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Sometimes sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) cannot find their way back to the high seas: a multidisciplinary study on a mass stranding by Mazzariol, Sandro, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Petrella, Antonio, Marsili, Letizia, Fossi, Cristina M, Leonzio, Claudio, Zizzo, Nicola, Vizzini, Salvatrice, Gaspari, Stefania, Pavan, Gianni, Podestà, Michela, Garibaldi, Fulvio, Ferrante, Margherita, Copat, Chiara, Traversa, Donato, Marcer, Federica, Airoldi, Sabina, Frantzis, Alexandros, Quirós, Yara De Bernaldo, Cozzi, Bruno, Fernández, Antonio

“…Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) remain peculiar and rather unexplained events, which rarely occur in the Mediterranean Sea. Solar…”
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Ecotoxicological status of seven sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) stranded along the Adriatic coast of Southern Italy by Marsili, Letizia, Maltese, Silvia, Coppola, Daniele, Carletti, Laura, Mazzariol, Sandro, Fossi, M. Cristina

“…In December 2009 seven male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) stranded along the Adriatic coast of Southern Italy. Genetic and photo‐identification data…”
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A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea by Schirinzi, Gabriella F., Pedà, Cristina, Battaglia, Pietro, Laface, Federica, Galli, Matteo, Baini, Matteo, Consoli, Pierpaolo, Scotti, Gianfranco, Esposito, Valentina, Faggio, Caterina, Farré, Marinella, Barceló, Damià, Fossi, M. Cristina, Andaloro, Franco, Romeo, Teresa

“…[Display omitted] •The new approach provides good results for MPLs detection in pelagic predators.•Basic/acid digestion protocol allows a yield higher than 99…”
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Assessment of PCDD/Fs, dioxin-like PCBs and PBDEs in Mediterranean striped dolphins by Capanni, Francesca, Muñoz-Arnanz, Juan, Marsili, Letizia, Fossi, M. Cristina, Jiménez, Begoña

“…Bio-accumulation of high levels of persistent organic pollutants represent a serious conservation concern for Mediterranean marine odontocetes. In this study,…”
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The use of a non-lethal tool for evaluating toxicological hazard of organochlorine contaminants in Mediterranean cetaceans: new data 10 years after the first paper published in MPB by Cristina Fossi, M., Marsili, Letizia, Neri, Giovanni, Natoli, Ada, Politi, Elena, Panigada, Simone

“…In the Mediterranean Sea, top predators, and particularly cetacean odontocetes, accumulate high concentrations of organochlorine contaminants and toxic metals,…”
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Development of new-tools to investigate toxicological hazard due to endocrine disruptor organochlorines and emerging contaminants in Mediterranean cetaceans by Fossi, M. Cristina, Marsili, Letizia, Casini, Silvia, Bucalossi, Daniela

“…The possibility that certain Mediterranean cetaceans are subject to toxicological hazard due to organochlorines and emerging contaminants, such as…”
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in subcutaneous biopsies of Mediterranean cetaceans by Marsili, Letizia, Caruso, Anna, Cristina Fossi, M, Zanardelli, Margherita, Politi, Elena, Focardi, Silvano

“…The aim of the present study was to measure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) levels in free-ranging Mediterranean cetaceans as they are likely to cause…”
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Evaluation of ecotoxicological effects of endocrine disrupters during a four-year survey of the Mediterranean population of swordfish ( Xiphias gladius) by Cristina Fossi, M., Casini, Silvia, Marsili, Letizia, Ancora, Stefania, Mori, Gabriele, Neri, Giovanni, Romeo, Teresa, Ausili, Antonella

“…In this project we investigated the ecotoxicological effects of endocrine disrupters in a four-year survey of the Mediterranean population of swordfish (…”
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Do endocrine disrupting chemicals threaten Mediterranean swordfish? Preliminary results of vitellogenin and Zona radiata proteins in Xiphias gladius by Cristina Fossi, M, Casini, Silvia, Ancora, Stefania, Moscatelli, Alessandra, Ausili, Antonella, Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, Giuseppe

“…Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) have the potential to alter hormone pathways that regulate reproductive processes in wildlife and fishes. In this…”
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The use of non destructive biomarkers in the study of marine mammals by Cristina Fossi, M., Marsili, Letizia

“…Marine mammals have been subject to heavy anthropogenic pressure by direct killing and chemical pollution all over the world. Most studies of contamination and…”
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Endocrine Disruptors in Mediterranean top marine predators by Fossi, M Cristina, Casini, Silvia, Marsili, Letizia

“…Man-made Endocrine Disruptors (EDs) range across all continents and oceans. Some geographic areas are potentially more threatened than others: one of these is…”
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Review: porphyrins as biomarkers for hazard assessment of bird populations: destructive and non-destructive use by Casini, Silvia, Fossi, M Cristina, Leonzio, Claudio, Renzoni, Aristeo

“…In this review the biochemical, metabolic and toxicological significance of porphyrins in birds is examined, and their use as biomarkers of exposure to…”
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Assessment of toxicological status of a SW Mediterranean segment population of striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba) using skin biopsy by Fossi, M.Cristina, Marsili, Letizia, Lauriano, Giancarlo, Fortuna, Caterina, Canese, Simone, Ancora, Stefania, Leonzio, Claudio, Romeo, Teresa, Merino, Ruben, Abad, Esteban, Jiménez, Begoña

“…Various studies have revealed high concentrations of contaminants such as organochlorines (OCs) and heavy metals in Mediterranean cetaceans. A geographical…”
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Serum esterase inhibition in birds : a nondestructive biomarker to assess organophosphorus and carbamate contamination by CRISTINA FOSSI, M, LEONZIO, C, MASSI, A, LARI, L, CASINI, S

“…With the aim of proposing a nondestructive biomarker for monitoring the toxicological risk to birds of exposure to the organophosphorus insecticide…”
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The role of skin biopsy in the detection of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in Mediterranean cetaceans by Fossi, M. Cristina, Marsili, Letizia, Notarbartolo Di Sciara, Giuseppe

“…Use of skin biopsy is proposed as a sensitive non-lethal technique for the hazard assessment of Mediterranean cetaceans exposed to endocrine disrupting…”
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Effects of endocrine disruptors in aquatic mammals by Fossi, M. C., Marsili, Letizia

“…In the last few decades, various studies have shown that aquatic mammals are sensitive to the toxicological effects of certain xenobiotic compounds, including…”
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Sometimes Sperm Whales by Mazzariol, Sandro, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Petrella, Antonio, Marsili, Letizia, Fossi, Cristina M, Leonzio, Claudio, Zizzo, Nicola, Vizzini, Salvatrice, Gaspari, Stefania, Pavan, Gianni, Podestà, Michela, Garibaldi, Fulvio, Ferrante, Margherita, Copat, Chiara, Traversa, Donato, Marcer, Federica, Airoldi, Sabina, Frantzis, Alexandros, De Bernaldo Quirós, Yara, Cozzi, Bruno, Fernández, Antonio

“…Background Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) remain peculiar and rather unexplained events, which rarely occur in the Mediterranean Sea…”
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Vitellogenin induction in Cyprinus carpio treated with 17beta-estradiol and 4-nonylphenol by Casini, Silvia, Fossi, M Cristina, Mori, Gabriele, Bjornstad, Anne

“…The aim of the present study was to demonstrate induction of vitellogenin in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) as a biomarker for monitoring freshwater…”
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Vitellogenin induction in Cyprinus carpio treated with 17β-estradiol and 4-nonylphenol by CASINI, Silvia, FOSSI, M. Cristina, MORI, Gabriele, BJORNSTAD, Anne

“…The aim of the present study was to demonstrate induction of vitellogenin in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) as a biomarker for monitoring freshwater…”
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Vitellogenin Induction in Cyprinus carpio Treated with 17 [beta]-Estradiol and 4-Nonylphenol by Casini, Silvia, Fossi, M Cristina, Mori, Gabriele, Bjornstad, Anne

“…The aim of the present study was to demonstrate induction ofvitellogenin in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) as abiomarker for monitoring freshwater…”
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