As the largest container and resource of metals, sediment has a special role in the fate of
metals. Factors influencing bioavailability of heavy metals in sediment have never been …

Atmosphere, earth and water compose the environment. The presence of heavy metals in
the environment has grown because of their large employment in some industrial and …

Bioaccumulation is defined as the increase of contaminant concentrations in aquatic
organisms following uptake from the ambient environmental medium. Different sources of …

In this study, we used the diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) and conventional methods
(including SEM–AVS models, BCR sequential extraction and total metal concentrations) to …

This study investigated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) content in corals (Acropora
sp.), surficial sediments, and surface seawater, and heavy metals (HMs) contents in corals …

Many sediment quality assessment frameworks incorporate contaminant bioavailability as a
critical factor regulating toxicity in aquatic ecosystems. However, current approaches do not …

Benthic bioaccumulation of hazardous materials has been a great challenge to the health of
lake ecosystems. As representative benthic macroinvertebrates, freshwater mussels and …

In the present study, seasonal variations of metal concentrations were examined in two
oyster species, Crassostrea hongkongensis and Crassostrea sikamea, and in seawater from …

Environmental dredging is often used in river mouth areas to remove heavy metals.
However, following dredging, high levels of metal-adsorbed suspended particulate matter …

This work investigated levels of PAHs and HMs in fourteen species from seven genera of
scleractinian corals, adjacent sediments, and surface seawater in Hainan, China. The …