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María Cristina Fossi

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Papers (83)

Biodiversity at risk in the SPAMI Pelagos Sanctuary: The impact of marine litter on biota
2025 The Science of The Total Environment 5 citations
Microplastic ingestion and Phthalate ester levels as plastic tracers in the Mediterranean Velella velella: a candidate plastic indicator for the pelagic neustonic environment
2025 Marine Pollution Bulletin 3 citations
Development of a holistic approach for river health assessment: from bioindicators to the ecosystem
2025 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2 citations
When the small ones tease the largest: Microplastic and phthalate ester occurrence in cetaceans occasionally found in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea
2025 Marine Pollution Bulletin 2 citations
When the Small Ones Tease the Largest: Microplastic and Phthalate Ester Occurrence in Cetaceans Occasionally Found in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea
2025 SSRN Electronic Journal 0 citations
Assessing microplastic pollution in Mediterranean marine caves: a proposal for a methodological approach from sampling to analysis
2025 Marine Pollution Bulletin 0 citations
Assessment of marine litter interaction in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline and the Adriatic Sea
2025 Nature Geoscience 0 citations
Monitoring plastic pollution using bioindicators: a global review and recommendations for marine environments
2024 ACS Agricultural Science & Technology 20 citations
Novel ultrasound assisted extraction and d-SPE clean-up for the analysis of multiple legacy and emerging organic contaminants in edible fish
2024 Scholarly review . 12 citations
Degradation of plastic materials in the marine environment: A mussel farm as a case study for the development of alternative mussel nets
2024 Journal of Cleaner Production 12 citations
Assessment of the impact of microplastic ingestion in striped red mullets from an Eastern Mediterranean coastal area (Zakynthos Island, Ionian Sea)
2024 Marine Environmental Research 10 citations
Evaluation of the exposure of the Mediterranean biodiversity to marine litter: the ASI – plastic busters MPAs projects connection
2024 Nature Geoscience 7 citations
A multi-compartment monitoring approach to assess the impact of marine litter in a Mediterranean coastal area
2024 Marine Pollution Bulletin 3 citations
Trophic niche influences ingestion of micro- and mesoplastics in pelagic and demersal fish from the Western Mediterranean Sea
2023 Environmental Pollution 23 citations
Oceanographic and anthropogenic variables driving marine litter distribution in Mediterranean protected areas: Extensive field data supported by forecasting modelling
2023 The Science of The Total Environment 22 citations
Chemical pollution and ecotoxicological effects of high-density polyethylene microplastics in Mytilus galloprovincialis from two Italian lagoon ecosystems
2023 Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 19 citations
Detection of anthropogenic fibres in marine organisms: Knowledge gaps and methodological issues
2023 Marine Pollution Bulletin 18 citations
Monk seal faeces as a non-invasive technique to monitor the incidence of ingested microplastics and potential presence of plastic additives
2023 Marine Pollution Bulletin 17 citations
Microplastic occurrence and phthalate ester levels in neuston samples and skin biopsies of filter-feeding megafauna from La Paz Bay (Mexico)
2023 Marine Pollution Bulletin 17 citations
Sorbed environmental contaminants increase the harmful effects of microplastics in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio
2023 Aquatic Toxicology 14 citations
Spatial distribution and characteristics of plastic pollution in the salt marshes of Bahía Blanca Estuary, Argentina
2023 The Science of The Total Environment 9 citations
No Effects of Microplastic Ingestion in Stripped Red Mullets Sampled in Zakynthos Island, East Mediterranean Sea
2023 SSRN Electronic Journal 0 citations
Microplastics in water surface and in the gastrointestinal tract of target marine organisms in Salento coastal seas (Italy, Southern Puglia)
2022 Environmental Pollution 44 citations
First record of microplastic in the environmental matrices of a Mediterranean marine cave (Bue Marino, Sardinia, Italy)
2022 Marine Pollution Bulletin 33 citations
Microplastic abundance and biodiversity richness overlap: Identification of sensitive areas in the Western Ionian Sea
2022 Marine Pollution Bulletin 32 citations
Integrated biomarker responses in European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) chronically exposed to PVC microplastics
2022 Journal of Hazardous Materials 29 citations
The Culturable Mycobiota of Sediments and Associated Microplastics: From a Harbor to a Marine Protected Area, a Comparative Study
2022 Journal of Fungi 16 citations
Integrated Biomarker Responses in European Seabass Dicentrarchus Labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) Chronically Exposed to Pvc Microplastics
2022 SSRN Electronic Journal 3 citations
Validation of marine plastic litter distribution models on the North-Western Mediterranean
2022 0 citations
Interlaboratory comparison of microplastic extraction methods from marine biota tissues: A harmonization exercise of the Plastic Busters MPAs project
2021 Marine Pollution Bulletin 64 citations
Impact of the marine litter pollution on the Mediterranean biodiversity: A risk assessment study with focus on the marine protected areas
2021 Marine Pollution Bulletin 63 citations
Effects of microplastics on head kidney gene expression and enzymatic biomarkers in adult zebrafish
2021 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology 50 citations
A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea
2020 Journal of Hazardous Materials 114 citations
Cetaceans as Ocean Health Indicators of Marine Litter Impact at Global Scale
2020 Frontiers in Environmental Science 55 citations
Lessons learned from an intercalibration exercise on the quantification and characterisation of microplastic particles in sediment and water samples
2020 Marine Pollution Bulletin 49 citations
Coupling Gastro-Intestinal Tract Analysis With an Airborne Contamination Control Method to Estimate Litter Ingestion in Demersal Elasmobranchs
2020 Frontiers in Environmental Science 36 citations
Marine Litter Plastics and Microplastics and Their Toxic Chemicals Components
2020 22 citations
First assessment of POPs and cytochrome P450 expression in Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) skin biopsies from the Mediterranean Sea
2020 Scientific Reports 20 citations
The Impact of Microplastics on Filter-Feeding Megafauna
2020 Springer water 1 citations
Evaluation of the potential interaction between microplastic distribution and biodiversity richness along the coast of the Western Ionian Sea
2020 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Effects of microplastics on head-kidney gene expression and biochemical biomarkers in adult zebrafish
2020 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
How to detect the impact of microplastics in Mediterranean MPAs: the Plastic Busters MPAs approach
2020 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Preliminary evaluation of microplastic ingestion and phthalates load in Mediterranean Lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)
2020 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Occurrence of Microplastics in the Gastrointestinal Tracts (GITs) of the Common Dolphinfish, Coryphaena Hippurus, from the Western Mediterranean Sea
2020 Springer water 0 citations
Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish
2019 Scientific Reports 361 citations
Microplastics occurrence in edible fish species (Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) collected in three different geographical sub-areas of the Mediterranean Sea
2019 Marine Pollution Bulletin 207 citations
Presence and characterization of microplastics in fish of commercial importance from the Biobío region in central Chile
2019 Marine Pollution Bulletin 129 citations
Marine litter: One of the major threats for marine mammals. Outcomes from the European Cetacean Society workshop
2019 Environmental Pollution 128 citations
Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between marine litter and megafauna: Insights from case studies around the world
2019 Marine Pollution Bulletin 84 citations
Visual observations of floating macro litter around Italy (Mediterranean Sea)
2019 Mediterranean Marine Science 50 citations
Marine litter: One of the major threats for marine mammals
2019 WBI Studies Repository 1 citations
Cetaceans as a potential indicators of microand macroplastic impact in the marine environment: Trend topic and emerging gaps
2019 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures
2018 Environmental Sciences Europe 745 citations
Microplastics: No Small Problem for Filter-Feeding Megafauna
2018 Trends in Ecology & Evolution 212 citations
Abundance and characterization of microplastics in the coastal waters of Tuscany (Italy): The application of the MSFD monitoring protocol in the Mediterranean Sea
2018 Marine Pollution Bulletin 195 citations
A Review of Plastic-Associated Pressures: Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Australian Shearwaters as Case Studies
2018 Frontiers in Marine Science 117 citations
First data on plastic ingestion by blue sharks (Prionace glauca) from the Ligurian Sea (North-Western Mediterranean Sea)
2018 Marine Pollution Bulletin 81 citations
MICRO 2018 Fate and Impact of Microplastics: Knowledge, Actions and Solutions.
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 24 citations
Foreword—Plastic pollution: a short and impressive story
2018 RENDICONTI LINCEI 8 citations
PAEs level in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax experimentally exposed to PVC microplastics
2018 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Variations in phtalates concentration present in fin whales ("Balaenoptera physalus"), gray whales ("Eschrichtius robustus") and humpback whales ("Megaptera novaeangliae") in Mexican Pacific
2018 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Zebrafish exposure to high-density polyethylene and polystyrene microplastics: effects on liver transcriptome and gastrointestinal histology
2018 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Effects of zebrafish exposure to high-density polyethylene and polystyrene microplastics at molecular and histological levels
2018 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Microplastic in the surface waters of the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence, distribution and characterization by FTIR
2017 Chemosphere 651 citations
Bioindicators for monitoring marine litter ingestion and its impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity
2017 Environmental Pollution 338 citations
Plastic Debris Occurrence, Convergence Areas and Fin Whales Feeding Ground in the Mediterranean Marine Protected Area Pelagos Sanctuary: A Modeling Approach
2017 Frontiers in Marine Science 214 citations
Are whale sharks exposed to persistent organic pollutants and plastic pollution in the Gulf of California (Mexico)? First ecotoxicological investigation using skin biopsies
2017 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology 105 citations
Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results
2016 Environmental Pollution 585 citations
First record of plastic debris in the stomach of Mediterranean lanternfishes
2016 University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE) 46 citations
Microplastic as a Vector of Chemicals to Fin Whale and Basking Shark in the Mediterranean Sea: A Model-Supported Analysis of Available Data
2016 Elsevier eBooks 4 citations
First ecotoxicological investigation in whale sharks of the Gulf of California (Mexico) using skin biopsy
2016 1 citations
Microplastics, Convergence Areas, and Fin Whales in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
2016 Elsevier eBooks 0 citations
First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea
2015 Marine Pollution Bulletin 586 citations
Fin whales and microplastics: The Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Cortez scenarios
2015 Environmental Pollution 383 citations
Occurrence, relative abundance and spatial distribution of microplastics and zooplankton NW of Sardinia in the Pelagos Sanctuary Protected Area, Mediterranean Sea
2015 Environmental Chemistry 90 citations
Microplastic, gyres and fin whales in the Mediterranean Sea
2015 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) as wide-scale sentinel of exposure to microplastic in marine environment: the case study of Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Cortez.
2015 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Large filter feeding marine organisms as indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: The case studies of the Mediterranean basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
2014 Marine Environmental Research 435 citations
Monitoring the impact of litter in large vertebrates in the Mediterranean Sea within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD): Constraints, specificities and recommendations
2014 Marine Environmental Research 114 citations
Plastic litter in the sea
2013 Marine Environmental Research 112 citations
Are fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) exposed to microplastics toxicological threat
2013 Use Siena air (University of Siena) 0 citations
Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
2012 Marine Pollution Bulletin 562 citations
Are baleen whales exposed to microplastics threat? The case study of the Mediterranean Fin whale
2012 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 3 citations