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Ilaria Corsi

Ilaria Corsi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9745
World Ranking
14577
National Ranking
442

Overview

Ilaria Corsi is affiliated with the University of Siena in Italy and has contributed extensively to environmental science and materials science. Their research focuses primarily on pollution, materials chemistry, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, ocean engineering, and ecology.

The scientist's work addresses main topics including microplastics and plastic pollution, nanoparticle synthesis and applications, marine biology and environmental chemistry, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, recycling and waste management techniques, polar research and ecology, and the effects and risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Their recent publications cover various aspects of environmental impact and nanotechnology applications. Notable papers include:

  • Interplay between extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from a marine diatom and model nanoplastic through eco-corona formation (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Silver Nanoparticles for Water Pollution Monitoring and Treatments: Ecosafety Challenge and Cellulose-Based Hybrids Solution (2020) published in Polymers
  • Behavior and Bio-Interactions of Anthropogenic Particles in Marine Environment for a More Realistic Ecological Risk Assessment (2020) published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Plastic occurrence, sources, and impacts in Antarctic environment and biota (2022) published in Water Biology and Security
  • Environmental safety of nanotechnologies: The eco-design of manufactured nanomaterials for environmental remediation (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Corsi frequently publishes in several high-profile venues, including:

  • Environmental Pollution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Nanomaterials
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Collaborations have been established repeatedly with several coauthors over time. The most frequent collaborators are:

  • Elisa Bergami
  • Arianna Bellingeri
  • Carlo Punta
  • Giulia Liberatori
  • Maria Luisa Vannuccini

Ilaria Corsi's research integrates environmental science and materials chemistry to address pollution and health-related concerns stemming from anthropogenic particles and nanomaterials. Their work spans laboratory studies, ecological risk assessments, and the development of safer nanomaterials tailored for environmental remediation.

Best Publications

  • Accumulation and Embryotoxicity of Polystyrene Nanoparticles at Early Stage of Development of Sea Urchin Embryos Paracentrotus lividus

    C. Della Torre;Elisa Bergami;A. Salvati;Claudia Faleri

  • Nano-sized polystyrene affects feeding, behavior and physiology of brine shrimp Artemia franciscana larvae

    Elisa Bergami;Elena Bocci;Maria Luisa Vannuccini;Marco Monopoli

  • Long-term toxicity of surface-charged polystyrene nanoplastics to marine planktonic species Dunaliella tertiolecta and Artemia franciscana.

    E. Bergami;S. Pugnalini;M.L. Vannuccini;L. Manfra

  • Oxidative stress in ecotoxicology: from the analysis of individual antioxidants to a more integrated approach

    F. Regoli;S. Gorbi;G. Frenzilli;M. Nigro

  • Evidence for immunomodulation and apoptotic processes induced by cationic polystyrene nanoparticles in the hemocytes of the marine bivalve Mytilus.

    L Canesi;C. Ciacci;Elisa Bergami;M. P. Monopoli

  • Toxic effects of engineered nanoparticles in the marine environment: model organisms and molecular approaches.

    Valeria Matranga;Ilaria Corsi

  • Ecofriendly nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for environmental applications : key issue and consensus recommendations for sustainable and ecosafe nanoremediation

    I. Corsi;M. Winther-Nielsen;R. Sethi;C. Punta

  • Effects of nanomaterials on marine invertebrates

    Laura Canesi;Ilaria Corsi

  • Integrating enzymatic responses to organic chemical exposure with total oxyradical absorbing capacity and dna damage in the european eel Anguilla anguilla

    Francesco Regoli;Gary W. Winston;Stefania Gorbi;Giada Frenzilli

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge: A critical analysis of process severity, hydrochar properties and environmental implications.

    Andrea Luca Tasca;Monica Puccini;Riccardo Gori;Ilaria Corsi

  • Common Strategies and Technologies for the Ecosafety Assessment and Design of Nanomaterials Entering the Marine Environment

    Ilaria Corsi;Gary N. Cherr;Hunter S. Lenihan;Jerome Labille

  • Interactions of cationic polystyrene nanoparticles with marine bivalve hemocytes in a physiological environment: Role of soluble hemolymph proteins

    Laura Canesi;Caterina Ciacci;Rita Fabbri;Teresa Balbi

  • Are the primary characteristics of polystyrene nanoplastics responsible for toxicity and ad/absorption in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum?

    Marta Sendra;Eleonora Staffieri;María Pilar Yeste;Ignacio Moreno-Garrido

  • Do plastics serve as a possible vector for the spread of antibiotic resistance? First insights from bacteria associated to a polystyrene piece from King George Island (Antarctica).

    Pasqualina Laganà;Gabriella Caruso;Ilaria Corsi;Elisa Bergami

  • Combined effects of nanoplastics and copper on the freshwater alga Raphidocelis subcapitata

    A. Bellingeri;E. Bergami;G. Grassi;C. Faleri

  • Comparative ecotoxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in natural seawater and reconstituted seawater using the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

    L Manfra;A Rotini;E Bergami;G Grassi

  • Interactive effects of n-TiO2 and 2,3,7,8-TCDD on the marine bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    Laura Canesi;Giada Frenzilli;Teresa Balbi;Margherita Bernardeschi

  • Time-dependent effects of polystyrene nanoparticles in brine shrimp Artemia franciscana at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels

    Inmaculada Varó;Aurora Perini;Amparo Torreblanca;Yaiza Garcia

  • Titanium dioxide nanoparticles modulate the toxicological response to cadmium in the gills of Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    Camilla Della Torre;Teresa Balbi;Giacomo Grassi;Giada Frenzilli

  • Interplay between extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from a marine diatom and model nanoplastic through eco-corona formation

    Giacomo Grassi;Edi Gabellieri;Patrizia Cioni;Eugenio Paccagnini

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena
Giacomo Grassi
Giacomo Grassi Joint Research Centre
Laura Canesi
Laura Canesi University of Genoa
Simonetta Corsolini
Simonetta Corsolini University of Siena
Tancredi Caruso
Tancredi Caruso Queen's University Belfast
Maria Cristina Fossi
Maria Cristina Fossi University of Siena
Francesco Regoli
Francesco Regoli Marche Polytechnic University
Kenneth A. Dawson
Kenneth A. Dawson University College Dublin
Augustine Arukwe
Augustine Arukwe Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Antonio Mazzola
Antonio Mazzola University of Palermo

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