Archivio Istituzionale della RicercaBALESTRA, VALENTINA
BALESTRA, VALENTINA
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Ambiente, del Territorio e delle Infrastrutture
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Microplastic and Microfibre Pollution in Greenland Surface Ice: A Preliminary Study
2026 Balestra, Valentina; Akyildiz, Sinem Hazal; Wadhams, Peter; Bellopede, Rossana
Understanding benefits and risks of exploiting spring habitats by subterranean animals: insights from a mark-recapture study on the olm (Proteus anguinus)
2026 Barzaghi, Benedetta; Grassi, Giorgio; Creanza, Thomas; Gajdošová, Magdalena; Zampieri, Veronica; Lapadula, Stefano; Galbiati, Matteo; Balázs, Gergely; Borgatti, Danilo; Balestra, Valentina; Messina, Valeria; Mauri, Edgardo; Ficetola, Gentile Francesco; Manenti, Raoul
Back from the underworld: the exploitation of spring habitats by stygobiont species
2025 Manenti, Raoul; Zampieri, Veronica; Pacinotti, Giulia; Cassarino, Filippomaria; Galbiati, Matteo; Lapadula, Stefano; Gajdošová, Magdalena; Messina, Valeria; Balestra, Valentina; Falaschi, Mattia; Ficetola, Gentile Francesco; Barzaghi, Benedetta
Bioclimatic Influence on the Nutritional Composition, In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation Dynamics, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Urtica dioica
2025 Abid, Khalil; Abidi, Takwa; Benrajeb, Saifddine; Balestra, Valentina; Barbera, Salvatore; Issaoui, Rabeb; Kaihara, Hatsumi; Niama, Wijdem; Aroua, Mohamed; Mahouachi, Mokhtar; Ben Said, Samia; Tassone, Sonia
Comparison of methodologies for microfiber analysis across different stages of wastewater from a textile dyeing company
2025 Akyıldız, Sinem Hazal; Balestra, Valentina; Drudi, Lia; Marini, Paola; Bellopede, Rossana
Degradation of Microplastics in an In Vitro Ruminal Environment
2025 Tassone, Sonia; Issaoui, Rabeb; Balestra, Valentina; Barbera, Salvatore; Fadda, Marta; Kaihara, Hatsumi; Glorio Patrucco, Sara; Pragliola, Stefania; Venditto, Vincenzo; Abid, Khalil
Explorations in the dark continent: Did microplastics and microfibres get here before us?
2025 Balestra, Valentina; Bellopede, Rossana
From production to pollution: a review of microfiber release mechanisms and mitigation strategies in the textile industry
2025 Akyildiz, Sinem Hazal; Sezgin, Hande; Yalçın Eniş, İpek; Balestra, Valentina; Marini, Paola; Bellopede, Rossana
Importance of Spring Habitats for Amphibians: The Case of Estavelle Ecotones in the Classical Karst Region
2025 Brognoli, Damiano; Lo Parrino, Elia; Terraneo, Giorgia; Grassi, Giorgio; Zampieri, Veronica; Galbiati, Matteo; Balestra, Valentina; Messina, Valeria; Barzaghi, Benedetta; Lapadula, Stefano; Manenti, Raoul
(Micro-)Plastics in Saturated and Unsaturated Groundwater Bodies: First Evidence of Presence in Groundwater Fauna and Habitats
2024 Sforzi, Laura; Tabilio Di Camillo, Agostina; Di Lorenzo, Tiziana; Galassi, Diana Maria Paola; Balestra, Valentina; Piccini, Leonardo; Cabigliera, Serena Benedetta; Ciattini, Samuele; Laurati, Marco; Chelazzi, David; Martellini, Tania; Cincinelli, Alessandra
Integrating historical and recent data to measure long-term trends of endangered subterranean species
2024 Ficetola, Gentile Francesco; Manenti, Raoul; Barzaghi, Benedetta; Romagnoli, Samuele; Parrino, Elia Lo; Melotto, Andrea; Marta, Silvio; Giachello, Simone; Balestra, Valentina; Lana, Enrico; Maiorano, Luigi; Pennati, Roberta; Lunghi, Enrico; Falaschi, Mattia
Microparticles of anthropogenic origin (microplastics and microfibers) in sandy sediments: A case study from calabria, italy
2024 Balestra, Valentina; Trunfio, Federica; Akyıldız, Sinem Hazal; Marini, Paola; Bellopede, Rossana
Microplastic pollution calls for urgent investigations in stygobiont habitats: A case study from Classical karst
2024 Balestra, Valentina; Galbiati, Matteo; Lapadula, Stefano; Zampieri, Veronica; Cassarino, Filippomaria; Gajdošová, Magdalena; Barzaghi, Benedetta; Manenti, Raoul; Ficetola, Gentile Francesco; Bellopede, Rossana
The problem of anthropogenic microfibres in karst systems: assessment of water and submerged sediments
2024 Balestra, Valentina; Galbiati, Matteo; Lapadula, Stefano; Barzaghi, Benedetta; Manenti, Raoul; Ficetola, Gentile Francesco; Bellopede, Rossana
Automated method for routine microplastic detection and quantification
2023 Giardino, Matteo; Balestra, Valentina; Janner, Davide; Bellopede, Rossana
Microplastics in caves: A new threat in the most famous geo-heritage in the world. Analysis and comparison of Italian show caves deposits
2023 Balestra, Valentina; Bellopede, Rossana
Preliminary investigations of microplastic pollution in karst systems, from surface watercourses to cave waters
2023 Balestra, Valentina; Vigna, Bartolomeo; De Costanzo, Sean; Bellopede, Rossana
Microplastic pollution in show cave sediments: First evidence and detection technique
2022 Balestra, V.; Bellopede, R.
Observations on the habitat and feeding behaviour of the hypogean genus Eukoenenia (Palpigradi, Eukoeneniidae) in the Western Italian Alps
2022 Balestra, Valentina; Lana, Enrico; Vanin, Stefano
Secondary Minerals from Minothem Environments in Fragnè Mine (Turin, Italy): Preliminary Results
2022 Galliano, Yuri; Carbone, Cristina; Balestra, Valentina; Belmonte, Donato; De Waele, Jo
| Citazione | Data di pubblicazione | Autori | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microplastic and Microfibre Pollution in Greenland Surface Ice: A Preliminary Study / Balestra, V., Akyildiz, S.H., Wadhams, P., Bellopede, R.. - In: WATER. - ISSN 2073-4441. - 18:7(2026), pp. 1-14. | 1-gen-2026 | Valentina BalestraSinem Hazal AkyildizPeter WadhamsRossana Bellopede | Microplastic and Microfibre Pollution in Greenland Surface Ice A Preliminary Study .pdf |
| Understanding benefits and risks of exploiting spring habitats by subterranean animals: insights from a mark-recapture study on the olm (Proteus anguinus) / Barzaghi, B., Grassi, G., Creanza, T., Gajdošová, M., Zampieri, V., Lapadula, S., Galbiati, M., Balázs, G., Borgatti, D., Balestra, V., Messina, V., Mauri, E., Ficetola, G.F., Manenti, R.. - In: HYDROBIOLOGIA. - ISSN 0018-8158. - ELETTRONICO. - (2026). [10.1007/s10750-025-06000-2] | 1-gen-2026 | Balestra, Valentina + | 2025 Barzaghi et al - proteo.pdf |
| Back from the underworld: the exploitation of spring habitats by stygobiont species / Manenti, R., Zampieri, V., Pacinotti, G., Cassarino, F., Galbiati, M., Lapadula, S., Gajdošová, M., Messina, V., Balestra, V., Falaschi, M., Ficetola, G.F., Barzaghi, B.. - In: HYDROBIOLOGIA. - ISSN 0018-8158. - ELETTRONICO. - 852:1(2025), pp. 43-53. [10.1007/s10750-024-05638-8] | 1-gen-2025 | Balestra, Valentina + | s10750-024-05638-8.pdf |
| Bioclimatic Influence on the Nutritional Composition, In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation Dynamics, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Urtica dioica / Abid, K., Abidi, T., Benrajeb, S., Balestra, V., Barbera, S., Issaoui, R., Kaihara, H., Niama, W., Aroua, M., Mahouachi, M., Ben Said, S., Tassone, S.. - In: ANIMALS. - ISSN 2076-2615. - ELETTRONICO. - 15:19(2025), pp. 1-14. [10.3390/ani15192856] | 1-gen-2025 | Valentina Balestra + | animals-15-02856.pdf |
| Comparison of methodologies for microfiber analysis across different stages of wastewater from a textile dyeing company / Akyıldız, S.H., Balestra, V., Drudi, L., Marini, P., Bellopede, R.. - In: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ADVANCES. - ISSN 2772-4166. - ELETTRONICO. - 19:(2025). [10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100791] | 1-gen-2025 | Akyıldız, Sinem HazalBalestra, ValentinaDrudi, LiaMarini, PaolaBellopede, Rossana | 2025AK~1.PDF |
| Degradation of Microplastics in an In Vitro Ruminal Environment / Tassone, S., Issaoui, R., Balestra, V., Barbera, S., Fadda, M., Kaihara, H., Glorio Patrucco, S., Pragliola, S., Venditto, V., Abid, K.. - In: FERMENTATION. - ISSN 2311-5637. - ELETTRONICO. - 11:8(2025), pp. 1-15. [10.3390/fermentation11080445] | 1-gen-2025 | Balestra, Valentina + | 2025 Tassone et al - Degradation of Microplastics in an In Vitro Ruminal Environment.pdf |
| Explorations in the dark continent: Did microplastics and microfibres get here before us? / Balestra, V., Bellopede, R.. - In: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 0048-9697. - ELETTRONICO. - 977:(2025), p. 179328. [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179328] | 1-gen-2025 | Balestra, ValentinaBellopede, Rossana | 2025 Balestra & Bellopede - MPs unexplored caves.pdf |
| From production to pollution: a review of microfiber release mechanisms and mitigation strategies in the textile industry / Akyildiz, S.H., Sezgin, H., Yalçın Eniş, I., Balestra, V., Marini, P., Bellopede, R.. - In: JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE. - ISSN 0040-5000. - (2025), pp. 1-21. [10.1080/00405000.2025.2547125] | 1-gen-2025 | Sinem Hazal AkyıldızValentina BalestraPaola MariniRossana Bellopede + | From production to pollution a review of microfiber release mechanisms and mitigation strategies in the textile industry.pdf |
| Importance of Spring Habitats for Amphibians: The Case of Estavelle Ecotones in the Classical Karst Region / Brognoli, D., Lo Parrino, E., Terraneo, G., Grassi, G., Zampieri, V., Galbiati, M., Balestra, V., Messina, V., Barzaghi, B., Lapadula, S., Manenti, R.. - In: ANIMALS. - ISSN 2076-2615. - 15:22(2025), pp. 1-15. [10.3390/ani15223228] | 1-gen-2025 | Balestra, Valentina + | 2025 Brognoli et al - Importance of Spring Habitats for Amphibians, The Case of Estavelle Ecotones in the Classical Karst Region.pdf |
| (Micro-)Plastics in Saturated and Unsaturated Groundwater Bodies: First Evidence of Presence in Groundwater Fauna and Habitats / Sforzi, L., Tabilio Di Camillo, A., Di Lorenzo, T., Galassi, D.M.P., Balestra, V., Piccini, L., Cabigliera, S.B., Ciattini, S., Laurati, M., Chelazzi, D., Martellini, T., Cincinelli, A.. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - ELETTRONICO. - 16:6(2024), pp. 1-21. [10.3390/su16062532] | 1-gen-2024 | Balestra, Valentina + | 2024 Sforzi et al - MPs in saturated and usaturated groundwater bodies, first evidence of presence in groundwater fauna and habitats.pdf |
| Integrating historical and recent data to measure long-term trends of endangered subterranean species / Ficetola, G.F., Manenti, R., Barzaghi, B., Romagnoli, S., Parrino, E.L., Melotto, A., Marta, S., Giachello, S., Balestra, V., Lana, E., Maiorano, L., Pennati, R., Lunghi, E., Falaschi, M.. - In: BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. - ISSN 0006-3207. - ELETTRONICO. - 296:(2024), pp. 1-9. [10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110695] | 1-gen-2024 | Balestra, Valentina + | 2024 Ficetola et al - Integrating historical and recent data to measure long-term trends of endangered subterranean species.pdf |
| Microparticles of anthropogenic origin (microplastics and microfibers) in sandy sediments: A case study from calabria, italy / Balestra, V., Trunfio, F., Akyıldız, S.H., Marini, P., Bellopede, R.. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. - ISSN 0167-6369. - ELETTRONICO. - 196:10(2024), pp. 1-14. [10.1007/s10661-024-13159-z] | 1-gen-2024 | Balestra, ValentinaTrunfio, FedericaAkyıldız, Sinem HazalMarini, PaolaBellopede, Rossana | 2024 Balestra et al - Microparticles of anthropogenic origin (microplastics and microfibers) in sandy sediments, A case study from Calabria, Italy.pdf |
| Microplastic pollution calls for urgent investigations in stygobiont habitats: A case study from Classical karst / Balestra, V., Galbiati, M., Lapadula, S., Zampieri, V., Cassarino, F., Gajdošová, M., Barzaghi, B., Manenti, R., Ficetola, G.F., Bellopede, R.. - In: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 0301-4797. - ELETTRONICO. - 356:(2024), pp. 1-13. [10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120672] | 1-gen-2024 | Balestra, ValentinaBellopede, Rossana + | 2024 Balestra et al - MP pollution calls for urgent investigations in stygobiont habitats, a case study from Classical Karst.pdf |
| The problem of anthropogenic microfibres in karst systems: assessment of water and submerged sediments / Balestra, V., Galbiati, M., Lapadula, S., Barzaghi, B., Manenti, R., Ficetola, G.F., Bellopede, R.. - In: CHEMOSPHERE. - ISSN 0045-6535. - ELETTRONICO. - 363:(2024), pp. 1-13. [10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142811] | 1-gen-2024 | Valentina, BalestraRossana, Bellopede + | 2024 Balestra et al - The problem of anthropogenic microfibres in karst systems.pdf |
| Automated method for routine microplastic detection and quantification / Giardino, M., Balestra, V., Janner, D., Bellopede, R.. - In: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 0048-9697. - ELETTRONICO. - 859:Part 2(2023), p. 160036. [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160036] | 1-gen-2023 | Matteo GiardinoValentina BalestraDavide JannerRossana Bellopede | ScienceofTotalEnvironmentPre-ProofManuscript.pdf; 2023 Giardino et al - Automated method for routine microplastic detection and quantification.pdf; Automated+method+for+routine+microplastic+detection+and+quantification.pdf |
| Microplastics in caves: A new threat in the most famous geo-heritage in the world. Analysis and comparison of Italian show caves deposits / Balestra, V., Bellopede, R.. - In: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 1095-8630. - ELETTRONICO. - 342:(2023). [10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118189] | 1-gen-2023 | Valentina BalestraRossana Bellopede | B1-s2.0-S0301479723009775-main.pdf |
| Preliminary investigations of microplastic pollution in karst systems, from surface watercourses to cave waters / Balestra, V., Vigna, B., De Costanzo, S., Bellopede, R.. - In: JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY. - ISSN 0169-7722. - ELETTRONICO. - 252:(2023), p. 104117. [10.1016/j.jconhyd.2022.104117] | 1-gen-2023 | Valentina BalestraBartolomeo VignaRossana Bellopede + | preliminary.pdf; Preliminary 1-s2.0-S0169772222001656-main.pdf |
| Microplastic pollution in show cave sediments: First evidence and detection technique / Balestra, V., Bellopede, R.. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. - ISSN 0269-7491. - 292:(2022), p. 118261. [10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118261] | 1-gen-2022 | Balestra V.Bellopede R. | 2022 Microplastic 1-s2.0-S0269749121018431-main (1).pdf |
| Observations on the habitat and feeding behaviour of the hypogean genus Eukoenenia (Palpigradi, Eukoeneniidae) in the Western Italian Alps / Balestra, V., Lana, E., Vanin, S.. - In: SUBTERRANEAN BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1768-1448. - 42:(2022), pp. 23-41. [10.3897/subtbiol.42.75784] | 1-gen-2022 | Valentina Balestra + | SB_article_75784_en_1.pdf |
| Secondary Minerals from Minothem Environments in Fragnè Mine (Turin, Italy): Preliminary Results / Galliano, Y., Carbone, C., Balestra, V., Belmonte, D., De Waele, J.o.. - In: MINERALS. - ISSN 2075-163X. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:8(2022), p. 966. [10.3390/min12080966] | 1-gen-2022 | Valentina Balestra + | 2022 Galliano et al - Secondary minerals from minothem environments in Fragnè mine (Turin, Italy), preliminary results .pdf |