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Vittoria Giudice

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Impact of Heavy Metals in Eggs and Tissues of C. caretta along the Sicilian Coast (Mediterranean Sea)

2022

In this study we compared the heavy metal concentration found in different tissues and eggs of the loggerhead sea turtle and evaluated the potential ecotoxicological risk for this important species. Eighteen heavy metal elements were determined in different tissues (liver, gonads, fat, kidney, heart, brain, and spleen) of nine individuals of Caretta caretta found stranded along the coasts of Messina (Sicily, Italy) and in the shell and yolk of six eggs from the island of Linosa (Sicily, Italy). For the analysis of the heavy metals, we used the analytical procedures in accordance with the EPA 200.8 method supplemented by EPA 6020b with three replicates for each measurement. The elements anal…

Settore BIO/07 - Ecologialoggerhead sea turtleCaretta carettaRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentMediterranean seaSettore BIO/05 - Zoologiaheavy metalloggerhead sea turtle; <i>Caretta caretta</i>; marine pollution; heavy metals; biodistribution; Mediterranean seabiodistributionEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsSettore CHIM/12 - Chimica Dell'Ambiente E Dei Beni CulturaliGeneral Environmental Sciencemarine pollution
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Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Lung Function in Children with Asthma: A Mediation Analysis.

2022

Studies investigating the association between urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and asthma in children provided inhomogeneous results. We aimed to use Mediation Analysis to discover whether a link between urinary PAHs and lung function exists and if it might be ascribed to a direct or a symptom-mediated (indirect) effect in children with asthma. This single-center prospective study was conducted in Palermo, Italy, between March and July 2017 and involved 50 children with persistent mild-moderate asthma, aged 6–11 years. At each time visit (day 0, 30, 60, and 90), physical examination, spirometry, and urine collection for detection of urinary cotinine and PAHs were performed. A…

Mediation AnalysisHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthRAmbientalelung functionpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons lung function children asthma mediation analysisAsthmapolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; lung function; children; asthma; mediation analysischildrenMedicineHumansProspective StudiesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsChildAsthma Children Lung function Mediation analysis Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Child Humans Lung Mediation Analysis Prospective Studies Asthma Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbonsasthma children lung function mediation analysis polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsLungInternational journal of environmental research and public health
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