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Ana I. Catarino
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Papers (56)
Deliverable 1.3: Microplastic monitoring datasets at the demo sites
2026
Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute)
0 citations
Standardized protocol for microplastic sampling and identification in pelagic faunal gastrointestinal tracts
2026
VLIZ - Publications
0 citations
Carbonyl Index Variabilityand Trends in Marine Meso-Microplastics:Implications of Instrumental Effects and Spectral Preprocessing
2026
Environmental Science & Technology
0 citations
Data and code supporting: Microplastic burdens and trophic-transfer patterns differ between marine and freshwater metawebs
2026
Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute)
0 citations
Deliverable 2.6: Microplastics retention system in marinas
2026
Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute)
0 citations
Deliverable 2.4: Microplastics elimination in wastewater treatment plants
2026
Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute)
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Leachates from weathered polypropylene items, but not from polylactic acid, induce ecotoxicological effects on a marine diatom
2025
MethodsX
1 citations
Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems: Challenges and Perspectives
2025
Environments
1 citations
Microplastics assessment in the Scheldt Estuary within the PLASTFLOW Project, 2024–2025
2025
VLIZ (Flemish Institute for the Sea)
0 citations
Microplastics as a Vector of Hazardous Contaminants: Plastic Chemicals, Digestive Physiology and the Need for Chemical Simplification
2025
0 citations
Combined exposure of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microplastics and global warming affects the population dynamics of a coastal copepod
2025
Marine Pollution Bulletin
0 citations
Citizen Observation of Plastic Pollution in African Coastal Ecosystems to Address Data Gaps in Marine Litter Distribution
2025
0 citations
The assessment of microplastic and microfibres in freshwater systems through different sampling methods reveals causes of incomparability.
2025
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Improving monitoring, analysis and reporting to assess plastic pollution: a matter of comparability
2025
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Accelerated fragmentation of two thermoplastics (polylactic acid and polypropylene) into microplastics after UV radiation and seawater immersion
2024
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
21 citations
Aerosolization of micro- and nanoplastics via sea spray: Investigating the role of polymer type, size, and concentration, and potential implications for human exposure
2024
Environmental Pollution
17 citations
Micro- and nanoplastics transfer from seawater to the atmosphere through aerosolization under controlled laboratory conditions
2023
Marine Pollution Bulletin
25 citations
Addressing data gaps in marine litter distribution: Citizen science observation of plastics in coastal ecosystems by high-school students
2023
Frontiers in Marine Science
23 citations
A comprehensive assessment of plastic remediation technologies
2023
Environment International
21 citations
Impact of the citizen science project COLLECT on ocean literacy and well-being within a north/west African and south-east Asian context
2023
bonndata
19 citations
Bioenergetic effects of pristine and ultraviolet-weathered polydisperse polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene nanoplastics on human intestinal Caco-2 cells
2023
The Science of The Total Environment
17 citations
Challenges and recommendations in experimentation and risk assessment of nanoplastics in aquatic organisms
2023
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
12 citations
Influence of microplastic-associated biofilms on the bioavailability of a mixture of cadmium and benzo[a]pyrene by the analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish
2023
Ecological Indicators
10 citations
Hyperspectral reflectance dataset of pristine, weathered, and biofouled plastics
2023
Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology
8 citations
Editorial: Plastic pollution in a changing marine environment: effects and risk
2023
Frontiers in Marine Science
3 citations
Microplastic detection and identification by Nile red staining: Towards a semi-automated, cost- and time-effective technique
2022
The Science of The Total Environment
176 citations
The ecotoxicological consequences of microplastics and co-contaminants in aquatic organisms: a mini-review
2022
Emerging Topics in Life Sciences
42 citations
Behaviour of a self-reinforced polylactic acid (SRPLA) in seawater
2022
Polymer Testing
28 citations
Feasibility Study on Biomonitoring of Microplastics in Fish Gastrointestinal Tracts
2022
Frontiers in Marine Science
25 citations
Micro- and nanoplastics effects in a multiple stressed marine environment
2022
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
21 citations
Pollutants Bioavailability and Toxicological Risk from Microplastics
2022
6 citations
Microplastics transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere through aerosolization: insights under controlled laboratory conditions
2022
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
0 citations
Citizen observation of plastic pollution in coastal ecosystems to address data gaps in marine litter distribution
2022
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
0 citations
Risk posed by microplastics: Scientific evidence and public perception
2021
Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
95 citations
Long-term durability and ecotoxicity of biocomposites in marine environments: a review
2021
RSC Advances
48 citations
Integrating Bayesian Belief Networks in a toolbox for decision support on plastic clean-up technologies in rivers and estuaries
2021
Plant Diversity
18 citations
Pollutants Bioavailability and Toxicological Risk from Microplastics
2021
5 citations
Extraction and quantification of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of fish
2021
VLIZ - Publications
2 citations
Fish gastrointestinal sampling protocol for microplastics extraction and quantification
2021
VLIZ - Publications
1 citations
First global map of risks of microplastic in the ocean surface
2021
0 citations
A novel, automated method to identify microplastic polymers based on fluorescent staining with Nile Red
2021
Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
0 citations
Microplastic formation from a newly developed biocomposite
2021
VLIZ Special Publication
0 citations
Risks of floating microplastic in the global ocean
2020
Environmental Pollution
212 citations
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic fragments release Pb additives that are bioavailable in zebrafish
2020
Environmental Pollution
168 citations
Environmentally relevant concentrations and sizes of microplastic do not impede marine diatom growth
2020
Journal of Hazardous Materials
70 citations
Development of cost-effective methodologies to identify and quantify microplastics in seawater samples
2020
Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
2 citations
Microplastics in Wild and Caged Mussels in Scotland, UK, and in Household Dust Downfall During a Meal (Edinburgh, UK)
2020
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
0 citations
Potential solution for marine litter ? Assessment of the degradability and ecotoxicity of biobased composites
2020
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
0 citations
Use of fluorescent-labelled nanoplastics (NPs) to demonstrate NP absorption is inconclusive without adequate controls
2019
The Science of The Total Environment
171 citations
Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal
2018
Environmental Pollution
745 citations
Application of nuclear techniques to environmental plastics research
2018
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
52 citations
Development and optimization of a standard method for extraction of microplastics in mussels by enzyme digestion of soft tissues
2016
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
317 citations
Assessment of Microplastics Present in Mussels Collected From the Scottish Coast
2016
Elsevier eBooks
0 citations
Bioavailability of Co-contaminants Sorbed to Microplastics in the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis
2016
Elsevier eBooks
0 citations