Microplastics (MPs) are a prolific contaminant in aquatic ecosystems across the globe.
Zooplankton (including holoplankton and meroplankton) play vital ecological roles in marine …

Plastic debris accumulates in the marine environment, fragmenting into microplastics (MP),
causing concern about their potential toxic effects when ingested by marine organisms. The …

Synthetic organic compounds belonging to different chemical classes and possessing
diverse physicochemical properties are frequently present in marine environments …

The aim of this study was to detect ecotoxicological effects of 0.1 μm polystyrene microbeads
in marine organisms belonging to different trophic levels. MP build up, lethal and sub-lethal …

Pyrene and benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) are high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) recalcitrant to microbial attack. Although studies related to the …

Alkyl-PAHs are the predominant form of PAHs in crude oils which are supposed to
demonstrate different toxicities compared to non-alkyl PAHs. Little information is available …

Toxicity tests represent a rapid, user-friendly and cost-effective means to assess the impact
of wastewater quality on aquatic ecosystems. There are not many cases where wastewater …

Behavioral responses of aquatic organisms have received much less attention than
developmental or reproductive ones due to the scarce presence of user-friendly tools for …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants. Although
they are not bioaccumulated in vertebrates, chronic exposures might still derive on serious …

The rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis, is a widely used model species in marine ecotoxicology for
evaluating pollutions, toxins, and harmful algae. In this paper, the marine ecotoxicology of …