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Grande attesa per il 2° workshop della SETAC ILB che si svolgerà a Roma l’11 Ottobre, presso la prestigiosa sede del Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) di Piazzale Aldo Moro.Il programma sarà ricco di ricercatori e professori provenienti da tutta … Continua a leggere
Il 17 e il 18 ottobre 2023 l’Acquario di Livorno sarà palcoscenico per un importante attività del progetto Life DELFI. Continua, infatti, il tour in tutte le aree di progetto come in questo caso avviene in Toscana per la realizzazione … Continua a leggere
The deep-sea can act as a sink for legacy contaminants such as organochlorines (OCs), causing damages in its inhabitants for their persistence and their prolonged effects in the organisms. HCB, DDT and its isomers, and 28 PCBs congeners were detected … Continua a leggere
Seas and oceans are contaminated by persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are released into the environment by human activities. The chemical-physical properties of POPs induce high persistence and toxicity in marine organisms from the lowest to the highest trophic levels. … Continua a leggere
Seas and oceans are contaminated by persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are released into the environment by human activities. The chemical-physical properties of POPs induce high persistence and toxicity in marine organisms from the lowest to the highest trophic levels. … Continua a leggere
Between 2019 and 2021, 21 bottlenose dolphins were found stranded dead along the Ligurian Pelagos Sanctuary coast (Italy). For 11 animals, out of a total of 14 recovered, the cause of death was classified as natural, anthropic, or not determined … Continua a leggere
Due to their late maturation, extreme longevity, low fecundity and slow growth rates, deep-sea Chondrichthyes are extremely vulnerable to human impacts. Moreover, assessing the impact of deep-sea fisheries is difficult, as many species (including sharks) are part of the bycatch … Continua a leggere
Ecotoxicological and pathological research on Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812) (Risso’s dolphins) is scarce both globally and in the Mediterranean Sea. This species has been classified as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in the Mediterranean Sea. … Continua a leggere
Twenty-five species of cetaceans have been reported throughout the Mediterranean Sea, eight of them are commonly distributed in the whole basin and are regularly found beached or adrift in the sea. Stranded animals are frequently found in poor conservation status, … Continua a leggere
Cartilaginous fish include sharks, rays, skates, sawfish, and chimaeras. Their habitat ranges from shallow coastal waters to deep ocean floors, estuarine areas as well as rivers and inland waters. Overfishing is considered to be the main threat to their existence, … Continua a leggere