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Marco Parolini

Marco Parolini

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
7012
World Ranking
7108
National Ranking
147

Overview

Marco Parolini is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a significant research footprint in Environmental Science. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Ecology.

The research topics addressed by Parolini cover a wide range of environmental concerns, with a focus on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Nanoparticles synthesis and applications, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Parolini include Beatrice De Felice, Marco Aldo Ortenzi, Roberto Ambrosini, Stefano Gazzotti, and Valentina Gianotti.

Parolini's publications are predominantly featured in a core group of scientific journals known for environmental and toxicological research. These venues are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Selected recent papers by Marco Parolini illustrate the breadth of their research interests:

  • Toxicity of the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol, diclofenac, ibuprofen and naproxen towards freshwater invertebrates: A review (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Earthworm as an alternative protein source in poultry and fish farming: Current applications and future perspectives (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • A global perspective on microplastic bioaccumulation in marine organisms (2023), published in Ecological Indicators
  • Microplastic Contamination in Snow from Western Italian Alps (2021), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Marco Parolini's extensive work in Pollution and Toxicology has contributed to addressing environmental challenges related to chemical contaminants and plastic pollution. Their research includes analyzing ecological risks and proposing alternatives within environmental management, reflecting multidisciplinary expertise across environmental science and engineering fields.

Best Publications

  • Toxicity of the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol, diclofenac, ibuprofen and naproxen towards freshwater invertebrates: A review.

    Marco Parolini

  • First evidence of microplastic contamination in the supraglacial debris of an alpine glacier

    Roberto Ambrosini;Roberto Sergio Azzoni;Francesca Pittino;Guglielmina Diolaiuti

  • In vivo experiments for the evaluation of genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of Triclosan in Zebra mussel hemocytes.

    A. Binelli;D. Cogni;M. Parolini;C. Riva

  • Effects of polystyrene microplastics on early stages of two marine invertebrates with different feeding strategies.

    Silvia Messinetti;Silvia Mercurio;Marco Parolini;Michela Sugni

  • Chronic effects induced by ibuprofen on the freshwater bivalve Dreissena polymorpha

    Marco Parolini;Andrea Binelli;Alfredo Provini

  • Polystyrene microplastics ingestion induced behavioral effects to the cladoceran Daphnia magna.

    Beatrice De Felice;Valentina Sabatini;Stefano Antenucci;Giacomo Gattoni

  • Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of in vitro exposure to Triclosan and Trimethoprim on zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) hemocytes

    Andrea Binelli;D Cogni;Marco Parolini;C Riva

  • Multi-biomarker approach for the evaluation of the cyto-genotoxicity of paracetamol on the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).

    Marco Parolini;Andrea Binelli;Daniele Cogni;Alfredo Provini

  • Does zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) represent the freshwater counterpart of Mytilus in ecotoxicological studies? A critical review

    A. Binelli;C. Della Torre;S. Magni;M. Parolini

  • An in vitro biomarker approach for the evaluation of the ecotoxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

    Marco Parolini;Andrea Binelli;Daniele Cogni;Consuelo Riva

  • Concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediment cores of Sundarban mangrove wetland, northeastern part of Bay of Bengal (India).

    Andrea Binelli;Santosh Kumar Sarkar;Mousumi Chatterjee;Consuelo Riva

  • A global perspective on microplastic bioaccumulation in marine organisms

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  • Plastic packaging goes sustainable: An analysis of consumer preferences for plastic water bottles

    Elisa De Marchi;Silvia Pigliafreddo;Alessandro Banterle;Marco Parolini

  • Environmentally relevant concentrations of galaxolide (HHCB) and tonalide (AHTN) induced oxidative and genetic damage in Dreissena polymorpha.

    Marco Parolini;Stefano Magni;Irene Traversi;Sara Villa

  • A comparison of sediment quality guidelines for toxicity assessment in the Sunderban wetlands (Bay of Bengal, India).

    Andrea Binelli;Santosh Kumar Sarkar;Mousumi Chatterjee;Consuelo Riva

  • Molecular, biochemical and behavioral responses of Daphnia magna under long-term exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics.

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  • Illicit drugs as new environmental pollutants: Cyto-genotoxic effects of cocaine on the biological model Dreissena polymorpha

    A. Binelli;A. Pedriali;C. Riva;M. Parolini

  • Cytotoxicity assessment of four pharmaceutical compounds on the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) haemocytes, gill and digestive gland primary cell cultures

    Marco Parolini;Brian Quinn;Andrea Binelli;Alfredo Provini

  • Microplastic Contamination in Snow from Western Italian Alps.

    Marco Parolini;Diego Antonioli;Franco Borgogno;Maria Cristina Gibellino

  • Earthworm as an alternative protein source in poultry and fish farming: Current applications and future perspectives.

    Marco Parolini;Andrea Ganzaroli;Jacopo Bacenetti

  • Sub-lethal effects induced by a mixture of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on the freshwater bivalve Dreissena polymorpha

    Marco Parolini;Andrea Binelli

  • Sub-lethal effects caused by the cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine to the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha

    Marco Parolini;Alessandra Pedriali;Consuelo Riva;Andrea Binelli

  • Application of a Biomarker Response Index for Ranking the Toxicity of Five Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) to the Bivalve Dreissena polymorpha

    Marco Parolini;Alessandra Pedriali;Andrea Binelli

  • A multi-biomarker assessment of the impact of the antibacterial trimethoprim on the non-target organism Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).

    A. Binelli;M. Parolini;D. Cogni;A. Pedriali

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Binelli
Andrea Binelli University of Milan
Nicola Saino
Nicola Saino University of Milan
Diego Rubolini
Diego Rubolini University of Milan
Manuela Caprioli
Manuela Caprioli University of Milan
Roberto Ambrosini
Roberto Ambrosini University of Milan
Sara Castiglioni
Sara Castiglioni Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Elena Giulotto
Elena Giulotto University of Pavia
Maria Gabriella Marin
Maria Gabriella Marin University of Padua
Santosh Kumar Sarkar
Santosh Kumar Sarkar University of Calcutta
Aldo Milzani
Aldo Milzani University of Milan

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