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4. Degradation of Biodegradable Plastic in Marine Environment

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Viel, Thomas, Avolio, Roberto, Errico, Maria Emanuela, Caramiello, Davide, Libralato, Giovanni, Macina, Alberto, Manfra, Loredana, Zupo, Valerio, Costantini, Maria, Cocca, Mariacristina, Carpenter, Angela, Editorial Board Member, Kostianoy, Andrey, Series Editor, Younos, Tamim, Editorial Board Member, Scozzari, Andrea, Editorial Board Member, Vignudelli, Stefano, Editorial Board Member, Kouraev, Alexei, Editorial Board Member, Cocca, Mariacristina, editor, Ambrogi, Veronica, editor, Avolio, Roberto, editor, Castaldo, Rachele, editor, Errico, Maria Emanuela, editor, and Gentile, Gennaro, editor

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2023
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8. Harmonization Requirements for MSFD and EcAp (Contaminants) in the ADRION Region: From Sampling to Data Visualization

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Lipizer, Marina, Molina Jack, Maria Eugenia, Lorenzon, Simonetta, Giorgi, Giordano, Manfra, Loredana, Trabucco, Benedetta, Cara, Magdalena, Čermelj, Branko, Fafandjel, Maja, Ivanković, Damir, Joksimović, Danijela, Veliconja, Melita, Zeri, Christina, Barceló, Damià, Series Editor, de Boer, Jacob, Editorial Board Member, Garrigues, Philippe, Editorial Board Member, Kostianoy, Andrey G., Series Editor, Hutzinger, Otto, Founding Editor, Gu, Ji-Dong, Editorial Board Member, Jones, Kevin C., Editorial Board Member, Knepper, Thomas P., Editorial Board Member, Negm, Abdelazim M., Editorial Board Member, Newton, Alice, Editorial Board Member, Nghiem, Duc Long, Editorial Board Member, Garcia-Segura, Sergi, Editorial Board Member, Joksimović, Danijela, editor, Đurović, Mirko, editor, Zonn, Igor S., editor, and Semenov, Aleksander V., editor

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2021
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9. Rose or Red, but Still under Threat: Comparing Microplastics Ingestion between Two Sympatric Marine Crustacean Species (Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Parapenaeus longirostris).

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Ciaralli, Laura, Valente, Tommaso, Monfardini, Eleonora, Libralato, Giovanni, Manfra, Loredana, Berto, Daniela, Rampazzo, Federico, Gioacchini, Giorgia, Chemello, Giulia, Piermarini, Raffaella, Silvestri, Cecilia, and Matiddi, Marco

Subjects
STABLE isotope analysis, ISOTOPIC analysis, FOOD chains, GASTROINTESTINAL system, MICROPLASTICS
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Simple Summary: This research investigated microplastic ingestion in two marine crustacean species of high commercial importance, namely the Giant Red Shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea and the Deep-Water Rose Shrimp Parapenaeus longirostris. The primary purpose of this study was to better understand how these species are affected by microplastic pollution, a growing concern in the marine environment worldwide. Based on stable isotope analysis of muscle tissue and on the examination of their gastrointestinal tracts, it was found that the trophic niche of the two species is similar, but the type of particles ingested differed significantly in terms of shape, colour, size class, and polymer. These outcomes shed light on the pervasive impact of microplastic contamination on marine wildlife, emphasising potential threats to consumers at higher levels of the food web. A better knowledge of pathways that microplastics follow through marine food webs is crucial for understanding the ecological implications posed by this emerging contaminant. Increasing plastic contamination poses a serious threat to marine organisms. Microplastics (MPs) ingestion can represent a risk for the organism itself and for the ultimate consumer. Through the analysis of the gastrointestinal tract, coupled with stable isotope analysis on the muscle tissue, this study provides insights into the relationship between MPs pollution and ecology in two commercial marine species caught in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea: Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Parapenaeus longirostris. Stable isotope analysis was conducted to determine the trophic position and the trophic niche width. The gastrointestinal tracts were processed, and the resultant MPs were analysed under FT-IR spectroscopy to estimate the occurrence, abundance, and typology of the ingested MPs. The trophic level of the species was similar (P. longirostris TP = 3 ± 0.10 and A. foliacea TP = 3.1 ± 0.08), with an important trophic niche overlap, where 38% and 52% of P. longirostris and A. foliacea has ingested MPs, respectively. Though species-level differences may not be evident regarding MP's abundance per individual, a high degree of dissimilarity was noted in the typologies of ingested particles. This research provides valuable insights into how MPs enter marine trophic webs, stressing that isotopic niche analysis should be combined with other methods to explain in detail the differences in MPs ingestion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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10. Marine sponges as promising candidates for integrated aquaculture combining biomass increase and bioremediation: an updated review

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Amato, Amalia, primary, Esposito, Roberta, additional, Federico, Serena, additional, Pozzolini, Marina, additional, Giovine, Marco, additional, Bertolino, Marco, additional, Guida, Marco, additional, Manfra, Loredana, additional, Libralato, Giovanni, additional, Zupo, Valerio, additional, and Costantini, Maria, additional

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2024
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11. Towards Sustainable Management of Beach-Cast Seagrass in Mediterranean Coastal Areas

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Manfra, Loredana, primary, Chiesa, Stefania, additional, Simeone, Simone, additional, Borrello, Patrizia, additional, Piermarini, Raffaella, additional, Agaoglou, Chara, additional, Elbour, Monia, additional, Zaaboub, Noureddine, additional, Vandarakis, Dimitris, additional, Kourliaftis, Ioannis, additional, Scarpato, Alfonso, additional, and Rotini, Alice, additional

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2024
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22. Biodegradation of Plastics Induced by Marine Organisms: Future Perspectives for Bioremediation Approaches.

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Viel, Thomas, Manfra, Loredana, Zupo, Valerio, Libralato, Giovanni, Cocca, Mariacristina, and Costantini, Maria

Subjects
*PLASTIC marine debris, *MARINE biodiversity, *MARINE organisms, *BIOREMEDIATION, *PLASTICS, *BIODEGRADATION, *POLLUTION
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Plastic pollution is a distinctive element of the globalized world. In fact, since the 1970s the expansion and use of plastics, particularly in the consumer and commercial sectors, has given this material a permanent place in our lives. The increasing use of plastic products and the wrong management of end-of-life plastic products have contributed to increasing environmental pollution, with negative impacts on our ecosystems and the ecological functions of natural habitats. Nowadays, plastic pollution is pervasive in all environmental compartments. As aquatic environments are the dumping points for poorly managed plastics, biofouling and biodegradation have been proposed as promising approaches for plastic bioremediation. Known for the high stability of plastics in the marine environment, this represents a very important issue to preserve marine biodiversity. In this review, we have summarized the main cases reported in the literature on the degradation of plastics by bacteria, fungi, and microalgae and the degradation mechanisms involved, to highlight the potential of bioremediation approaches to reduce macro and microplastic pollution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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23. The European technical report on aquatic effect-based monitoring tools under the water framework directive

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Wernersson, Ann-Sofie, Carere, Mario, Maggi, Chiara, Tusil, Petr, Soldan, Premysl, James, Alice, Sanchez, Wilfried, Dulio, Valeria, Broeg, Katja, Reifferscheid, Georg, Buchinger, Sebastian, Maas, Hannie, Van Der Grinten, Esther, O’Toole, Simon, Ausili, Antonella, Manfra, Loredana, Marziali, Laura, Polesello, Stefano, Lacchetti, Ines, Mancini, Laura, Lilja, Karl, Linderoth, Maria, Lundeberg, Tove, Fjällborg, Bengt, Porsbring, Tobias, Larsson, DG Joakim, Bengtsson-Palme, Johan, Förlin, Lars, Kienle, Cornelia, Kunz, Petra, Vermeirssen, Etienne, Werner, Inge, Robinson, Craig D, Lyons, Brett, Katsiadaki, Ioanna, Whalley, Caroline, den Haan, Klaas, Messiaen, Marlies, Clayton, Helen, Lettieri, Teresa, Carvalho, Raquel Negrão, Gawlik, Bernd Manfred, Hollert, Henner, Di Paolo, Carolina, Brack, Werner, Kammann, Ulrike, and Kase, Robert

Published
2015
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26. A Weight of Evidence (WOE) Approach to Assess Environmental Hazard of Marine Sediments from Adriatic Offshore Platform Area

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Manfra, Loredana, primary, Maggi, Chiara, additional, d’Errico, Giuseppe, additional, Rotini, Alice, additional, Catalano, Barbara, additional, Maltese, Silvia, additional, Moltedo, Ginevra, additional, Romanelli, Giulia, additional, Sesta, Giulio, additional, Granato, Giuseppe, additional, Lanera, Pasquale, additional, Amici, Marina, additional, Martuccio, Giacomo, additional, Onorati, Fulvio, additional, Di Mento, Rossella, additional, Berducci, Maria T., additional, Chiaretti, Gianluca, additional, Faraponova, Olga, additional, Regoli, Francesco, additional, and Tornambè, Andrea, additional

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2021
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30. Toxicity of nanoplastics during the embryogenesis of the ascidian Ciona robusta (Phylum Chordata)

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Eliso, Maria Concetta, Bergami, Elisa, Manfra, Loredana, Spagnuolo, Antonietta, and Corsi, Ilaria

Subjects
fungi
Abstract

Nanoplastics are considered contaminants of emerging concern at the global scale. The recent evidence of their occurrence in seawater from the Mediterranean Sea calls for a thorough evaluation of their impact on marine life and in particular on vulnerable life stages such as planktonic embryos. Here, we investigated the impact of increasing nominal concentrations of 50 nm amino-modified (PS-NH2) and 60 nm carboxy-modified (PS-COOH) polystyrene nanoparticles (PS NPs) on the embryonic development of the ascidian Ciona robusta (phylum Chordata), a common benthic invertebrate living in Mediterranean coastal areas with the peculiarity of being an early chordate developmental model. A strong agglomeration of PS-COOH (approx. 1 µm) was observed in natural sea water (NSW) already at time 0, while PS-NH2 resulted still monodispersed (approx. 130 nm) but largely aggregated after 22 h with a microscale dimension similar to those negatively charged. However, their effect on C. robusta embryos development largely differed at 22 h: PS-COOH did not affect larvae phenotypes nor their development, while PS-NH2 caused a dose-dependent effect (EC50 (22 h) of 7.52 μg mL−1) with various degrees of phenotype malformations (from mild to severe) and impairment of larval swimming. Embryos (up to 30%) exposed to 15 µg mL−1 PS-NH2 resulted not developed and the majority was unable to hatch. Calculated PS-NH2 EC50 resulted higher than those available for other marine invertebrate species, suggesting a protective role of the egg envelopes surrounding C. robusta embryos toward nanoplastics exposure.

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2020
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31. Effectiveness of the “Ecological Beach” Model: Beneficial Management of Posidonia Beach Casts and Banquette

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Rotini, Alice, primary, Chiesa, Stefania, additional, Manfra, Loredana, additional, Borrello, Patrizia, additional, Piermarini, Raffaella, additional, Silvestri, Cecilia, additional, Cappucci, Sergio, additional, Parlagreco, Luca, additional, Devoti, Saverio, additional, Pisapia, Marco, additional, Creo, Carla, additional, Mezzetti, Tiziana, additional, Scarpato, Alfonso, additional, and Migliore, Luciana, additional

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2020
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33. Challenges in Harmonized Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas

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Berto, Daniela, primary, Formalewicz, Malgorzata, additional, Giorgi, Giordano, additional, Rampazzo, Federico, additional, Gion, Claudia, additional, Trabucco, Benedetta, additional, Giani, Michele, additional, Lipizer, Marina, additional, Matijevic, Slavica, additional, Kaberi, Helen, additional, Zeri, Christina, additional, Bajt, Oliver, additional, Mikac, Nevenka, additional, Joksimovic, Danijela, additional, Aravantinou, Andriana F., additional, Poje, Mateja, additional, Cara, Magdalena, additional, and Manfra, Loredana, additional

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2020
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34. Challenges in Harmonized Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Monitoring and Decommissioning Procedures of Offshore Platforms in Adriatic-Ionian (ADRION) Region

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Manfra, Loredana, primary, Virno Lamberti, Claudia, additional, Ceracchi, Silvia, additional, Giorgi, Giordano, additional, Berto, Daniela, additional, Lipizer, Marina, additional, Giani, Michele, additional, Bajt, Oliver, additional, Fafanđel, Maja, additional, Cara, Magdalena, additional, Matijević, Slavica, additional, Mitric, Milena, additional, Papazisimou, Stefanos, additional, Poje, Mateja, additional, Zeri, Christina, additional, and Trabucco, Benedetta, additional

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2020
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36. Chronic sublethal effects of ZnO nanoparticles on Tigriopus fulvus (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)

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Prato, Ermelinda, primary, Parlapiano, Isabella, additional, Biandolino, Francesca, additional, Rotini, Alice, additional, Manfra, Loredana, additional, Berducci, Maria Teresa, additional, Maggi, Chiara, additional, Libralato, Giovanni, additional, Paduano, Luigi, additional, Carraturo, Federica, additional, Trifuoggi, Marco, additional, Carotenuto, Maurizio, additional, and Migliore, Luciana, additional

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2019
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39. Ecotoxicological method with marine bacteria Vibrio anguillarum to evaluate the acute toxicity of environmental contaminants

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Rotini, Alice, Manfra, Loredana, Spanu, Filippo, Pisapia, Marco, Cicero, Anna Maria, and Migliore, Luciana

Subjects
Microorganism, Copper Sulfate, Bioassay, Copper sulphate, Ecotoxicology, Environmental sciences, Issue 123, Marine environment, Vibrio anguillarum, Bacteria, Toxicity Tests, Vibrio, Settore BIO/07
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Bacteria are an important component of the ecosystem, and microbial community alterations can have a significant effect on biogeochemical cycling and food webs. Toxicity testing based on microorganisms are widely used because they are relatively quick, reproducible, cheap, and are not associated with ethical issues. Here, we describe an ecotoxicological method to evaluate the biological response of the marine bacterium Vibrio anguillarum. This method assesses the acute toxicity of chemical compounds, including new contaminants such as nanoparticles, as well as environmental samples. The endpoint is the reduction of bacterial culturability (i.e., the capability to replicate and form colonies) due to exposure to a toxicant. This reduction can be generally referred to as mortality. The test allows for the determination of the LC50, the concentration that causes a 50% decrease of bacteria actively replicating and forming colonies, after a 6 h exposure. The culturable bacteria are counted in terms of colony forming units (CFU), and the "mortality" is evaluated and compared to the control. In this work, the toxicity of copper sulphate (CuSO4) was evaluated. A clear dose-response relationship was observed, with a mean LC50 of 1.13 mg/L, after three independent tests. This protocol, compared to existing methods with microorganisms, is applicable in a wider range of salinity and has no limitations for colored/turbid samples. It uses saline solution as the exposure medium, avoiding any possible interferences of growth medium with the investigated contaminants. The LC50 calculation facilitates comparisons with other bioassays commonly applied to ecotoxicological assessments of the marine environment.

Published
2017

48. Long-term Lethal Toxicity Test with the Crustacean Artemia franciscana

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Manfra, Loredana, Savorelli, Federica, Pisapia, Marco, Magaletti, Erika, and Cicero, Anna Maria

Subjects
Chemistry, Animals, Artemia, Toxicity Tests, Chronic
Abstract

Our research activities target the use of biological methods for the evaluation of environmental quality, with particular reference to saltwater/brackish water and sediment. The choice of biological indicators must be based on reliable scientific knowledge and, possibly, on the availability of standardized procedures. In this article, we present a standardized protocol that used the marine crustacean Artemia to evaluate the toxicity of chemicals and/or of marine environmental matrices. Scientists propose that the brine shrimp (Artemia) is a suitable candidate for the development of a standard bioassay for worldwide utilization. A number of papers have been published on the toxic effects of various chemicals and toxicants on brine shrimp (Artemia). The major advantage of this crustacean for toxicity studies is the overall availability of the dry cysts; these can be immediately used in testing and difficult cultivation is not demanded1,2. Cyst-based toxicity assays are cheap, continuously available, simple and reliable and are thus an important answer to routine needs of toxicity screening, for industrial monitoring requirements or for regulatory purposes3. The proposed method involves the mortality as an endpoint. The numbers of survivors were counted and percentage of deaths were calculated. Larvae were considered dead if they did not exhibit any internal or external movement during several seconds of observation4. This procedure was standardized testing a reference substance (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate); some results are reported in this work. This article accompanies a video that describes the performance of procedural toxicity testing, showing all the steps related to the protocol.

Published
2012

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