contaminants, and their presence in
water poses a real risk not only to the marine ecosystem, as they may adversely affect non …

The bioaccumulation of heavy metals in these organisms, as Mytilus galloprovincialis, is, in
fact, a danger for their survival and biology. In this paper, the effects of two heavy metals …

Faro Lake is a coastal meromictic lagoon with singular characteristics in the Mediterranean
(Messina, Sicily–Italy). It is part of the Natural Oriented Reserve of Capo Peloro (38° 15′ 57 …