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The growing global demand for farmed macroalgae highlights the need to better understand potential contaminant loads, including toxins from harmful algal blooms, and their implications to human health. In this study, the green macroalga Ulva rigida was co-cultivated with the epiphytic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima to determine whether toxins produced by the toxic dinoflagellate accumulate in the macroalgae and assess the ef...
Seismic site categorization and H800 map for Lisbon: the first and second generations of Eurocode 8NARA Subscribed
Worldwide, seismic code site categorization schemes have evolved in recent decades, to account for the strong correlation between seismic damage and site-specific conditions. While current schemes evaluate the time-averaged shear wave velocity of the top 30 m ( VS30 ) jointly with qualitative descriptions of the stratigraphic profile, other factors, such as seismic bedrock depth, time-averaged shear wave velocity up to this de...
Removal of Steroid Hormones Mixture by Drinking Water Treatment Residuals: Evaluating Mechanisms and Potential for Wastewater ReuseNARA Subscribed
The presence of anthropogenic contaminants, known as emerging pollutants (EPs), poses a major challenge for wastewater treatment. In line with the European Union’s vision for water recycling, efforts have focused on developing more sustainable advanced treatment technologies. To achieve this, circular economy principles can be applied by repurposing waste from other sectors. Consequently, drinking water treatment residuals (DW...
Life cycle assessment of insect farming: a reviewNARA Subscribed
Purpose Insect rearing for food and feed has gained momentum as an emerging sector aimed at addressing global food security and enhancing sustainability. However, several environmental studies raised concerns and questioned this growing industry, especially in the European context. This review aims to systematically summarize the current available knowledge on Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) in insect production systems, evaluate...
Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species by assessing the vulnerability of 256 marine megafauna species to 23 at‐sea threat...
The Synthetic Cannabinoid ADB-FUBINACA Disrupts Mitochondrial Morphology and Dynamics during Neuronal Differentiation of NG108-15 CellsNARA Subscribed
Mitochondria are essential drivers of neuronal growth, differentiation, and overall brain development. Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) have been shown to enhance neurite outgrowth in NG108-15 neuroblastoma x glioma cells through CB1 receptor activation, while disrupting mitochondrial function. Here, we demonstrated first-hand the impact of biologically-relevant concentrations (< 1μM) of ADB-FUBINACA (an SC commonly identified in...