Geo-environmental characterisation of high contaminated coastal sites: The analysis of past experiences in Taranto (Southern Italy) as a key for defining operational …

A Rizzo, F De Giosa, A Di Leo, S Lisco, M Moretti… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite its remarkable geomorphological, ecological, and touristic value, the coastal sector
of the Apulia region (Southern Italy) hosts three of the main contaminated Italian sites (Sites …

Sources and metal pollution of sediments from a coastal area of the central western adriatic sea (Southern Marche region, Italy)

F Spagnoli, R De Marco, E Dinelli, E Frapiccini… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sediments represent a critical compartment of marine coastal ecosystems due to the toxic
and long-lasting effects of the contaminants buried therein. Here, we investigated the …

Occurrence and distribution of microbial pollutants in coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea influenced by river discharge

M Basili, A Campanelli, E Frapiccini, GM Luna… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transport of a variety of pollutants from agricultural, industrial and urbanised areas
makes rivers major contributors to the contamination of coastal marine environments. Too …

Changes in taxonomic structure and functional traits of nematodes as tools in the assessment of port impact

V Losi, E Grassi, M Balsamo, M Rocchi… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerous anthropogenic activities take place within or nearby ports, thereby increasing
environmental pressure in coastal zone that become the final destination of many …

Free-living nematodes of Mediterranean ports: A mandatory contribution for their use in ecological quality assessment

A Franzo, E Baldrighi, E Grassi, M Grego… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Free-living nematodes were investigated in three Mediterranean commercial ports (Ancona
and Trieste, Italy; Koper, Slovenia) in terms of abundance, diversity and functionality. Results …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging Marine Nematodes as Model Organisms: Which Species for Which Question?

F Semprucci, E Grassi, A Cocozza di Montanara… - Diversity, 2025 - mdpi.com
Marine nematodes possess all the prerequisites to serve as “simpler models” for
investigating biological phenomena and are gaining attention as emerging model …

[HTML][HTML] Simple is the best: An alternative method for the analysis of free-living nematode assemblage structure

F Semprucci, E Grassi, M Balsamo - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
An alternative approach to notice changes of the nematode community structure was
evaluated in five study cases in the Mediterranean Sea. In detail, we suggested a …

Optimization of operational parameters of pneumatic system for ballast tank sediment reduction with experimental and ANN applications

CB Güney - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The studies show that ballast tank sediments pose several problems, including the
continuing risk of invasive and pathogenic species transfer. Moreover, Regulation B. 5 of …

Assessment of benthic meiofauna in multi-stressed environment of a tropical estuary: A case study using low taxonomic resolution data

S Sautya, S Gaikwad, A Ram, U Basu, NR Molla… - … An International Journal …, 2025 - Springer
The estuary receives varying anthropogenic inputs that significantly influence the benthic
biota and suppress ecological health. Thus, multiple parameters (natural and …

Anthropogenic contribution, transport, and accumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in sediments of the continental shelf and slope in the Mediterranean Sea

E Frapiccini, R De Marco, F Grilli, M Marini, A Annibaldi… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
A multidisciplinary approach, involving geochemical, sedimentological and oceanographic
analyses, was employed to examine the distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons …