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Roberta Bettinetti
Researcher at University of Insubria
Publications - 88
Citations - 2010
Roberta Bettinetti is an academic researcher from University of Insubria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Zooplankton & Biomagnification. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 80 publications receiving 1457 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberta Bettinetti include University of Milan.
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Microplastic Contamination in Freshwater Environments: A Review, Focusing on Interactions with Sediments and Benthic Organisms
Arianna Bellasi,Gilberto Binda,Andrea Pozzi,Silvia Galafassi,Pietro Volta,Roberta Bettinetti +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the main aspects concerning microplastics pollution sources in lakes and rivers, with a focus on freshwater sediments as a site of accumulation and as the habitat of benthic organisms.
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Biological Pump Control of the Fate and Distribution of Hydrophobic Organic Pollutants in Water and Plankton
Luca Nizzetto,Luca Nizzetto,Rosalinda Gioia,Jun Li,Katrine Borgå,Francesco Pomati,Roberta Bettinetti,Jordi Dachs,Kevin C. Jones +8 more
TL;DR: This study highlights the occurrence of a prompt and complex response in the fate and distribution of POPs to dynamic biogeochemical control within the frame of the ecological succession, phytoplankton and zooplankon biomass dynamics produced bioaccumulation metrics varying over 1-2 orders of magnitude in the time frame of a few weeks and resulted in reduced trophic web exposure.
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Chemical analysis and sediment toxicity bioassays to assess the contamination of the River Lambro (Northern Italy).
TL;DR: Though survival of the organisms remained unaffected, sublethal effects were in agreement with the measured concentrations of the principal persistent organic pollutants and should be included as part of environmental monitoring efforts as a basis for assessing the recovery of the river.
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Toxic effects and ultrastructural damages to Daphnia magna of two differently sized ZnO nanoparticles: Does size matter?
Nadia Santo,Umberto Fascio,Francesco Torres,Niccolò Guazzoni,Paolo Tremolada,Roberta Bettinetti,Paride Mantecca,Renato Bacchetta +7 more
TL;DR: The large presence of NPs inside midgut cells after only 48-h exposure to nanoZnOs and their effects on the intestinal cells highlighted the toxic potential of these nanomaterials, also suggesting that studies on chronic effects are needed.
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Is meltwater from Alpine glaciers a secondary DDT source for lakes
Roberta Bettinetti,Silvia Quadroni,Silvana Galassi,Renato Bacchetta,L. Bonardi,Giovanni Vailati +5 more
TL;DR: A sharp increase in 2005 of pp'DDT and its metabolites was observed in mussels and fish from lakes Como and Iseo, the main glacier-fed southern Alpine lakes, and PCBs did not peak in biota tissues to a comparable extent probably because local sources were not as important as for DDTs.