Marco PICONE

Position
Researcher
Telephone
041 234 8529
E-mail
marco.picone@unive.it
Academic discipline
Ecology [BIOS-05/A]
Website
https://www.unive.it/web/en/19197/people/marco.picone(personal record)
Office
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics
Website: https://www.unive.it/dep.dais
Where: Campus scientifico via Torino
Room: office 003 (Delta building, ground floor)
Research Institute
Research Institute for Complexity
Safety Role
Preposto di Laboratorio

Office hours

Teaching activity current year

Teaching activity previous years

SCIENZE AMBIENTALI [CM5]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECOTOSSICOLOGIA E LABORATORIO (6 cfu) [CM0563]

SCIENZE AMBIENTALI [CM5]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECOTOSSICOLOGIA E LABORATORIO (6 cfu) [CM0563]

Activities and research skills

Main departmental research areas and fields
Area: Ambiente Linea: Bioindicazione e Ecotossicologia
Area: Ambiente
Studio degli effetti ecotossicologici di contaminanti emergenti negli ecosistemi costieri di transizione
SSD:
BIO/07
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Studio del bioaccumulo di inquinanti prioritari ed emergenti in invertebrati e uccelli marini
SSD:
BIO/07
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Studio ecotossicologico della frazione ultrafine del sedimento lagunare
SSD:
BIO/07
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Sviluppo di metodi per lo studio degli effetti ecotossicologici a lungo termine dei sedimenti
SSD:
BIO/07
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Neglected microbial diversity of coastal hypersaline environments and marine transition areas: study of its dark matter and hidden treasures (Maricostems).
Funding body:
MIUR
Type:
PRIN
Role in the project:
LD
Sito di progetto:
https://pric.unive.it/projects/maricostems/home
Starting date:
Year: 2022 Length in months: 24
Other members of the research group:
Bessem CHOUAIA
Benedetta ESPOSITO
Progetto Europeo H2020 “Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions - EMERGE, GA 874990, bando H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020, H2020-MG-2019-SingleStage-INEA, CUP H74I19001300006,
Funding body:
Comunità Europea
Type:
H2020 - Societal Challenges
Role in the project:
NS
Starting date:
Year: 2021 Length in months: 24
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Progetto H2020 NANOmaterials for the REStoration of works of ART – NANORESTART Call: H2020-NMP-2014-two-stage SECOND STAGE Topic: NMP-21-2014
Funding body:
Comunità Europea
Type:
H2020 - Science with and for society
Role in the project:
NS
Starting date:
Year: 2018 Length in months: 24
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Progetto Interreg Italia-Slovenia “Innovative Technologies to Enhance the Durability of Softwood Traditional Structures in Socio-Ecologically Sensitive Environments - DuraSoft”, bando mirato per progetti standard n. 07/2019.
Funding body:
Comunità Europea
Type:
Interreg IV Italia - Slovenia
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2019 Length in months: 30
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Progetto di Ateneo nell'ambito dell'iniziativa SPIN - Supporting Principal INvestigators di Ca' Foscari. Progetto AWExPHARMA. Assessing Wild-birds Exposure to active PHARMAceutical ingredients
Funding body:
Cà Foscari
Type:
Altri finanziamenti per progetti di ricerca
Role in the project:
NS
Starting date:
Year: 2019 Length in months: 24
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Programma di ricerca "Venezia 2021", Linea 2.1: Qualità del sedimento lagunare a supporto della sua gestione sostenibile.
Funding body:
CORILA
Type:
Altri finanziamenti per progetti di ricerca
Role in the project:
LD
Starting date:
Year: 2019 Length in months: 36
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI
Programma di ricerca "Venezia 2021", Linea 2.3: Contaminanti emergenti in laguna, esposizione ed effetti.
Funding body:
CORILA
Type:
Altri finanziamenti per progetti di ricerca
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2019 Length in months: 36
Other members of the research group:
Annamaria VOLPI GHIRARDINI

Publication highlights

Pietro Gorgosalice, Daniele Favaretto, Francesco Cavraro, Marco Picone, Fabio Pranovi Effects of restoration approaches on benthic assemblages in the saltmarshes of a Mediterranean lagoon in ACTA ADRIATICA, vol. 67 (ISSN 0001-5113)
DOI 2026, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5121767

Cecchetto Martina, Giubilato Elisa, Picone Marco, Volpi Ghirardini Annamaria, Bettiol Cinzia, Corami Fabiana, Bernardini Ilaria, Milan Massimo, Patarnello Tomaso, Matozzo Valerio, Asnicar Davide, Marcomini Antonio, Semenzin Elena An extended quantitative Weight of Evidence with uncertainty evaluation for the risk assessment of dredged sediment in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE, vol. 37 (ISSN 2190-4715)
DOI 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5103710

Tenan, S.; Imperio, S.; Basso, M.; Panzarin, L.; Picone, M.; Farioli, A.; Bacci, M.; Mencarelli, M.; Morganti, N.; Morici, F.; De Sanctis, A.; Serra, L. Demographic changes in a shorebird population in concomitance with the COVID-19 anthropause in ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, vol. 48 (ISSN 1578-665X)
DOI - URL correlato 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5104792

Picone M.; Del Vecchio S.; Pirvu M.; Vecchiato M.; Volpi Ghirardini A. Effects of ultra-violet filters oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor on different life-history traits of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, vol. 216 (ISSN 0025-326X)
DOI 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5095351

Picone, Marco; Volpi Ghirardini, Annamaria; Piazza, Rossano; Bonato, Tiziano First evidence of the suitability of hair for assessing wildlife exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, vol. 264 (ISSN 0013-9351)
DOI 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5082961

List of publications 

List of publications

List of selected publications 

Curriculum vitae

Born in Venice on 12/06/1977

Formation and current position

  • 2002 - Degree in Environmental Sciences - Ca 'Foscari University of Venice
  • 2007 - PhD in Environmental Sciences - Ca Foscari University of Venice
  • 2017/2022 - Fixed-term researcher, letter a, at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics - Ca 'Foscari University of Venice. SSD: BIO / 07 - Ecology.
  • 2022/2023 - Research Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics - Ca 'Foscari University of Venice
  • 2023 - Fixed-term researcher, letter b, at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics - Ca 'Foscari University of Venice. SSD: BIO / 07 - Ecology

Research interests

Ecology and ecotoxicology of aquatic ecosystems.

Main research fields

  1. Bioaccumulation of priority and emerging contaminants in primary producers (seagrasses and seaweeds), aquatic vertebrates (birds and fish) and terrestrial vertebrates (foxes).
  2. Effects of emerging contaminants (pesticides, drugs, fragrances and UV filters) in benthic and planktonic crustaceans of estuarine and coastal ecosystems.
  3. Ecology and trophic ecology of larids (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Thalasseus sandvicensis) and waders (Charadrius alexandrinus) nesting in the humid areas of the North Adriatic.
  4. Ecology of amphipods and copepods


Activities in national and international research projects over the last 5 years

  • “GREENDIGO – Biosolutions for Denim Dyeing within the Planetary Boundaries", HORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDEROPEN.
    “Progetto LIFE-TRANSFER Seagrass TRANSplantation For transitional Ecosystem Recovery”, Grant Agreement LIFE19 NAT/IT/000264, Durata 01/12/2020 - 30/11/2025 finanziato nell'ambito della Call LIFE2019 - LIFE NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY.
    MARICOSTEMS - Neglected microbial diversity of coastal hypersaline environments and marine transition areas: study of its dark matter and hidden treasures”.
    “BioSusTex - Towards absolute safe and sustainable biobased textile”, Grant Agreement number: 101135372, Call: HORIZON-CL6-2023ZEROPOLLUTION-02.
    “SurfToGreen - Bio-based sustainable SURFactants TO foster GREEN industry”, Grant Agreement number: 101157688, Call: HORIZON-JUCBE-2023.
    EMERGE. Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions (2019-2023). Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 874990, H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport.

Funding

  • 2017 - IRIDE Incentive (Incentive for Individual Research) awarded by the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics - Ca 'Foscari University for the research project "Development of TIE procedures for the characterization of toxicity in lagoon sediments": € 2,400.00
  • 2019 - AWExPHARMA project. Assessing Wild-birds Exposure to active PHARMAceutical ingredients (2019). Financed with University funds. SPIN2018, Measure 2, 1st call of proposals (Rector's Decree n. 1065/2018 prot. 67416/2018). Ca 'Foscari University of Venice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS): € 49,500.00

Editorial activity and contributions to scientific organizations

Referee for the following international journals: Science of the Total Environment, Chemosphere, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal of Soil and Sediments, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Guest Editor for Toxics and Frontiers in Marine Science - Marine Ecosystem Ecology