Phthalates, Bisphenol A, and Microbiological Investigations in Deep-Sea Shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea from Mediterranean Sea: Signs of Marine Anthropological Pollution

Sea pollution caused by anthropological activities represents a risk both for the organisms that inhabit it and for humans themselves. Great attention is paid to plastic waste because it takes decades to decompose and fragments into microscopic pieces that can be easily dispersed and ingested by marine fauna. Polymeric materials, in general, are rich in plasticizers (phthalates, PAEs; and bisphenol A, BPA), substances recognized as toxic both for aquatic organisms and for humans who could...