Distribution, sources and consequences of nutrients, persistent organic pollutants, metals and microplastics in South American estuaries

M Barletta, ARA Lima, MF Costa - Science of the Total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Estuarine pollution imposes rapid, increasing and lasting environmental modifications. In the
present review, especial attention is given to estuaries in South America (SA), where …

Monitoring of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a review

K Srogi - Environmental chemistry letters, 2007 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of organic compounds with two
or more fused aromatic rings. They have a relatively low solubility in water, but are highly …

[HTML][HTML] Unregulated discharge of wastewater in the Mahanadi River Basin: Risk evaluation due to occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in surface water and …

S Kurwadkar, SS Sethi, P Mishra, B Ambade - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) through contaminated water may
adversely affect human health and ecology. Water and sediment samples collected from the …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water, sediments and groundwater vulnerability in Damodar River Basin

B Ambade, SS Sethi, S Kurwadkar, A Kumar… - Groundwater for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ingestion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated water has potential
human-health and ecological consequences. A comprehensive investigation of PAHs' …

Towards an urban marine ecology: characterizing the drivers, patterns and processes of marine ecosystems in coastal cities

PA Todd, EC Heery, LHL Loke, RH Thurstan, DJ Kotze… - Oikos, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Human population density within 100 km of the sea is approximately three times higher than
the global average. People in this zone are concentrated in coastal cities that are hubs for …

Role of environmental factors and microorganisms in determining the fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment

R Duran, C Cravo-Laureau - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in marine ecosystems and
originate from natural sources and anthropogenic activities. PAHs enter the marine …

Functional biology of halophytes in the phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

MJ Van Oosten, A Maggio - Environmental and experimental botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Halophytic plants are characterized by their ability to survive, even thrive, at concentrations
of sodium and chloride ions that would be toxic to most crop species. Given the diminishing …

Characterization and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in river bank soils

C Pies, B Hoffmann, J Petrowsky, Y Yang, TA Ternes… - Chemosphere, 2008 - Elsevier
Elevated PAH concentrations were detected in bank soils along the Mosel and Saar Rivers
in Germany. Information on the identification of PAH sources in this area however remains …

Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment from Daliao River watershed, China

W Guo, M He, Z Yang, C Lin, X Quan, H Wang - Chemosphere, 2007 - Elsevier
This study investigated the spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
surface water, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and sediment of Daliao River watershed …

Distributions and sources of persistent organic pollutants (aliphatic hydrocarbons, PAHs, PCBs and pesticides) in surface sediments of an industrialized urban river …

F Kanzari, AD Syakti, L Asia, L Malleret, A Piram… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Surface sediments from the Huveaune River were analyzed for n-alkanes, polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine and …