This paper focuses on three main aspects related to the impact of macro and micro-plastics on Mediterranean large vertebrates: a) the direct and indirect effects of micro- and macro-plastics exposure and related contaminants, on large marine vertebrates; b) the case studies of three large marine vertebrates in the Mediterranean, the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and a reptile, the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta); c) future developments on how to detect the toxicological effects in these species.

Fossi, M.C., Baini, M., Campani, T., Casini, S., Caliani, I., Coppola, D., et al. (2014). The impact of macro and micro-plastics on Mediterranean large vertebrates: persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) substances, plastic additives and related toxicological effects. In Frédéric Briand (a cura di), Marine litter in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. CIESM Workshop Monograph n° 46 (pp. 137-143). Monaco : CIESM Publisher.

The impact of macro and micro-plastics on Mediterranean large vertebrates: persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) substances, plastic additives and related toxicological effects

FOSSI, MARIA CRISTINA;BAINI, MATTEO;CAMPANI, TOMMASO;CASINI, SILVIA;CALIANI, ILARIA;COPPOLA, DANIELE;MARSILI, LETIZIA;PANTI, CRISTINA
2014-01-01

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This paper focuses on three main aspects related to the impact of macro and micro-plastics on Mediterranean large vertebrates: a) the direct and indirect effects of micro- and macro-plastics exposure and related contaminants, on large marine vertebrates; b) the case studies of three large marine vertebrates in the Mediterranean, the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and a reptile, the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta); c) future developments on how to detect the toxicological effects in these species.
2014
Fossi, M.C., Baini, M., Campani, T., Casini, S., Caliani, I., Coppola, D., et al. (2014). The impact of macro and micro-plastics on Mediterranean large vertebrates: persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) substances, plastic additives and related toxicological effects. In Frédéric Briand (a cura di), Marine litter in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. CIESM Workshop Monograph n° 46 (pp. 137-143). Monaco : CIESM Publisher.
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