Editorial Board

Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.

Members


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School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
Interests: environmental applications of nanobubble technology; marine litter-fate and biodegradation of weathered plastics and microplastics; combating marine oil spills with biological means; bioremediation; phytoremediation; wastewater treatment and subsequent reuse and utilization
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Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia (Eco-Physiology of Bivalves Lab), C/Varadero, 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, 30740 Murcia, Spain
Interests: bivalves physiology; toxicology; microplastics effects; energetics; biomarkers; pollution monitoring; SFG (scope for growth); biorremediation; ecosystem services; aquaculture

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), Paseo Alfonso XIII, s/n, 30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Interests: microplastics in wastewater treatment plants; microplastics in human health; marine litter; biodegradation and weathering of microplastics; pollution monitoring
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Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/D, 41125 Modena, Italy
Interests: ecotoxicology; marine environments; microplastic characterization; nanoplastics; engineered nanoparticles; model organisms; biological effects; biomarkers; polar regions; Antarctica; environmental risk assessment
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Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italian National Research Council-Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, NA, Italy
Interests: polymeric based materials including polymorphic polymers, polymer blends, nano and microstructured composites, textile and micro and nanoplastic; development and validation of different mitigation strategies for microplastic pollution
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
Interests: pollution control; thermal treatments; waste-to-energy; waste densification; dioxins; thermogravimetry; plastics recycling; microplastics analysis

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MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: ecotoxicology; emerging and legacy contaminants; biomarker discovery; numeric tool development; toxicophenomics
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Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liege , Allée de la Chimie 3, B-6c Sart-Tilman, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
Interests: analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; Raman Spectroscopy; GC-MS; LC-MS; FTIR; microplastics analysis; Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs); emerging contaminants; food safety

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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia and INSTM Research Unit of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Interests: FTIR spectroscopy; NIR spectroscopy; portable spectroscopies; atomic force microscopy; micro- and nanoplastics analysis; test materials for micro- and nanoplastics; nanoplastics and the bio-nano interface

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Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
Interests: polymers; porous systems; recycling; microplastics; coatings
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Department of Microbial Ecology, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Kurpromenade 201, 27498 Helgoland, Germany
Interests: molecular microbial ecology; microplastics and marine litter

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Environmental Health Laboratory, California Department of Public Health, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Mailstop G365/EHLB, Richmond, CA 94804, USA
Interests: microplastics; analytical methods including Raman micro-spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry, atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy; non-invasive characterization; environmental chemistry; air-pollution

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1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
2. Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: antarctica; atmosphere; ecotoxicology; human health; microplastics; nanoplastics; plastisphere

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1. School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS), Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
2. Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Interests: computational biology; genomics and genetics; big data; pharmacogenomics; endocrine disruption; systems biology
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ICPEES, University of Strasbourg, F-67087 Strasbourg, France
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; micro-nanoplastic; catalytic elimination of M-NPs; catalytic conversion into added-value products

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School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: reactive transport processes across aquatic–terrestrial interfaces; nutrient and carbon cycling; fate and transport of microplastics; distributed sensor networks; in-situ high-frequency sensor technologies; hyporheic zone processes
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School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: environmental interactions of nanoparticles and nanostructured surfaces; nanomaterials safety assessment; fate and sustainable future of plastics; environmental pollution
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Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Country (CNR), Messina, Spianata S. Raineri 86, 98122 Messina, Italy
Interests: microplastics; seawater; sediments; marine organisms; mediterranean sea antarctica; arctic
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Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto F.no, 50019 Florence, Italy
Interests: environmental chemistry; POPs (persistent organic pollutants); emerging pollutants; risk assessment of POPs; remote area; indoor air quality (IAQ); aerosol; long-range transport; distribution and fate of contaminants; source apportionment; microplastics; house dust; gas-particle partitioning; flame retardants; pesticides; GC-MS; HPLC; elementar analysis; levoglucosan and biomass burning sources
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Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland
Interests: marine ecology; oceanography; elemental speciation; bioavailability of toxic and essential trace elements; organic contaminants; engineered nanomaterials; environmental protection; environmental analytical chemistry; global change; microplastics in biotic and abiotic systems

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Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: nanoparticles synthesis and behavior; microplastics; nanotoxicology; biosensors; emerging contaminants; in vitro systems; alternative methods in biological research
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Department of Environmental, Earth and Physical Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Interests: ecotoxicology; microplastics; marine litter; biological effects; ecotoxicological effects; emerging contaminants; plastic additives; molecular biology; biomarkers; endangered species; laboratory experiments
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Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
Interests: ecotoxicology; biomarkers; environmental pollution; emerging contaminants
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Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy
Interests: microbial ecotoxicology of microplastics in soils and gut; biodegradation; anaerobic digestion and composting of bioplastics; terrestrial plastisphere; culturomics of plastic degrading bacteria and fungi
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, E-28871 Madrid, Spain
Interests: chemical technology; water and wastewater pollution and treatment; environmental chemistry; environmental toxicology; micro- and nanoplastics
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Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), Research Infrastructure, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: microplastics; engineered nanoparticles; aerosol particles; analytical methods; chemical contaminants; characterization; analytical chemistry

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Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Interests: marine biodiversity; marine ecology; experimental monitoring; emerging pollutants; marine litter; micro- and nanoplastics
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