LEONI BARBARA

Role
Associate professor  
Academic disciplines
Ecology (BIOS-05/A)
Scientific-Disciplinary Group:
ECOLOGY (05/BIOS-05)
Office phone
Room:
  • U01, Floor: 2, Room: 2008
  • U01, Floor: 2, Room: 2015

Publications

  • Shaukat, S., Somigliana, L., Sibomana, C., Nava, V., Cadelli, D., Leoni, B. (2026). Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in Lake Tanganyika. Intervento presentato a: GLEON 2026 All Hands’ Meeting - 30 August to 4 September 2026, Lake Banyoles, Spain. Detail

  • Shaukat, S., Somigliana, L., Nava, V., Sibomana, C., Cadelli, D., Leoni, B. (2026). Microplastics in Lake Tanganyika: Unraveling spatial distribution in one of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater lakes. In Book of abstracts Plastics & Environment - 3rd Edition Exploring Environmental, Sustainability and Planetary Health Dimensions. Detail

  • Shaukat, S., Somigliana, L., Nava, V., Sibomana, C., Cadelli, D., Leoni, B. (2026). Microplastics in an African Great Lake: First Evidence from Lake Tanganyika. Intervento presentato a: Young Researchers Meeting in Ecology and Aquatic Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DISAT), Milan, Itlay. Detail

  • Rotta, F., Capelli, C., Marchini, A., Leoni, B., Lo Bue, G., Musa, M., et al. (2026). Beyond the surface – Microplastic hotspots in the water column of a top plastic-polluted deep lake. JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH, 52(1 (February 2026)) [10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102740]. Detail

  • Nava, V., Attermeyer, K., Schelker, J., Kalem, J., Dory, F., Gandolfi, I., et al. (2026). Temporal succession outweighs substrate characteristics in shaping riverine plastisphere biofilm on textiles. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, 396(1 May 2026) [10.1016/j.envpol.2026.127881]. Detail

Research projects

LEONI-Fondo per il finanziamento delle attività base di ricerca
Year: 2017
Call: FFABR 2017
Grantors: M.I.U.R. - MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE, DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA - UFFICIO I - Bilancio e Contabilita'. Coordinamento staff della Direzione
Lake, stream and groundwater modeling to manage water quantity and quality in the system of Lake Iseo-Oglio River
Year: 2014
Call: 2014-021 - Ricerca sull'inquinamento dell'acqua e per una corretta gestione della risorsa idrica
Grantors: FONDAZIONE CARIPLO