Habitat destruction is one of the main threats to environmental integrity. Assessing the
consequences of human impacts is crucial both to predict and prevent structural and …

The toxicities of copper, lead, zinc and cadmium ions and various concentrations of mixtures
of them were studied using sea urchin (Strongylocentyotus intermedius) embryo-larval …

Standard toxicity screening tests are useful tools in the management of impacted coastal
ecosystems. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the sea urchin embryo development …

The sea urchin embryo toxicity test is classically used to assess the noxious effects of
contaminated marine waters and sediments. In Italian guidelines on quality of dredged …

Life cycle assessment is used in this study to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of
producing gilthead seabream in an offshore sea farm exposed to storms in the Spanish …

The increase in aquaculture activities in the last few decades has not been accompanied by
a corresponding increase in environmental controls and regulations. In this context, the …

This manuscript discusses the state–of-the-art investigations related with the benthic impact
of marine finfish farms in the Mediterranean. We tackle the ideas from a broad perspective …

Methotrexate (MTX) and tamoxifen (TMX) cancer therapeutic drugs have been detected
within the aquatic environment. Nevertheless, MTX and TMX research is essentially bio …

Sea urchins of the species Paracentrotus lividus, collected along the Southern Adriatic coast
at the end of their reproductive season, were reared in a recirculating aquarium under …

ABSTRACT A 4-wk rearing trial of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus was carried out in a
closed-circuit system in the presence and absence of food supply to evaluate the short-term …