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Michel Warnau is affiliated with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Austria and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research covers various subfields, including Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's published work spans topics such as mercury impact and mitigation studies, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, heavy metals in the environment, isotope analysis in ecology, cephalopods and marine biology, and broader marine animal studies.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Michel Warnau include:

  • Diet variably affects the trophic transfer of trace elements in the oyster Crassostrea gigas, 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • Variation of 210-polonium in the cephalopod community from the Bay of Biscay, North-East Atlantic, 2023, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
  • Technical Cooperation Programme to Build Countries' Capacities for Science-Based Sustainable Marine Management, 2025, Oceanography

Warnau has frequently collaborated with several researchers, most notably Marc Métian and Paco Bustamante, each with two joint publications. Additional collaborations include Simon Pouil, Christine Dupuy, and Jean-Louis Teyssié.

Their work has appeared in various scientific venues, such as Marine Environmental Research, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, and Oceanography, reflecting a consistent focus on environmental and marine science studies.

Best Publications

  • Spermiotoxicity and embryotoxicity of heavy metals in the echinoid Paracentrotus lividus

    Michel Warnau;Ali Temara;Michel Jangoux;Michel Jangoux;Philippe Dubois

  • Comparison of the bioaccumulation from seawater and depuration of heavy metals and radionuclides in the spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthys) and the turbot Psetta maxima (Actinopterygii: Teleostei)

    Ross A. Jeffree;Michel Warnau;Jean-Louis Teyssié;Scott J. Markich

  • Biokinetics of zinc and cadmium accumulation and depuration at different stages in the life cycle of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

    Paco Bustamante;Jean-Louis Teyssié;Scott W. Fowler;Olivier Cotret

  • Biokinetics of selected heavy metals and radionuclides in the common Mediterranean echinoid Paracentrotus lividus: sea water and food exposures

    Michel Warnau;Jean-Louis Teyssié;Scott W. Fowler

  • Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by amoebocytes of Asterias rubens (Echinodermata).

    Geoffroy Coteur;Michel Warnau;Michel Jangoux;Michel Jangoux;Philippe Dubois

  • Cytogenetic and developmental toxicity of cerium and lanthanum to sea urchin embryos

    Rahime Oral;Paco Bustamante;Michel Warnau;Antonello D’Ambra

  • Accumulation of nine metals and one metalloid in the tropical scallop Comptopallium radula from coral reefs in New Caledonia

    Marc Metian;Paco Bustamante;Laetitia Hédouin;Laetitia Hédouin;Michel Warnau

  • Heavy metals in Posidonia oceanica and Paracentrotus lividus from seagrass beds of the north-western Mediterranean

    Michel Warnau;Gilles Ledent;Ali Temara;Jean-Marie Bouquegneau

  • Biokinetics of selected heavy metals and radionuclides in two marine macrophytes: the seagrass Posidonia oceanica and the alga Caulerpa taxifolia

    Michel Warnau;Scott W. Fowler;Jean-Louis Teyssié

  • Hg concentrations and related risk assessment in coral reef crustaceans, molluscs and fish from New Caledonia.

    Tiphaine Chouvelon;Michel Warnau;Carine Churlaud;Paco Bustamante

  • Toxicity of leather tanning wastewater effluents in sea urchin early development and in marine microalgae

    Süreyya Meriç;Elena De Nicola;Mario Iaccarino;Marialuisa Gallo

  • Assessment of metal, metalloid, and radionuclide bioaccessibility from mussels to human consumers, using centrifugation and simulated digestion methods coupled with radiotracer techniques.

    Marc Metian;Laetitia Charbonnier;François Oberhaënsli;Paco Bustamante

  • Distribution of heavy metals in the echinoid Paracentrotus lividus from the Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica ecosystem: seasonal and geographical variations

    Michel Warnau;Renzo Biondo;Ali Temara;Jean-Marie Bouquegneau

  • 137Cs baseline levels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea: A cross-basin survey of the CIESM Mediterranean Mussel Watch programme

    Hervé Thébault;Alessia M. Rodriguez y Baena;Bruno Andral;Delko Barisic

  • Nickel bioaccumulation in bivalves from the New Caledonia lagoon: seawater and food exposure.

    Laëtitia Hédouin;O. Pringault;Marc Metian;Marc Metian;Paco Bustamante

  • Allometric relationships in the bioconcentration of heavy metals by the edible tropical clam Gafrarium tumidum.

    Laetitia Hedouin;Marc Metian;Jean-Louis Teyssie;Scott Fowler

  • Uptake, transfer and distribution of silver and cobalt in tissues of the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis at different stages of its life cycle

    Paco Bustamante;Jean-Louis Teyssié;Bruno Danis;Scott W. Fowler

  • Interspecific comparison of Cd bioaccumulation in European Pectinidae (Chlamys varia and Pecten maximus)

    Marc Metian;Marc Metian;Michel Warnau;François Oberhänsli;Jean-Louis Teyssié

  • Cytogenetic, Developmental, and Biochemical Effects of Aluminum, Iron, and Their Mixture in Sea Urchins and Mussels

    G. Pagano;E. His;R. Beiras;A. De Biase

  • Trace element bioaccumulation in reef fish from New Caledonia: influence of trophic groups and risk assessment for consumers

    Marc Metian;Michel Warnau;Tiphaine Chouvelon;Fernando Pedraza

  • The role of oxidative stress in developmental and reproductive toxicity of tamoxifen.

    Giovanni Pagano;Antonella A. De Biase;Irina I.B. Deeva;Paolo P. Degan

  • Echinoderms as bioindicators, bioassays, and impact assessment tools of sediment-associated metals and PCBs in the North Sea.

    Geoffroy Coteur;Pol Gosselin;Pascale Wantier;Y. Chambost-Manciet

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Louis Teyssié
Jean-Louis Teyssié International Atomic Energy Agency
Marc Metian
Marc Metian International Atomic Energy Agency
Paco Bustamante
Paco Bustamante University of La Rochelle
Scott W. Fowler
Scott W. Fowler International Atomic Energy Agency
Michel Jangoux
Michel Jangoux Université Libre de Bruxelles
Philippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois University of Mons
Ross A. Jeffree
Ross A. Jeffree International Atomic Energy Agency
Süreyya Meriç
Süreyya Meriç Namık Kemal University
Marco Guida
Marco Guida University of Naples Federico II
Frank J. Kelly
Frank J. Kelly Imperial College London

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