An effective method for the simultaneous extraction of 173 contaminants of emerging concern in freshwater invasive species and its application.

A robust and efficient extraction method was developed to detect a broad range of pollutants of emerging interest in three freshwater invasive species: American red crab (Prokambarus clarkii), Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), and pumpkinseed fish (Lepomis gibbosus). One native species, "petxinot" clam (Anodonta cygnea), was also evaluated. Invasive species are often more resistant to contamination and could be used in biomonitoring studies to assess the effect of contaminants of emerging concern on aquatic ecosystems while preserving potentially threatened native species.

Estimation of legal and illegal drugs consumption in Valencia City (Spain): 10 years of monitoring.

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach provides objective, quantitative, near real-time profiles of illicit drug consumption by monitoring the concentration of unchanged parent drugs or their metabolites entering the municipal sewage system. Valencia is the third most populous city in Spain (an important country for the use and transit of several of these drugs). Estimations of consumption over long periods of time will help get better understanding of spatial and temporal trends in the use of licit and illicit drugs.

Determination of organic pollutants in by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

One of the aspects considered about the presence of contaminants in the aquatic ecosystems is their possible effect on critically endangered species, as the case of European eel, . However, there is a lack of analytical methods to determine these contaminants due to the complexity of eel matrix (contains 5-20 % of lipids and 5-15 % of proteins). Thus, a multi-residue method using QuEChERS extraction a clean-up based on new specific sorbents (to eliminate lipids) and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed to determine a mix of 21 contaminants.

Carbamazepine exposure in the sea anemones Anemonia sulcata and Actinia equina: Metabolite identification and physiological responses.

Pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants (EC) have been increasingly detected and measured in coastal waters and large effort has been devoted to knowing the effects these substances have in coastal ecosystems. Anthozoa class is underrepresented in ecotoxicology studies despite some of their species being endangered. Anemonia sulcata and Actinia equina are species widely distributed in the Mediterranean Sea.

Returning of (Linnaeus, 1758) (Syngnathidae) in the Faro Lake - oriented Natural Reserve of Capo Peloro, Italy.

This study reports the returning of the seahorse in the Faro Lake and the most recent finding in a brackish coastal Mediterranean lagoon. After about 50 years from the first documented occurrence of (Linnaeus, 1758) within the "Capo Peloro Lagoons", North East Sicily, two adult specimens were observed alive in 2015. During that time, until the present rediscovery, the species was not recorded in biological studies and censuses for the area.