Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

María Cristina Fossi, Cristina Panti, Cristiana Guerranti, +4

Marine Pollution Bulletin

BiologyMicroplasticsAre Baleen WhalesEngineeringMarine Pollution +4

Large filter feeding marine organisms as indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: The case studies of the Mediterranean basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

María Cristina Fossi, Daniele Coppola, Matteo Baini, +6

Marine Environmental Research

MicroplasticsFin WhaleEngineeringMarine PollutionMarine Ecology +5

Fin whales and microplastics: The Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Cortez scenarios

María Cristina Fossi, Letizia Marsili, Matteo Baini, +12

Environmental Pollution

Fin WhalesEngineeringMarine PollutionOcean PollutionMarine Ecology +5

Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

Giacomo Limonta, Annalaura Mancia, Assia Benkhalqui, +4

Scientific Reports

Amount and distribution of neustonic micro-plastic off the western Sardinian coast (Central-Western Mediterranean Sea)

Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia, Ilaria Caliani, Stefano Marra, +14

Marine Environmental Research

Marine GeologyCoastal ManagementEarth ScienceWestern Sardinian CoastEngineering +12

Plastic Debris Occurrence, Convergence Areas and Fin Whales Feeding Ground in the Mediterranean Marine Protected Area Pelagos Sanctuary: A Modeling Approach

María Cristina Fossi, Teresa Romeo, Matteo Baini, +11

Frontiers in Marine Science

MicroplasticsConvergence AreasPlastic DebrisEngineeringPlastic Debris Occurrence +11

Abundance and characterization of microplastics in the coastal waters of Tuscany (Italy): The application of the MSFD monitoring protocol in the Mediterranean Sea

Matteo Baini, María Cristina Fossi, Matteo Galli, +4

Marine Pollution Bulletin

MicroplasticsEngineeringMsfd Monitoring ProtocolMarine PollutionOcean Pollution +7

First detection of seven phthalate esters (PAEs) as plastic tracers in superficial neustonic/planktonic samples and cetacean blubber

Matteo Baini, Tania Martellini, Alessandra Cincinelli, +5

Analytical Methods

Marine OrganismsPaes ConcentrationsEngineeringOcean PollutionMarine Chemistry +16

Marine litter: One of the major threats for marine mammals. Outcomes from the European Cetacean Society workshop

Cristina Panti, Matteo Baini, Amy Lusher, +6

Environmental Pollution

BiologyEngineeringMammalogyMarine PollutionMarine Mammals +8

Plastic litter in the sea

Michael H. Depledge, François Galgani, Cristina Panti, +3

Marine Environmental Research

Plastic LitterEngineeringMarine DebrisMarine PollutionOcean Pollution +2