Roberta Bettinetti

TL;DR: The analyses of the historical concentration of PCBs, pp′DDT and its metabolites in a sediment core sampled from the Como Bay covering a time-period from their ban to recent times, showed that the DDTs have never experienced a significant decrease over time, with concentrations of the most abundant homologue,pp′DDE, ranging from 27 to 75 ng g(-1) d.w.

TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that tolerance to the toxicant can be developed in populations of polluted environments and that testing procedures should be standardised.

TL;DR: In this paper, two high mountain lakes in the Alps were monitored in 1984-2003 to follow their response to changes in human impact, such as deposition of atmospheric pollutants, fish stocking and climate change.

TL;DR: A significant positive correlation was observed between the calculated values of BMFTL and TMF, suggesting that the use ofBMFTL to investigate the biomagnification potential of organic chemical compounds might be an appropriate approach when a simple food web is considered.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential applications of biochar derived from slow pyrolysis of three different microalgae species (Chlorella vulgaris, Spirulina sp. and Nannochloropsis sp.) and compare them with a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock (nutshells).