Giovanna Mancini

Giovanna Mancini


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 October 2025 in Preprints.org
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Nicoletta De VietroNicoletta De Vietro
Nicoletta De Vietro
PMPorzia Maiorano
Porzia Maiorano
GMGiovanna Mancini
Giovanna Mancini
ACAngela Carluccio
Angela Carluccio
Giusy DiellaGiusy Diella
Giusy Diella
GCGIUSEPPINA CAGGIANO
GIUSEPPINA CAGGIANO
Sea pollution caused by anthropological activities represents a risk both for the organisms that inhabit it and for humans themselves. Great attention is paid to plastic waste because it takes decades to decompose and fragments into microscopic pieces that can be easily dispersed and ingested by marine fauna. Polymeric materials, in general, are rich in plasticizers (phthalates, PAEs; and bisphenol A, BPA), substances recognized as toxic both for aquatic organisms and for humans who could ingest them once contaminated marine organisms were to enter their diet. In this work, effective analytical protocols based on the use of solid phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with chromatography techniques were employed to evaluate the presence of PAEs and BPA in the extracted pulp of shrimps of the commercial species Aristaemorpha foliacea from 4 different fishing stations in the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to chemical analysis, a comprehensive microbiological characterization was carried out to assess microbiological risk due to shrimps’ consumption. This dual approach provides a more complete evaluation of the impact of human pollution on these crustaceans, revealing both chemical contamination and potential biological disruptions that could pose a danger to food safety.