Microplastics (MPs) are causing global concern due to their role as vectors of environmental contaminants. Evaluating their impact on environmental compartments, particularly in sediment and freshwaters, remains challenging due to difficulties in gathering chemical and morphological data. In fact, the analytical process can vary depending on the ma...
Background: Together with the intensification of dry seasons in Neotropical regions, increasing deforestation is expected to exacerbate species extinctions, something that could lead to dramatic shifts in multitrophic communities and ecosystem functions. Recent studies suggest that the effects of habitat loss are greater where precipitation has dec...
Published in Chemosphere
Gastropod shells are calcified structures made of several crystal layers. They grow throughout the lifecycle of mollusks by integrating some of the chemical elements present in their environment, including metals. This characteristic means mollusks can be useful bioindicators of metal exposure. The present study aimed to better understand the role ...
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international
The aims of this study were to investigate the presence, possible sources, and potential ecological risks of synthetic musk fragrances in freshwaters and sediments of the main tributaries of a deep subalpine lake in Northern Italy. The total musk concentrations ranged from few ng L-1 up to values > 500 ng L-1, depending on river characteristics: wa...
Published in The Science of the total environment
In this study, we investigated the interactions between titanium dioxide (nTiO2) and zinc oxide (nZnO) nanoparticles and polyethylene microplastics (MPs) with respect to their adsorption and subsequent desorption in aquatic media. Adsorption kinetic models revealed rapid adsorption of nZnO compared to nTiO2, while nTiO2 was adsorbed to a greater ex...
Published in Microbial ecology
Anthropogenic change at a global scale is affecting life on Earth with impacts on freshwaters. Aquatic hyphomycetes are fungi that drive organic matter decomposition in freshwaters and mediate energy transfer to higher trophic levels. Intraspecific trait variability affects ecological processes and can account for species adaptations to environment...
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international
In chlordecone (CLD)-contaminated soils of the French West Indies, if microbial remediation or a physicochemical remediation process, e.g., in situ chemical reduction, is implemented, concentrations of degradation byproducts, such as hydrochlordecones, are expected to increase in the ecosystems. To study their impact in mixtures with CLD, bioassays...
Published in The Science of the total environment
A growing number of studies has shown that the exposure to microplastics (MPs) of different polymeric compositions can induce diverse adverse effects towards several aquatic species. The vast majority of such studies has been focused on the effects induced by the administration of MPs made by polystyrene (PS; hereafter PS-MPs). However, despite the...
Published in Environmental monitoring and assessment
In running waters, the concentration of components that define water quality can be subjected to ample fluctuations quantitatively linked to flow rate. If not properly considered, such variability may hinder assessment of the evolution of water quality, of the effects of management actions, and ultimately the understanding of processes driving wate...
Published in The Science of the total environment
The more or less extensive lockdowns, quarantines, smart working and the closure of numerous recreational or personal care activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic have not only heavily changed the habits and behaviors of all of us, but have also had consequences on the release of some types of pollutants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the p...
