Parmiggiani Fiorigi Flavio Degree in Physics from the University of Milan. Retired since 2013, he currently works as an associate researcher at CNR-ISAC where, since 2001, he has been Research Director. Recent research activity has been mainly carried out in the participation in two European projects:
- ICE-ARC
- SPICES
The research topic for which the association with CNR-ISP was requested is the study of the characteristics and distribution of sea ice in polar areas with SAR images.

Patrolecco Luisa She graduated in Chemistry in 1993 at the University of Rome "La Sapienza". From 1996 to 2019 she worked at the Water Research Institute (IRSA-CNR) as responsible of the laboratory for the analysis of Priority and Emerging Organic Micropollutants in Aquatic Ecosystems. Since 1 August 2019 she is a researcher at the Institute of Polar Sciences (ISP-CNR), as Head of the Secondary Office (RSS) in Rome (ISP Montelibretti and ISP Tor Vergata).
Scientific interests:
Study of the environmental behaviour of organic micro- and macro-pollutants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in temperate and polar areas, from the recognition of the sources, to the dynamics of diffusion, to the environmental impact. Particular attention was paid to hazardous and priority pollutants, according to the WFD (including PAHs, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and their metabolites, PBDEs), endocrine disruptors (steroid hormones, surfactant metabolites, plasticizers) and emerging contaminants (pharmaceutical residues, antibiotics, personal care products, fragrances, perfluorinated compounds, new generation pesticides).
The research activities are aimed at:

- development and validation of advanced analytical methodologies (GC-MS, LC-MS and LC-MS / MS) for the characterization and monitoring of classes of organic pollutants in different environmental compartments (sea water, river water, ground water, wastewater, sediments, suspended particles, soil, organisms);

- study of the diffusion dynamics of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in polar marine ecosystems (Arctic, Antarctica) and their distribution in the atmosphere / ice / sea / sediment / biota compartments as a function of seasonal and climatic changes;

- partition studies of contaminants (speciation and bioavailability); accumulation / bioaccumulation / biomagnification; persistence and transformation (abiotic and biotic degradation), interaction and possible effects on the biological sphere at different trophic levels (microorganisms, organisms); ecotoxicological effects due to multiple contamination;

- circulation and physical-chemical characterization of organic matter in marine and transitional environments.

He has participated in over 25 oceanographic and sampling campaigns in the Mediterranean and Arctic environments.
Author of 60 ISI international publications, 70 publications / contributions with ISSN or ISBN, over 50 Technical Reports / National and International Project Reports.

Scopus - Author ID: 6507972161    Research Gate

Pescatore Tanita Tanita Pescatore has a degree in Ecobiology (LM) at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and is attending a PhD in Ecology and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources at the University of Tuscia, (Viterbo).
Her research activities are focused on the dynamics and fate of some organic pollutants (anionic surfactants and pesticides) in soils in different exposure scenarios, on their effect on the natural microbial community and on the behaviour of terrestrial organisms, in particular earthworms (E. foetida).
She has gained experience in the study of the occurrence, distribution, persistence and fate of organic micro-pollutants (PAHs, PCBs, NPs, pharmaceutical residues i.e. antibiotics) in different compartments (surface waters, sediments, suspended matter, soils) and on their possible interactions with biota, through the development and validation of selective analytical methodologies (e.g. GC-MS).

Petteni Agnese Graduated in Sciences and Technologies for Environment and Landscape at the University of Milano Bicocca, I am currently a PhD candidate in Polar Sciences at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. My research project focuses on water isotopes analysis of surface snow and Antarctic ice cores for reconstructing past temperatures. I have collaborated with CNR-ISP in Venice on developing Continuous Flow Analysis coupled with Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer system for continuous chemical and isotopic analysis. Additionally, I have contributed to instrument management and maintenance at the Dirigibile Italia station in Svalbard (Ny-Ålesund) during the winter season, and participated in the Ice Memory project by analyzing an alpine ice core. Currently, I am affiliated with CNR-ISP for cutting the Antarctic ice core retrieved from Little Dome C through the Beyond EPICA project.

Picone Silvia Graduated with honours in the master's degree of Environmental Sciences at the University of Insubria, Italy, in 2020.
She is currently attending the second year of PhD in Polar Sciences at the Ca'Foscari University, Italy, in collaboration with University of Insubria. Her active research activities include the direct and indirect effects of recent climate change on permafrost dynamics, with a particular focus on permafrost hydrology.

Plaksina Alisa Got her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Care at the University of Padova with a thesis on Caffeine-induced Changes in a shoal behaviour of Tiger Barb (Puntigrus tetrazona). During her studies went to the University of South Bohemia, Institute of Complex Systems FFPW to participate in a project on Changes in shoal behaviour of aquarium fish in the presence of contaminants. Afterwards obtained her Master’s degree in Marine Sciences at the University of Milan-Bicocca with a thesis Picophytoplankton dynamics in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Gulf of Trieste). During the course of her studies went to Thudufushi, Maldives as a Marine Biologist. Moreover, did an experience at The National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS (Trieste) using optical (flow cytometry), molecular, and bioinformatics techniques for the study of planktonic microbes in the Gulf of Trieste and Venice. Currently works at the Institute of Polar Sciences (ISP-CNR) in Messina with a research project HALOVITA: anaerobic sulfur-respiring extreme halophilic archaea as model organisms for studying the criteria for a claim of active life detection.

Plini Paolo Graduated in Natural Sciences in 1984.
CNR researcher since 1994 at the Institute of Biomedical Technologies (CNR-ITBM). Since 2002 at the Institute on Atmospheric Pollution (CNR-IIA). From 2019 to the Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP).
CNR macro areas of reference: Earth and Environment.
Research interests:
  - environmental and geographical knowledge organization
  - qualitative and quantitative analysis of vertebrate fauna
  - Geographic Information Systems
  - military geosciences
He currently carries out research on conceptual development and technological innovation in the field of knowledge organization, controlled terminology and multilingual thesauri for the environment. He collaborated, among others, with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), with the European Environment Agency (EEA), with the American Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). He is co-author of the UNEP-Infoterra Thesauri, GEMET, GEneral Multilingual Environment Thesaurus and EARTh, Environmental Applications Reference Thesaurus.

Scopus - Author ID: 25121723300    ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-3364

Porcino Nunziatina She got her degree in Chemistry in 2004 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences in 2008 at the University of Messina. She is researcher at National Research Council (CNR) since 2011. Until 2017, she focused her research on the synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals labeled with 11C, 18F, 64Cu, and 110In in accordance with NBP and GMP standards. In 2012, she collaborated on the development of new tracers at the UMCG-University Medical Center Groningen (The Netherlands). Since 2017, her main interests is the chemistry and issues related to microplastics in polar environments. She is author of 18 international peer-reviewed publications, including journal articles, reviews and a book. She participated in scientific expeditions on oceanographic vessels in Mediterranean Sea and in North Sea.

Pulimeno Simone Graduated in Analysis and Management of the Environment from the University of Bologna, he began his collaboration with the Institute of Polar Sciences in 2019, conducting a study on identifying biomass burning events in Ny-Ålesund between 2010 and 2020. Currently a PhD student in Polar Sciences at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, he works at the ISP in Bologna. He mainly focuses on studying the optical and physical properties of atmospheric particulate matter, with a special focus on the Arctic region. He uses passive techniques like solar and lunar photometry, combining them with in-situ measurements of the scattering and absorption coefficients of solar radiation by aerosols.

Rappazzo Alessandro Ciro He is currently a fixed-term Technical Collaborator (VI level) (from July 2023) within the PNRR EMBRC project Unlocking the Potential for Health and Food from the seas - EMBRC-UP. Since 2021 he has also been a PhD student in Polar Sciences at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. In 2014 he obtained a degree in Biology and Ecology of the Coastal Marine Environment at the University of Messina, with the thesis entitled Tolerance to heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls in Arctic bacteria (Continental Norway). During the preparation of his degree thesis he spent 4 months at the University of Valencia (Spain) to acquire new laboratory techniques. He has participated in several sampling activities in the Arctic, Antarctica and the Mediterranean for the collection and processing of samples for microbiological studies. In particular, the research interest is aimed at the study of microbial populations in aquatic environments (sea, freshwater and hyperhaline brine), sediments and permafrost. Among the techniques used: estimation of prokaryotic biomass by counting and morphometric and morphological analysis, through the application of microscopic techniques in epifluorescence and image analysis; analysis of the prokaryotic community using CARD-FISH and next generation sequencing; estimation of physiological profiles of prokaryotes at community level using BIOLOG Ecoplate; quantification of viable cells through the use of biomarkers (LIVE/DEAD and CTC); screening of bacteria for the ability to degrade polluting organic compounds. He is the author or co-author of approximately 25 articles in international journals.

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