This review presents a comprehensive compilation of toxicological and environmental data,
further used to assess the ecological risk (ERA) of the 11 EU approved antifouling biocides …

Marine macroalgae produce a wide variety of biologically-active metabolites that have been
developed into commercial products, such as antibiotics, immunosuppressive, anti …

Marine macroalgae biomass is often used for the production of ingredients in cosmetics.
These ingredients can have one of the three main functions:(1) they are considered as …

Antifouling paints incorporate biocides in their composition seeking to avoid or minimize the
settlement and growing of undesirable fouling organisms. Therefore, biocides are released …

Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

Condensed tannins (CTs) are high molar mass polyphenolic bio-polymers based on
flavonol units. CTs have been well-studied due to their respective biological activity …

Marine invasive species are widely recognized as one of the worst threats to marine
ecosystems integrity, unbalancing native communities, which may lead to paramount …

Biofouling is a complex phenomenon that affects all maritime dependent industries. The
accumulation of both micro and macro-organisms in immerged structures increases …

A comparative study between “alternative” extraction processes such as centrifugal partition
extraction (CPE), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) …

In this review a brief description of the invasive phenomena associated with algae and its
consequences on the ecosystem are presented. Three examples of invasive algae of …