Abstract Feeding cultured fish on a fat diet induces a modification of their lipid metabolism, in... more Abstract Feeding cultured fish on a fat diet induces a modification of their lipid metabolism, increases plasma lipid content and modifies the lipoprotein electrophoretic pattern. Carnitine treatment of sea bass fed a high-fat diet reduces the circulating lipids and ameliorates the impairment of lipoprotein pattern induced by high dietary fat levels.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00162 Effective bioremediation strategy for rapid in situ cleanup of anox... more doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00162 Effective bioremediation strategy for rapid in situ cleanup of anoxic marine sediments in mesocosm oil spill simulation
Temporal Evolution of the Microbiological Conditions of a Sicilian Area Designed for Aquaculture (Castellammare Gulf, Southern Tyrrhenian Sea), 2016
Microbiological controls of coastal seawaters are a common practice to verify their safety for hu... more Microbiological controls of coastal seawaters are a common practice to verify their safety for human recreational and productive uses. The aim of the present study is to describe the microbiological conditions of the Castellammare Gulf (Trapani, Sicily), an area traditionally used for aquaculture purposes. Particularly, the results obtained from three surveys (1993-1995, 2000-2001 and 2007) are compared in order to depict how the hygienic-sanitary conditions of this marine ecosystem have evolved over time. Attention has been given to the abundance and distribution of the bacterial indicators of faecal pollution (faecal coliforms, enterococci and Salmonella spp.) as well as halophilic vibrios, using the culture methods conventionally indicated by current legislation in force for the sanitary control of waters designed for aquaculture productions. The obtained results shows that the sanitary conditions of seawater samples met the criteria recommended by current legislations for shellfish farming approved areas. The low concentrations of faecal pollution indicators and of halophilic vibrios confirm the general suitability of the Gulf of Castellammare for seafood production. Nevertheless, the detection of low percentages of potentially pathogenic species of halophilic vibrios stresses the importance of extending microbiological controls also to these emerging pathogens.
The case study of a dismissed petrochemical plant located in Southern Italy is presented, wherein... more The case study of a dismissed petrochemical plant located in Southern Italy is presented, wherein phosphoric acid production residues have to be transformed through a series of on-site treatment procedures into non-reactive stabilised wastes, which can be accepted for disposal in a non-hazardous solid waste landfill according to the regulations in force. Oedometric compression, triaxial shear, torsional ring shear and column leaching tests were carried out with the aim to determine the strength and deformability parameters of the stabilised residues, as well as to investigate the long-term mobility of water-soluble contaminants under a confining stress level that simulates the final disposal conditions. Such a characterisation of the coupled chemo-hydro-mechanical behaviour allowed the effectiveness of such treatment procedures in producing a waste stream that does not pose threats to the landfill geotechnical stability to be ascertained.
Page 1. SPE 35787 '6iilfiB m Soo&ty of Petroleun Enoheers ! EIA Methodology Implementati... more Page 1. SPE 35787 '6iilfiB m Soo&ty of Petroleun Enoheers ! EIA Methodology Implementation by Field Studies of Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts Due to E&P Activities in the Mediterranean Sabina Ratti AGIP SpA, Alfonso Modica Centro Oceanologico ...
1Center for Coastal Research, Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program, Harbor Branch Ocea... more 1Center for Coastal Research, Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Ft. Pierce, FL 34946, USA; E-mail: gbossart@hboi.fau.edu 2The Mystic Aquarium & Institute for ...
SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference, 1996
... LA BELLA G. (1 2) ; CANNATA S. (2) ; FROGLIA C. (3) ; RATTI S. (2) ; RIVAS G. (2) ; ... cages... more ... LA BELLA G. (1 2) ; CANNATA S. (2) ; FROGLIA C. (3) ; RATTI S. (2) ; RIVAS G. (2) ; ... cages moored on the sea bottom at 12 m depth, evidenced a behavioral response to the approach of the sound source ; but no lethal event was recorded on captive sea-bass immediately after ...
Abstract Feeding cultured fish on a fat diet induces a modification of their lipid metabolism, in... more Abstract Feeding cultured fish on a fat diet induces a modification of their lipid metabolism, increases plasma lipid content and modifies the lipoprotein electrophoretic pattern. Carnitine treatment of sea bass fed a high-fat diet reduces the circulating lipids and ameliorates the impairment of lipoprotein pattern induced by high dietary fat levels.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00162 Effective bioremediation strategy for rapid in situ cleanup of anox... more doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00162 Effective bioremediation strategy for rapid in situ cleanup of anoxic marine sediments in mesocosm oil spill simulation
Temporal Evolution of the Microbiological Conditions of a Sicilian Area Designed for Aquaculture (Castellammare Gulf, Southern Tyrrhenian Sea), 2016
Microbiological controls of coastal seawaters are a common practice to verify their safety for hu... more Microbiological controls of coastal seawaters are a common practice to verify their safety for human recreational and productive uses. The aim of the present study is to describe the microbiological conditions of the Castellammare Gulf (Trapani, Sicily), an area traditionally used for aquaculture purposes. Particularly, the results obtained from three surveys (1993-1995, 2000-2001 and 2007) are compared in order to depict how the hygienic-sanitary conditions of this marine ecosystem have evolved over time. Attention has been given to the abundance and distribution of the bacterial indicators of faecal pollution (faecal coliforms, enterococci and Salmonella spp.) as well as halophilic vibrios, using the culture methods conventionally indicated by current legislation in force for the sanitary control of waters designed for aquaculture productions. The obtained results shows that the sanitary conditions of seawater samples met the criteria recommended by current legislations for shellfish farming approved areas. The low concentrations of faecal pollution indicators and of halophilic vibrios confirm the general suitability of the Gulf of Castellammare for seafood production. Nevertheless, the detection of low percentages of potentially pathogenic species of halophilic vibrios stresses the importance of extending microbiological controls also to these emerging pathogens.
The case study of a dismissed petrochemical plant located in Southern Italy is presented, wherein... more The case study of a dismissed petrochemical plant located in Southern Italy is presented, wherein phosphoric acid production residues have to be transformed through a series of on-site treatment procedures into non-reactive stabilised wastes, which can be accepted for disposal in a non-hazardous solid waste landfill according to the regulations in force. Oedometric compression, triaxial shear, torsional ring shear and column leaching tests were carried out with the aim to determine the strength and deformability parameters of the stabilised residues, as well as to investigate the long-term mobility of water-soluble contaminants under a confining stress level that simulates the final disposal conditions. Such a characterisation of the coupled chemo-hydro-mechanical behaviour allowed the effectiveness of such treatment procedures in producing a waste stream that does not pose threats to the landfill geotechnical stability to be ascertained.
Page 1. SPE 35787 '6iilfiB m Soo&ty of Petroleun Enoheers ! EIA Methodology Implementati... more Page 1. SPE 35787 '6iilfiB m Soo&ty of Petroleun Enoheers ! EIA Methodology Implementation by Field Studies of Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts Due to E&P Activities in the Mediterranean Sabina Ratti AGIP SpA, Alfonso Modica Centro Oceanologico ...
1Center for Coastal Research, Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program, Harbor Branch Ocea... more 1Center for Coastal Research, Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Ft. Pierce, FL 34946, USA; E-mail: gbossart@hboi.fau.edu 2The Mystic Aquarium & Institute for ...
SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference, 1996
... LA BELLA G. (1 2) ; CANNATA S. (2) ; FROGLIA C. (3) ; RATTI S. (2) ; RIVAS G. (2) ; ... cages... more ... LA BELLA G. (1 2) ; CANNATA S. (2) ; FROGLIA C. (3) ; RATTI S. (2) ; RIVAS G. (2) ; ... cages moored on the sea bottom at 12 m depth, evidenced a behavioral response to the approach of the sound source ; but no lethal event was recorded on captive sea-bass immediately after ...
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surveys (1993-1995, 2000-2001 and 2007) are compared in order to depict how the hygienic-sanitary conditions of this marine ecosystem have evolved over time.
Attention has been given to the abundance and distribution of the bacterial indicators of faecal pollution (faecal coliforms, enterococci and Salmonella spp.) as well as halophilic vibrios, using the culture methods conventionally indicated by current legislation in force for the sanitary control of waters designed for aquaculture productions. The
obtained results shows that the sanitary conditions of seawater samples met the criteria recommended by current legislations for shellfish farming approved areas. The low concentrations of faecal pollution indicators and of halophilic vibrios confirm the general suitability of the Gulf of Castellammare for seafood production. Nevertheless, the detection of low percentages of potentially pathogenic species of halophilic vibrios stresses the importance of extending
microbiological controls also to these emerging pathogens.
surveys (1993-1995, 2000-2001 and 2007) are compared in order to depict how the hygienic-sanitary conditions of this marine ecosystem have evolved over time.
Attention has been given to the abundance and distribution of the bacterial indicators of faecal pollution (faecal coliforms, enterococci and Salmonella spp.) as well as halophilic vibrios, using the culture methods conventionally indicated by current legislation in force for the sanitary control of waters designed for aquaculture productions. The
obtained results shows that the sanitary conditions of seawater samples met the criteria recommended by current legislations for shellfish farming approved areas. The low concentrations of faecal pollution indicators and of halophilic vibrios confirm the general suitability of the Gulf of Castellammare for seafood production. Nevertheless, the detection of low percentages of potentially pathogenic species of halophilic vibrios stresses the importance of extending
microbiological controls also to these emerging pathogens.