Marine natural products: A promising source of environmentally friendly antifouling agents for the maritime industries

J Gomez-Banderas - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biofouling in the marine environment refers to an unwanted build-up of marine organisms on
subsea surfaces including harbor docks, hulls of ships and offshore installations. The first …

Potential effects of persistent organic contaminants on marine biota: a review on recent research

MC Vagi, AS Petsas, MN Kostopoulou - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Synthetic organic compounds belonging to different chemical classes and possessing
diverse physicochemical properties are frequently present in marine environments …

Toxicity of herbicides to the marine microalgae Tisochrysis lutea and Tetraselmis sp.

F Flores, LS Stapp, J van Dam, R Fisher, S Kaserzon… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Pesticides are ubiquitous in the catchments of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and regularly
discharge into the nearshore waters. Effective management of pesticides requires suitable …

Dispersal of the pesticide diuron in the Great Barrier Reef

J Skerratt, ME Baird, M Mongin, R Ellis… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pesticides from urban and agricultural runoff have been detected at concentrations above
current water quality guidelines in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) marine environment. We …

Toxicity thresholds of nine herbicides to coral symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae)

M Marzonie, F Flores, N Sadoun, MC Thomas… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Over 30 herbicides have been detected in catchments and waters of the Great Barrier Reef
(GBR) and their toxicity to key tropical species, including the coral endosymbiotic algae …

Integrating morphological, biochemical, behavioural, and molecular approaches to investigate developmental toxicity triggered by tebuthiuron in zebrafish (Danio rerio …

AÁS de Oliveira, LC Vieira, SC Dreossi, DJ Dorta… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Tebuthiuron (TBU), a phenylurea herbicide, is widely applied in agricultural and non-
agricultural soils. Because TBU resists degradation, it can contaminate water and reach the …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effects of climate change and the herbicide diuron on the coral Acropora millepora

F Flores, JA Marques, S Uthicke, R Fisher, F Patel… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is threatened by climate change and local pressures,
including contaminants in nearshore habitats. This study investigated the combined effects …

Seasonal and spatial detection of pesticide residues under various weather conditions of agricultural areas of the kilombero valley ramsar site, Tanzania

SF Materu, S Heise, B Urban - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study was conducted in the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site (KVRS), the largest low-
altitude freshwater wetland in East Africa to: 1) determine pesticide contamination of soil …

Assessment of Various Toxicity Endpoints in Duckweed (Lemna minor) at the Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Levels as a Measure of Diuron Stress

H Lee, S Depuydt, K Shin, S Choi, G Kim, YH Lee… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The presence of diuron in a variety of environments has been reported
worldwide to exert serious harm to human health and the ecosystem. HPLC and mass …

[HTML][HTML] A rapid and multi-endpoint ecotoxicological test using Mychonastes afer for efficient screening of metals and herbicides

H Lee, DV Nguyen, D Wu, J De Saeger, M Park… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgal growth-based tests are international standards for ecotoxicity assessment;
however, their long exposure times, large sample volumes, and reliance on a single growth …