Microplastic ingestion and Phthalate ester levels as plastic tracers in the Mediterranean Velella velella: a candidate plastic indicator for the pelagic neustonic environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume: 217 Article: 118133 ISSN: 0025-326X Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118133 Authors: Matteo Galli, Matteo Baini, Cristina Panti, Margherita Concato, Maria Cristina Fossi Bioindicator species can help assess plastic pollution’s impact on biodiversity by integrating spatial distribution and temporal trends, highlighting … Read More

AMICI CUCCIOLOTTI 2025

Even in 2025, the collaboration between the Plastic Busters group and Pizzardi Editore continues!   In the Amici Cucciolotti album, there’s a double-page spread dedicated to the “Mission Possible” with the dolphin-saving catamaran! Since 2017, the partnership between Pizzardi Editore … Read More

A multi-compartment monitoring approach to assess the impact of marine litter in a Mediterranean coastal area

Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume: 211 Article: 117466  ISSN: 0025-326X Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117466 Authors:Dario Giani, Matteo Baini, Cristina Panti, Matteo Galli, Ilaria Caliani, Margherita Concato, Silvia Casini, Maria Cristina Fossi Marine litter, particularly microplastics, is a growing threat to the Mediterranean Sea, impacting … Read More

Interview on the national television program “OGGI AL PARLAMENTO” on RAI 1 with Professor Maria Cristina Fossi as part of the National Biodiversity Future Center project

The activities of the @unisiena within the @nbfc_italy were presented on October 5 by Professor Fossi on the RAI 1 program “OGGI AL PARLAMENTO”. The impact of emerging contaminants and #microplastics on Mediterranean biodiversity is at the center of the group’s activities! … Read More

Plasticizers levels in four fish species from the Ligurian Sea and Central Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) and potential risk for human consumption

Science of The Total Environment Volume: 945 Article: 176442  ISSN: 0048-9697 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176442 Authors: Chiara Dettoto, Andrea Maccantelli, Maria Vittoria Barbieri, Matteo Baini, Julio Fernández-Arribas, Cristina Panti, Dario Giani, Matteo Galli, Ethel Eljarrat, Maria Cristina Fossi Plastic materials contain additives such … Read More

Degradation of plastic materials in the marine environment: A mussel farm as a case study for the development of alternative mussel nets

Journal of Cleaner Production Volume: 450 Article: 141825  ISSN: 0959-6526 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141825 Authors: Matteo Baini, Maria Cristina Fossi, Francesco Degli Innocenti, Selene Chinaglia, Maurizio Tosin, Marco Pecchiari, Cristina Panti Currently, mussel farming uses of traditional plastic nets that accumulate on … Read More

Paraffin waxes in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea: A comprehensive assessment in the Pelagos Sanctuary, a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance

Journal of Hazardous Materials Volume: 467 Article: 133677  ISSN: 0304-3894 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133677 Authors: M. Galli, M. Baini, C. Panti, P. Tepsich, M. Rosso, F. Giannini, F. Galgani, M.C. Fossi Abstract: Paraffin waxes are widely recognized as emerging marine pollutants, even their … Read More

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