Summary: The Thesis is lab-based and designed to assess the exposure of two antifouling paint typologies on both targeted and non-targeted phytoplankton species by measuring some endpoints and contextualizing possible direct and indirect environmental impacts.

Antifouling paints are essential to minimize biofouling; however, they also contribute directly and indirectly to marine pollution. There are a lot of commercially available antifouling paints; however, this is the first time the impacts of the selected paints on the three microalgae species are considered. 

Keywords: Ecotoxicology, Marine Pollution, Microalgae, Biofouling, Growth Inhibition, Antifouling paints, Photosynthesis efficiency, Biomarkers