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Francesco Saliu
Researcher at University of Milano-Bicocca
Publications - 56
Citations - 1001
Francesco Saliu is an academic researcher from University of Milano-Bicocca. The author has contributed to research in topics: Microplastics & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 43 publications receiving 517 citations. Previous affiliations of Francesco Saliu include University of Milan.
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The release process of microfibers: from surgical face masks into the marine environment
TL;DR: In this paper, an estimation of the release of microfibers by a surgical mask dumped in the marine environment was carried out using artificial weathering experiments, which indicated that a single surgical mask submitted to 180 hours UV-light irradiation and vigorous stirring in artificial seawater may release up to 173,000 fibers/day.
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Microplastic and charred microplastic in the Faafu Atoll, Maldives.
Francesco Saliu,Simone Montano,Maria Grazia Garavaglia,Marina Lasagni,Davide Seveso,Paolo Galli +5 more
TL;DR: The microplastic contamination in the Faafu Atoll (Maldives, Indian Ocean) is surveyed across twelve sampling station, located either inside or outside the reef rim, and polymers identified through Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy were mostly polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinylchloride, polyethyleneterephtalate and polyamide.
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Carbon dioxide colorimetric indicators for food packaging application: Applicability of anthocyanin and poly-lysine mixtures
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the CO2 sensing performance of a food grade mixture constituted of an aminoacid (L-Lysine) a polypeptide (e-poly- l -lysine, EPL) and natural occurring dyes (anthocyanins).
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Microplastics as a threat to coral reef environments: Detection of phthalate esters in neuston and scleractinian corals from the Faafu Atoll, Maldives.
TL;DR: Investigation for the first time the possible correlation between MP seawater contamination and the presence of phthalic acid esters (PAEs), a class of MP-associated contaminants, in scleractinian corals in a remote coral reef atoll in the Indian Ocean found it correlated with the highest MP concentration.
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Field trial for evaluating the effects on honeybees of corn sown using Cruiser and Celest xl treated seeds.
TL;DR: It was observed that in the exposure hives bee mortality increased on the day of sowing and that the number of foraging bees decreased the days after the sowing.