Roberta Bettinetti

TL;DR: Delayed pollution provides support for the hypothesis that the recent retreat of glaciers represents a secondary pollution source for old pesticides that were stored in the ice at the time of their use in agriculture.

TL;DR: In this article, a generalist conceptual model useful for building hypotheses on the mechanisms at stake and directing future studies was elaborated and presented, highlighting methodological and technical challenges that can potentially affect cross-comparability of data and their relevance for environmental settings.

TL;DR: Although with respect to total PCBs it was observed that the contamination levels varied across time periods and across fish species, biomagnification was evident from zooplankton to fish both in 2009 and in 2010, indicating a probable signal of recovery of the lake.

TL;DR: In this article, three cores from two crater lakes in central Italy (Albano and Nemi) spanning the last ca. 11kyr BP were analysed for organic matter, dry density, algal and photosynthetic bacteria pigments, diatoms and Cladocera.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the spatial and temporal trends of the considered pollutants to detect potential contamination sources and to compare concentrations with Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) or existing Quality Standards (QSs).