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Open AccessFrom inshore to offshore: distribution of microplastics in three Italian seawaters
A comprehensive understanding of the concentration of microplastics (MPs) in seawaters is essential to implement monitoring programs and understand the impacts on ecosystems, as required by the European legisl...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Microplastics and Associated Plasticizers: Presence and Detection in Cnidarians Used as Possible Bioindicators for Microplastic Contamination in Marine Environments
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Mechanical Recycling of Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Fraction Recovered from Marine Environment to Mitigate Plastic and Microplastic Pollution
Macro- meso- and microplastic pollution in the environment has become a global concern due to their impact on the marine ecosystem.
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Characterization and Assessment of Micro and Macroscopic Litter in Sardinian Beaches (Western Mediterranean Sea)
The presence of beach litter along the coast is due to the indirect input by waves, wind, rivers and currents and to the direct deposition by beach users. This study, conducted in Sardinia (Western Mediterrane...
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Open AccessSelf-organisation in striped seagrass meadows affects the distributional pattern of the sessile bivalve Pinna nobilis
Striped seagrass meadows are formed by narrow ribbons which are elevated over the seabed and separated by channels. Limited information on the genesis and development of this morphological pattern, including t...
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Pressure and impact of anthropogenic litter on marine and estuarine reptiles: an updated “blacklist” highlighting gaps of evidence
We report an arrangement on the effect of anthropogenic litter on marine and estuarine reptiles, checking for evidence about different types of impact (ingestion vs. entanglement) and pressure (three size-base...
