Dr Luca Gallitelli, PhD

8 million tons of plastic is ripping through the oceans like tornadoes - United States Millions of tonnes of microplastics enter the oceans every year. A study has analysed how these particles move through the water. The theory presented by two scientists from Massachusetts shows they are acting differently than other particles thrown in the ocean.

8 million tons of plastic is ripping through the oceans like tornadoes

https://www.europesays.com/us/455216/

Microplastics have become a major concern, not just for the climate but also for human health. The pollutant…#us #news #usnews

#research #AcademicBlueSky @scientistscoa.bsky.social @plasticpollutes.bsky.social @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

Our #review is out now! 🎉

💧 We revealed the occurrence, sources, and behavior of #microplastics and #nanoplastics across #urban water systems, assessing effectiveness of physical separation and chemical/biological degradation technologies.

Led by @sgundogdu.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🎉 Glad to share with you our last paper on #plasticentrapment by #waterHyacinth

🌿 We revealed a historical retention of macroplastics in #invasive aquatic vegetation.

🔗 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#ecology #academia @scinews.bsky.social @elsevierconnect.bsky.social #research

Interesting! Removing (not all) plastics is tricky, but this are first steps to remove it from the Environment 🤟🏼 next studies need to work and validate on removing and recycling large quantities of waste (not just few grams)

(Considering that single-use plastic production should be banned and replaced by sustainable alternatives)

Hardly and tricky, but there are still some scientists working on it, from degradation by fungi or bacteria to the use of barriers for larger waste items. Let's see if scientists, policy, politicians and lifestyle will succeed to mitigate plastic pollution in the next years 🧐

Pollination under attack: First insights from Türkiye Plain reveal microplastics in bees from both urban and rural areas The increasing production and environmental release of plastics have led to the widespread presence of microplastics (MPs) in diverse ecosystems. Poll…

🎉We're glad to share our latest paper on #microplastics in #bees with you.

🐝What about #pollination hindered by MPs in urban and rural sites?

💥Great collaboration with @abdaltunisik and @Damia_Barcelo

Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#research #Academia #AcademicBluesky

Following 10 days of negotiations, #INC5 talks to develop a global #PlasticsTreaty adjourned on 15 August in Geneva without consensus on a text of the instrument.

Negotiations will resume at a future date to be announced: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

"We cannot continue to favor oil industry profits over the health of our children and grandchildren,” said Pamela Miller, IPEN Co-chair. 

stoppoisonplastic.org/blog/despite...

Thanks for the #brainstorming sessions and field trip to such amazing locations. Good food everywhere! All perfect, glad for this! 🎉🤟🏼🏞️🔥

@AniaZielonka @PAN_akademia

#research #Academic #bluesky #plastics #pollution #poland

Honoured to be an invited #researcher at @INCPoland to visit @maciejliro.bsky.social and his team.

🍃I shared my research lines and my work in @riparianet through my #workshop on #plastic transport and retention in #rivers 🏞️

🙏🏼Thanks for this unique experience in #Krakow and surroundings!

mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/1… @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social #RomaTre

#ecology #research #Academic #openaccess #saturdayscience #Science

🎉 Happy to share our last review on #alien #crayfish in transitional and marine waters.

🦐 Procambarus clarkii found in marine waters in central #Italy #sea.

⚠️ #Invasive crayfish may threaten those new invaded habitats.

What about this new #invasion pathway?

🎉Glad to work together with @maciejliro.bsky.social on #plastics trapped by woody jams in the Aniene river in central #Italy.

🪾Here we found that #macroplastics retained by woody jams can be higher that accumulation due to other type of #vegetation.

#research #academicchatter #rivers

🏞️ #EGU25: Glad to present our last results on #plastic retention by riparian #vegetation across #European #rivers from #Riparianet project.

🙏 I thank all the colleagues to provide many feedback and questions! Keep in touch for collaboration!

🔗 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Water Learn what the EU does to protect water resources and ecosystems, and ensure that drinking and bathing water is clean.

Water for the planet 🌎
Water for nature 🐸
Water for people 👪

There can be no life on Earth without clean water.

The EU is reviewing rules to improve water quality by reducing pollutants. End goal: #ZeroPollution by 2050.

🔗 europa.eu/!qdGdRM

#WorldWaterDay

🔗www.freshwatersciences.eu/effs/index.asp?page=NEWS&Id=6&IdItem=293&p=#ContenT

#WorldWaterDay

With over 450 scientists, I am standing up for safe and #cleanwater in #Europe.

We urge @EU_Commission, @EUCouncil, and @Europarl_EN to address increasing #pollution in EU’s freshwater ecosystems in upcoming negotiations and #WFD.

Distribution of microplastics in tadpoles, adults, and habitats of three water frogs of Pelophylax spp. - Environmental Sciences Europe Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, and amphibians are especially susceptible owing to their dual aquatic and terrestrial life cycle and permeable integument. This research ...

Here is the link to the research: link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-025-01065-1

@scinews.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social
#research #nature

🔬New research highlights #microplastics in #tadpoles (0.01 MP/ind), adults (1.52 MP/ind), and habitats of three water #frogs of Pelophylax spp.

🏭Interestingly, elevated quantities of MPs were identified in areas with considerable human activity, such as #İstanbul.

💀 #Microplastics are everywhere, but now also in our #skeleton!

📝Recent #research reveals that MPs accumulate in #human intervertebral discs, #bones, and cartilage.

⚕️What about any #health implications?

🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025000674

#humanhealth @who.int

Interesting (sad) new research reveals that nano and #microplastics can be accumulated in #human brains! Authors also found an increased MNP concentrations over time in both liver and #brain samples.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SundayScience @nature.com

Terribly hot.

#January2025 was the hottest January on #record since 1940 and likely the hottest January in the last 120,000 years, at 1.745°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.

#Drought, #floods, #foodsupply: what about the consequences of this 1.7°?

#climatechange #Science

🎉Happy to share with you one of my last #PhD paper - just accepted for publication on @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

🍃We applied the three-dimensional vegetation index (3DVI) to #plasticentrapment by #plants.

🔗Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#macroplastic #paper #research #openaccess

We urgently need a #PlasticTreaty, adding all possible #threats from contaminants to #mitigation actions. How might it be effectively possible?

#plasticstreaty #stopplasticpollution #plasticpollution

Actually not as I'm focusing more on indicators of microplastic pollution and macroplastic retention in freshwater and coastal habitats, but it's an important topic. Are you studying it?

Riparian vegetation plastic monitoring: A harmonized protocol for sampling macrolitter in vegetated riverine habitats Many studies highlighted that rivers transported land-based plastics to the sea. However, most of the litter remains stuck in the fluvial ecosystem, a…

📏 #Harmonization in #macrolitter and #macroplastic studies is pivotal to comparing results and providing insights to mitigate #plasticpollution. Here, 🏞️ we provided a harmonized protocol for sampling macrolitter in vegetated #riverine #habitats.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

To know more on my research, please visit this link: www.researchgate.net/profile/Luca...

💧 Water has been my element since I was born. Today, as a researcher in #freshwater #ecology 👨‍🔬, my primay focus is monitoring water health and #plastic pollution 🏭. My main goal is to provide valuable insights on water quality for riverine ecosystems 🚰.

#plasticpollution #science #research