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Simonetta Corsolini

Simonetta Corsolini

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
7857
World Ranking
7053
National Ranking
144

Overview

Simonetta Corsolini is affiliated with the University of Siena in Italy and specializes in environmental science with a particular focus on the impacts of toxic organic pollutants. Their research portfolio encompasses key topics such as toxic organic pollutants impact, Arctic and Russian policy studies, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, air quality and health impacts, and polar research and ecology.

Their work extends across several subfields of study, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis; ecology; global and planetary change; sociology and political science; and environmental chemistry. The bulk of their publications have appeared in journals like Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, Environmental Science Advances, Environmental Pollution, Toxics, and Environmental Research.

Frequent co-authors contributing to Corsolini's research include Nicoletta Ademollo, Katrin Vorkamp, Davide Baroni, Stefania Ancora, and Derek C. G. Muir. This collaboration reflects a multidisciplinary approach to the study of environmental contaminants and their effects.

Notable recent papers by Corsolini feature investigations into persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and their interrelation with climate change and environmental health. These include:

  • Legacy and novel flame retardants from indoor dust in Antarctica: Sources and human exposure (2020, Environmental Research)
  • POPs in Antarctic ecosystems: is climate change affecting their temporal trends? (2022, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts)

In addition, Corsolini's research is situated within broader interdisciplinary efforts that investigate the influence of climate change on persistent organic pollutants in polar biota, as well as the complex dynamics between local sources and long-range transport of contaminants.

Publication venues where Corsolini frequently appears include:

  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Environmental Science Advances
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Toxics
  • Environmental Research

Main research topics covered in Corsolini's works are:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Polar Research and Ecology

Their scientific contributions span from theoretical chemical and ecological evaluations to applied environmental monitoring, supporting global chemical policy development through horizon scanning of priority actions and emerging challenges. This aligns Corsolini with ongoing efforts to understand and respond to environmental changes in sensitive regions such as the Arctic and Antarctic.

Best Publications

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood from several countries.

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Simonetta Corsolini;Jerzy Falandysz;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Microplastic in the surface waters of the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence, distribution and characterization by FTIR.

    Alessandra Cincinelli;Costanza Scopetani;David Chelazzi;Emilia Lombardini

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorinated hydrocarbons in marine mammals, fishes, and birds from coasts of the Baltic and the Mediterranean Seas.

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Simonetta Corsolini;Jerzy Falandysz;Günter Oehme

  • Congener profile and toxicity assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls in dolphins, sharks and tuna collected from Italian coastal waters

    Simonetta Corsolini;Silvano Focardi;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Shinsuke Tanabe

  • Occurrence of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and their enantiomeric signatures, and concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Adélie penguin food web, Antarctica.

    Simonetta Corsolini;Adrian Covaci;Nicoletta Ademollo;Silvano Focardi

  • Sex differences in Adélie penguin foraging strategies

    Judy Clarke;Bryan Manly;Knowles Kerry;Heather Gardner

  • Polychloronaphthalenes and other dioxin-like compounds in Arctic and Antarctic marine food webs

    Simonetta Corsolini;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Takashi Imagawa;Silvano Focardi

  • Accumulation Pattern of Butyltin Compounds in Dolphin, Tuna, and Shark Collected from Italian Coastal Waters

    K. Kannan;S. Corsolini;S. Focardi;S. Tanabe

  • Characterization, source identification and risk associated with polyaromatic and chlorinated organic contaminants (PAHs, PCBs, PCBzs and OCPs) in the surface sediments of Hooghly estuary, India.

    Soumita Mitra;Simonetta Corsolini;Karla Andrea Pozo;Karla Andrea Pozo;Ondřej Audy

  • Industrial contaminants in Antarctic biota.

    Simonetta Corsolini

  • 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

  • Persistent organic pollutants in edible fish: a human and environmental health problem

    Simonetta Corsolini;Nicoletta Ademollo;Teresa Romeo;Silvio Greco

  • Pilot study on levels of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in selected foodstuffs and human milk from Italy.

    Cristiana Guerranti;Guido Perra;Simonetta Corsolini;Silvano Ettore Focardi

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated naphthalenes and polycyclic musks in human fat from Italy: comparison to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides.

    Alessandra Schiavone;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Yuichi Horii;Silvano Focardi

  • Chlorinated biphenyls and pesticides in migrating and resident seabirds from East and West Antarctica.

    Simonetta Corsolini;Nicoletta Borghesi;Nicoletta Ademollo;Silvano Focardi

  • Presence of Polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and Coplanar Congeners in the Tissues of the Mediterranean Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta

    S Corsolini;S Aurigi;S Focardi

  • The trophic transfer of persistent pollutants (HCB, DDTs, PCBs) within polar marine food webs

    Simonetta Corsolini;Gianluca Sarà

  • Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) population dynamics delineated by organochlorine tracers.

    Rebecca M. Dickhut;Ashok D. Deshpande;Alessandra Cincinelli;Michele A. Cochran

  • POPs in key species of marine Antarctic ecosystem

    Simonetta Corsolini;Teresa Romeo;Nicoletta Ademollo;Silvio Greco

  • Perfluorinated contaminants in fur seal pups and penguin eggs from South Shetland, Antarctica.

    A. Schiavone;S. Corsolini;K. Kannan;L. Tao

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins, -furans, and -biphenyls in three species of Antarctic penguins.

    Simonetta Corsolini;Nicoletta Borghesi;Alessandra Schiamone;Silvano Focardi

  • Organotropism of persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals in the Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus in NE Greenland.

    Simonetta Corsolini;Stefania Ancora;Nicola Bianchi;Giacomo Mariotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena
Karla Pozo
Karla Pozo Masaryk University
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Maria Cristina Fossi
Maria Cristina Fossi University of Siena
Claudio Leonzio
Claudio Leonzio University of Siena
Alessandra Cincinelli
Alessandra Cincinelli University of Florence
Ilaria Corsi
Ilaria Corsi University of Siena
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Tania Martellini
Tania Martellini University of Florence
Gianluca Sarà
Gianluca Sarà University of Palermo

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