Plastic has become one of the most ubiquitous and environmentally threatening sources of
pollution in the Anthropocene. Beyond the conspicuous visual impact and physical …

Foraminifera are commonly applied as essential tools for relative time control and
reconstructions of paleo/environmental conditions. These single-celled organisms leave in …

Large benthic foraminifera are major carbonate components in tropical carbonate platforms,
important carbonate producers, stratigraphic tools and powerful bioindicators (proxies) of …

Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter in the world and their environmental
impact is related to both persistence and potential toxic effects for chemical composition. The …

This paper aims to compare two foraminiferal based biotic indices generally used to
evaluate the ecological quality status (EcoQS): the Foram-AMBI and the Foram Stress Index …

Benthic foraminifera, single-celled marine organisms, are known for their wide distribution,
high abundance and species diversity, test (ie, shell) preservation in the sedimentary (eg …

Benthic foraminifera have long served as indicators of environmental conditions–both
natural and anthropogenically impacted. To better understand the responses of benthic …

Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from 19 superficial marine sediment samples of a coastal
area in the Ligurian Sea were analysed for benthic foraminifera in order to recognize …

We report systematic transmission electron microscope (TEM) observations of the cellular
ultrastructure of selected, small rotalid benthic foraminifera. Nine species from different …

This baseline paper discusses the distribution and abundance of living benthic foraminifera
in relation to Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) such as As, Al, Fe Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, V, Ni, Hg …