Human pharmaceuticals in the marine environment: focus on exposure and biological effects in animal species

E Fabbri, S Franzellitti - Environmental toxicology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Marine waters have been poorly investigated for the occurrence of pharmaceutical
contamination. Recent data confirm that pharmaceuticals occur widely in marine and coastal …

Comet assay: a reliable tool for the assessment of DNA damage in different models

A Dhawan, M Bajpayee, D Parmar - Cell biology and toxicology, 2009 - Springer
New chemicals are being added each year to the existing burden of toxic substances in the
environment. This has led to increased pollution of ecosystems as well as deterioration of …

Differentiation in the expression of toxic effects of polyethylene-microplastics on two freshwater fish species: Size matters

DC Bobori, A Dimitriadi, K Feidantsis… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The built up of microplastic (MPs) remains is shaping a new aquatic habitat and imposes the
necessity for research of the effects that these relatively new pollutants exert on organisms …

Adverse effects polystyrene microplastics exert on zebrafish heart–Molecular to individual level

A Dimitriadi, C Papaefthimiou, E Genizegkini… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study the effects of sublethal concentrations of polystyrene microplastics (PS-
MPs) on zebrafish were evaluated at multiple levels, related to fish activity and oxidative …

Toxicity and functional tissue responses of two freshwater fish after exposure to polystyrene microplastics

M Kaloyianni, DC Bobori, D Xanthopoulou, G Malioufa… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs)'ingestion has been demonstrated in several aquatic organisms. This
process may facilitate the hydrophobic waterborne pollutants or chemical additives transfer …

Intracellular oxidative stress and cadmium ions release induce cytotoxicity of unmodified cadmium sulfide quantum dots

KG Li, JT Chen, SS Bai, X Wen, SY Song, Q Yu, J Li… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To fully understand the cytotoxicity of after-degradation QDs, we synthesized
CdS QDs and investigated its toxicity mechanism. METHODS: Biomimetic method was …

Effects of seawater acidification and cadmium on the antioxidant defense of flounder Paralichthys olivaceus larvae

W Cui, L Cao, J Liu, Z Ren, B Zhao, S Dou - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has led to a decrease in the pH of the ocean, which
influences the speciation of heavy metals and consequently affects metal toxicity in marine …

Magnetite nanoparticles effects on adverse responses of aquatic and terrestrial animal models

M Kaloyianni, A Dimitriadi, M Ovezik… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Among pollutants, nanoparticles (NPs) consist a potential environmental hazard, as they
could possibly harm the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems while having unpredictable …

Olive oil mill wastewater toxicity in the marine environment: alterations of stress indices in tissues of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

D Danellakis, I Ntaikou, M Kornaros, S Dailianis - Aquatic Toxicology, 2011 - Elsevier
This study investigated the impact of olive mill wastewater (OMW) as a pollutant of the
marine environment, via the detection of stress indice alterations in mussels Mytilus …

Biomarkers in marine mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, exposed to environmentally relevant levels of the pesticides, chlorpyrifos and penoxsulam

E Patetsini, VK Dimitriadis, M Kaloyianni - Aquatic toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study examines the influence of environmentally relevant concentrations of two
pesticides, chlorpyrifos and penoxsulam on mussel physiological status. For this reason …