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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
76
Citations
35022
World Ranking
1166
National Ranking
36

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award

Overview

François Galgani is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and ocean engineering. Galgani's work also covers management, monitoring, policy and law, as well as water science and technology.

Their main topics of study include microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, marine biology and environmental chemistry, coastal and marine management, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, water quality monitoring technologies, and marine and offshore engineering studies.

François Galgani has published extensively, contributing research papers to a variety of venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ocean & Coastal Management

Galgani's recent papers include:

  • "Human Health and Ocean Pollution," 2020, Annals of Global Health
  • "An inshore-offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter," 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • "A multilevel dataset of microplastic abundance in the world's upper ocean and the Laurentian Great Lakes," 2021, Microplastics and Nanoplastics
  • "The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Are litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?," 2021, Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Galgani include Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, William J. Neal, Amy Lusher, Olivia Gérigny, and Gabriel Gorsky.

Best Publications

  • Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments.

    David K. A. Barnes;François Galgani;Richard C. Thompson;Morton A. Barlaz

  • Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

    Marcus Eriksen;Laurent C. M. Lebreton;Henry S. Carson;Martin Thiel

  • A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

    Erik Van Sebille;Erik Van Sebille;Chris Wilcox;Laurent Lebreton;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects.

    Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe;Lisa Devriese;François Galgani;Johan Robbens

  • Global Distribution, Composition and Abundance of Marine Litter

    François Galgani;Georg Hanke;Thomas Maes

  • Marine litter within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Francois Galgani;Georg Hanke;S. Werner;L. De Vrees

  • Litter on the Sea Floor Along European Coasts

    F Galgani;J.P Leaute;P Moguedet;A Souplet

  • Marine litter distribution and density in European seas, from the shelves to deep basins.

    Christopher K. Pham;Eva Ramirez-Llodra;Eva Ramirez-Llodra;Claudia H. S. Alt;Teresa Amaro

  • Human Health and Ocean Pollution.

    Philip J Landrigan;John J Stegeman;Lora E Fleming;Denis Allemand

  • Beyond the ocean : Contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-) plastic particles

    Rachid Dris;Hannes Imhof;Wilfried Sanchez;Johnny Gasperi

  • Phthalate Release from Plastic Fragments and Degradation in Seawater.

    Andrea Paluselli;Vincent Fauvelle;François Galgani;Richard Sempéré

  • An inshore–offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter

    Carmen Morales-Caselles;Josué Viejo;Elisa Martí;Daniel González-Fernández

  • The degradation potential of PET bottles in the marine environment: An ATR-FTIR based approach

    C. Ioakeimidis;K. N. Fotopoulou;H. K. Karapanagioti;M. Geraga

  • Monitoring chemical contamination levels in the Mediterranean based on the use of mussel caging

    Bruno Andral;Jean Yves Stanisiere;Didier Sauzade;Elodie Damier

  • Bioindicators for monitoring marine litter ingestion and its impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity.

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Cristina Pedà;Montserrat Compa;Catherine Tsangaris

  • Annual variation in neustonic micro- and meso-plastic particles and zooplankton in the Bay of Calvi (Mediterranean–Corsica)

    Amandine Collignon;Jean-Henri Hecq;François Galgani

  • Accumulation of debris on the deep sea floor off the French Mediterranean coast

    F. Galgani;A. Souplet;Y. Cadiou

  • Characterization and assay conditions for Use of AChE activity from several marine species in pollution monitoring

    Gilles Bocquené;François Galgani;Philippe Truquet

  • Megafauna of vulnerable marine ecosystems in French mediterranean submarine canyons: Spatial distribution and anthropogenic impacts

    Marie-Claire Fabri;Laura Pedel;L. Beuck;Francois Galgani

  • Guidelines for the monitoring and assessment of plastic litter in the ocean

    P. Kershaw;A. Turra;F. Galgani

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnaud Huvet
Arnaud Huvet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Maria Cristina Fossi
Maria Cristina Fossi University of Siena
Frans Jorissen
Frans Jorissen University of Angers
Salud Deudero
Salud Deudero Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona
Franco Andaloro
Franco Andaloro Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Erik van Sebille
Erik van Sebille Utrecht University
Ricardo Beiras
Ricardo Beiras Universidade de Vigo

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