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Diel use of forest and open habitats by large herbivores is linked to species-specific needs of multiple and heterogeneous resources. However, forest cover layers might deviate considerably for a given landsca...
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A combinated approach to investigate the biochemistry and hydrography of a shallow bay in the South Adriatic Sea: the Gulf of Manfredonia (Italy)
The main goal of this study is to understand the hydrological and biochemical set up and processes of a marine coastal area located in the western side of the south Adriatic sea (the gulf of Manfredonia) by th...
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PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean
Eels are exposed to pollutants due to their unusual life cycle and are vulnerable to contamination associated with sediment due to their diet, feeding habits and territoriality. Since the 1980s, a decline in A...
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An integrated ecotoxicological approach to assess the effects of pollutants released by unexploded chemical ordnance dumped in the southern Adriatic (Mediterranean Sea)
In order to gain preliminary knowledge about the threat to marine ecosystems due to leakage of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and other pollutants from rusting bombshells on the seabed, a case study was conduc...
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Safety issues and sustainable development of European aquaculture: new tools for environmentally sound aquaculture
Sustainable and long-term growth of the aquaculture industry should involve both ecologically sound practices and appropriate resource management. The increasing economic dimension of Mediterranean aquaculture...
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Nonylphenols in a Lagoon Environment: p-Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates in Fish Tissue
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Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Residues in Human Adipose Tissue
Organochlorine compounds are highly toxic man-made molecules that persist in most environmental compartments including the atmosphere, soil, water, sediments and biota (Duarte-Davidson et al., 1994; Loganathan...
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The Newton’s Gravitational Law
A geophysical experiment to check Newton’s inverse square law is described. As a consequence, the value of the constant G at a 50 m effective distance is obtained. A project to measure G at a 1 m distance using a...
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A south polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) population was studied at Edmonson Point (74°20′S–165°08′E), Victoria Land, Antarctica, in 1998/1999. The local population consisted of 101 pairs, 89 of which were loc...
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Susceptibility to oxidative stress in Adélie and emperor penguin
The antioxidant defences in aerobic organisms represent the detoxification pathway against toxicity of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These highly reactive molecules are normally produced during the 4-electro...
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Porphyrin Levels in Excreta of Sea Birds of the Chilean Coasts as Nondestructive Biomarker of Exposure to Environmental Pollutants
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Biochemical Biomarkers in Fish from Different River Systems Reflect Exposure to a Variety of Anthropogenic Stressors
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Evaluation of Environmental Quality for the Management of Brackish Wetlands: Use of Bioindicators and Biomarkers in the Pontine Lakes
The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of the waters of the Pontine Lakes by evaluating the chemical stress status of several edible species. A series of chemical and biochemical tools was used t...
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Toxicological Evaluation of Organochlorine Levels on some Fish Specimens from Adriatic Sea
The aim of this study is to assess the organochlorine levels and their toxic impact in some fish specimens of commercial importance in terms of utilisation for human diet. Fish samples of Merluccius merluccius, S...
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The exposure of red foxes to hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethan (DDT), DDT derivatives, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in central Italy was determined by analyzing muscle and adipose...
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Concentrations of PCBs, DDTs, and TCDD Equivalents in Cyprinids of the Middle Po River, Italy
The concentrations of non-ortho-, mono-ortho-, di-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and DDTs (pp′-DDT and pp′-DDE) were measured in fish and bed sediments of the Po River. Three species of cypr...
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Bioconcentration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Pelagic Food Chain of the Ross Sea
The phenomenon of bioconcentration of polychlorinated biphenyls in the pelagic food chain of the Ross Sea, Antarctica is described. The mean concentration of the sum of 50 congeners of PCB was 1ng g−l in phytopla...
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Testing Newton’s Inverse Square Law
We briefly describe a recent experiment aimed at verifying the dependence on the distance in Newton’s inverse square law. Then we present two new experiments for: (i) testing the previous result; (ii) making a me...
