Publications by authors named "Sotiris Kiparissis"
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- - Two juvenile Lagocephalus sceleratus fish were caught in the North Aegean Sea in 2017, and a new detection tool for tetrodotoxins (TTXs), which are harmful neurotoxins, was tested on them.
- - The detection tool found TTXs in both fish, with some tissues containing toxin levels near or above 2 mg/kg, challenging the earlier assumption that these juveniles were non-toxic.
- - This is the first report of high TTX levels in small Lagocephalus sceleratus, raising concerns about consumer safety as these toxic fish can be confused with edible species, emphasizing the need for accessible TTX detection tools to ensure seafood safety.
Plastic pollution in the marine environment is one of the foremost environmental problems of our time, as it affects wildlife and human health both directly and indirectly through the effects of contaminants carried by microplastics. This study investigates the temporal and spatial distribution of plastic pellets and fragments in sandy beaches along the coastline of Northern Crete, during 2013. Their densities varied throughout the year in each beach, with highest densities during the summer and towards the upper parts of the beaches.
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