A review of the empirical literature on the use of limpets Patella spp.(Mollusca: Gastropoda) as bioindicators of environmental quality

P Reguera, L Couceiro, N Fernández - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The need to carry out monitoring programs for environmental pollution of coastal
ecosystems makes it necessary to increase the number of indicator species in order to have …

Bioaccumulation and health risk assessment of heavy metals to bivalve species in Daya Bay (South China Sea): Consumption advisory

Y Yuan, T Sun, H Wang, Y Liu, Y Pan, Y Xie… - Marine pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bivalves are one of the key components of the biogeochemical cycle in the marine system,
and respond to heavy metal (HM) sensitively as filter feeders. To determine relationship of …

Fish as bioindicators: coal and mercury pollution in Colombia's ecosystems

BF de Paula Gutiérrez, CAR Agudelo - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Mining in Colombia affects 488,672 ha (298,391 in coal mining and 190,281 in gold mining).
However, Colombia has insufficient studies on mining and its repercussions, which limits …

Geo-environmental assessment of heavy metals in the bottom sediments of the Southern Corniche of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

RA Bantan, TA Al-Dubai, AG Al-Zubieri - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Southern Corniche of Jeddah (SCJ) is located on the centre of the eastern Red
Sea coast, Saudi Arabia and is increasingly affected by many anthropogenic activities …

Determination of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Zn) by ICP-OES and their speciation in Algerian Mediterranean Sea sediments after a five-stage sequential …

AA Alomary, S Belhadj - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Surface sediment samples (n= 18) were collected from the Algerian Mediterranean
coasts and analyzed for seven metals using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission …

Assessment of heavy metals pollution in the gulf of Gabes (Tunisia) using four mollusk species

L Rabaoui, R Balti, R Zrelli… - Mediterranean …, 2014 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Since the establishment of the 'Tunisian Chemical Group'in Gabes city, Tunisia, no serious
investigations were carried out about the heavy metal pollution in Gabes gulf. In the present …

Meta-analysis of the thermal pollution caused by coastal nuclear power plants and its effects on marine biodiversity

LSF Guimarães, L de Carvalho-Junior… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise in seawater temperature due to industrial activities is one of the main threats to
marine biodiversity. In nuclear power plants, large volumes of water are used for their …

Relationship between heavy metal contents and clay mineral properties in surface sediments: Implications for metal pollution assessment

YM Chen, J Gao, YQ Yuan, J Ma, S Yu - Continental Shelf Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Clay minerals in surface sediments can affect the adsorption of heavy metals. However, few
historical studies have focused on the influence of fine clay mineral characteristics on metal …

Sea snail (Hexaplex trunculus) and sea cucumber (Holothuria polii) as potential sentinel species for organic pollutants and trace metals in coastal ecosystems

VM León, R Moreno-González, V Besada… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The seasonal bioaccumulation of trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) in sea snail …

Cytomorphological alterations of the thymus, spleen, head‐kidney, and liver in cardinal fish (Apogonidae, Teleostei) as bioindicators of stress

L Fishelson - Journal of Morphology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological and cytological alterations at the light microscope (LM) and transmission
electron microscope (TEM) levels were observed in the thymus, spleen, head‐kidney, and …