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Chapter and Conference Paper
Insights on Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems: The EPHEMARE Project
The Ephemare project was supported in the period 2015–2018 by JPI Oceans, as one of 4 sister projects in the joint action on ecological aspects of microplastics. Ephemare investigated several issues concernin...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
In Vitro Effects of Mercury (Hg) on the Immune Function of Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) Are Enhanced in Presence of Microplastics in the Extracellular Medium
There is a great concern that physical and chemical properties of microplastics (MPs) may facilitate the sorption of toxic metals and organic contaminants to the particle surface, serving as a enriched vector...
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Article
Integrated assessment of water quality of the Costa da Morte (Galicia, NW Spain) by means of mussel chemical, biochemical and physiological parameters
The aim of this study was to assess environmental quality at some of the sites most severely affected by the Prestige oil spill off 2 years after the spillage (April and November 2004). For this purpose analyses ...