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Ítalo Braga Castro is affiliated with the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a prolific output of 164 publications in this area. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ocean Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main research topics addressed by Ítalo Braga Castro include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Environmental Chemistry and Analysis, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses.

The scientist has contributed multiple recent papers to their field, including:

  • Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a Brazilian wetland of international importance: Occurrence and environmental risk assessment (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • On replacing single-use plastic with so-called biodegradable ones: The case with straws (2020, Environmental Science & Policy)
  • Microplastic contamination in seawater across global marine protected areas boundaries (2022, Environmental Pollution)
  • Are antifouling residues a matter of concern in the largest South American port? (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • The most extensive oil spill registered in tropical oceans (Brazil): the balance sheet of a disaster (2022, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)

Ítalo Braga Castro frequently publishes in a core set of academic journals which include:

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

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, notably:

  • Victor Vasques Ribeiro
  • Gilberto Fillmann
  • Rodrigo Brasil Choueri
  • Lucas Buruaem Moreira
  • Eliete Zanardi-Lamardo

Best Publications

  • Commercial plastics claiming biodegradable status: Is this also accurate for marine environments?

    Monick Nazareth;Mônica R.C. Marques;Marcia C.A. Leite;Ítalo Braga Castro

  • Microplastic contamination in seawater across global marine protected areas boundaries.

    Unknown

  • Are antifouling paint particles a continuous source of toxic chemicals to the marine environment

    Sanye Soroldoni;Fiamma Abreu;Ítalo Braga Castro;Fabio Andrei Duarte

  • From TBT to booster biocides: Levels and impacts of antifouling along coastal areas of Panama.

    Jahir Antonio Batista-Andrade;Sergiane Souza Caldas;Rodrigo Moço Batista;Italo Braga Castro

  • Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a Brazilian wetland of international importance: Occurrence and environmental risk assessment.

    Marisa de Jesus Silva Chaves;Sergiane Caldas Barbosa;Maiara de Melo Malinowski;Duane Volpato

  • Integrated quality assessment of sediments from harbour areas in Santos-São Vicente Estuarine System, Southern Brazil

    Lucas Moreira Buruaem;Lucas Moreira Buruaem;Ítalo Braga de Castro;Marcos Antonio Hortellani;Satie Taniguchi

  • Organotin contamination in South American coastal areas

    Ítalo Braga de Castro;Fernando Cesar Perina;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Oysters and mussels as equivalent sentinels of microplastics and natural particles in coastal environments.

    Unknown

  • On replacing single-use plastic with so-called biodegradable ones: The case with straws

    João S.C. Viera;Mônica R.C. Marques;Monick Cruz Nazareth;Paula Christine Jimenez

  • Antifouling paint particles: Sources, occurrence, composition and dynamics

    Sanye Soroldoni;Ítalo Braga Castro;Fiamma Abreu;Fabio Andrei Duarte

  • Tintas anti-incrustantes de terceira geração: novos biocidas no ambiente aquático

    Ítalo Braga de Castro;Eliete Westphal;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Occurrence of imposex in Thais haemastoma: possible evidence of environmental contamination derived from organotin compounds in Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza, Brazil

    Marcos Antonio Fernandez;Marcos Antonio Fernandez;Aricelso Maia Limaverde;Italo Braga de Castro;Ana Cristina Martins Almeida

  • Are antifouling residues a matter of concern in the largest South American port

    Fiamma E.L. Abreu;Juliane Natália Lima da Silva;Ítalo Braga Castro;Ítalo Braga Castro;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Biocides in antifouling paint formulations currently registered for use

    Unknown

  • Imposex and butyltin contamination still evident in Chile after TBT global ban

    Rodrigo Moço Batista;Italo Braga Castro;Italo Braga Castro;Gilberto Fillmann

  • COVID-19-related personal protective equipment (PPE) contamination in the highly urbanized southeast Brazilian coast

    Unknown

  • Cigarette butts in two urban areas from Brazil: Links among environmental impacts, demography and market.

    Unknown

  • Butyltin contamination in Northern Chilean coast: Is there a potential risk for consumers?

    Yasna Mattos;Wolfgang B. Stotz;María Soledad Romero;Manuel Bravo

  • Butyltin Compounds and Imposex Levels in Ecuador

    Ítalo Braga Castro;Maria Fernanda Arroyo;Patrícia Gomes Costa;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Butyltins, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments and bivalve mollusks in a mid-latitude environment from the Patagonian coastal zone

    Marta G. Commendatore;Marcos A. Franco;Patricia Gomes Costa;Italo B. Castro;Italo B. Castro

  • High tributyltin and imposex levels in the commercial muricid Thais chocolata from two Peruvian harbor areas.

    Ítalo Braga Castro;Gilberto Fillmann

  • TBT is still a matter of concern in Peru.

    Ítalo Braga Castro;José Iannacone;Sabino Santos;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Venezuelan Caribbean Sea under the threat of TBT.

    César Augusto Paz-Villarraga;Ítalo B. Castro;Patricia Miloslavich;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Imposex reduction and residual butyltin contamination in southern Brazilian harbors.

    Ítalo Braga Castro;Martina Rossato;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Global health risks from pesticide use in Brazil

    Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga;Veridiana Vera de Rosso;Cyntia Ayumi Yokota Harayashiki;Paula Christine Jimenez

Frequent Co-Authors

Gilberto Fillmann
Gilberto Fillmann Federal University of Rio Grande
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa Sao Paulo State University
Letícia V. Costa-Lotufo
Letícia V. Costa-Lotufo Universidade de São Paulo
Márcia Caruso Bícego
Márcia Caruso Bícego Universidade de São Paulo
Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Luiz Drude de Lacerda Universidade Federal do Ceará
Tomas Angel DelValls
Tomas Angel DelValls University of Cádiz
Monica F. Costa
Monica F. Costa Federal University of Pernambuco
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra Universidade de São Paulo
Patricia Miloslavich
Patricia Miloslavich University of Tasmania

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