The addition of biochar as a sustainable strategy for the remediation of PAH–contaminated sediments

F Bianco, M Race, S Papirio, P Oleszczuk, G Esposito - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of sediments by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been
widely spread for years due to human activities, imposing the research and development of …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coral reefs with a focus on Scleractinian corals: A systematic overview

N Menezes, I Cruz, GO da Rocha… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of petroleum exploitation and oil spills in marine ecosystems has increased over
time. Among the concerns regarding these events, the impact on coral reefs stand out …

First polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) monitoring in seawater, surface sediments and marine fish communities of the Persian Gulf: Distribution, levels, congener …

AR Jafarabadi, AR Bakhtiari, S Mitra, M Maisano… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that, due to their high
toxicity, lipophilic property and widespread dispersal in the global environment, present a …

Distributions and compositional patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives in three edible fishes from Kharg coral Island, Persian Gulf …

AR Jafarabadi, AR Bakhtiari, Z Yaghoobi, CK Yap… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This is the first report on bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
their derivatives (oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, hydroxyl, carbonyl and methyl-containing PAHs) in …

Metabolomic and biochemical disorders reveal the toxicity of environmental microplastics and benzo [a] pyrene in the marine polychaete Hediste diversicolor

S Abouda, M Galati, GO Conti, T Cappello… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, the abundance of environmental microplastics (MPs) has become a global
paramount concern. Besides the danger of MPs for biota due to their tiny size, these minute …

Occurrence, distribution, spatio-temporal variability and source identification of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediment from Loskop …

MP Seopela, RI McCrindle, S Combrinck, W Augustyn - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the spatial and temporal variations in the levels of C8-C40 n-alkanes and 18
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water and sediment from Loskop Dam …

Low temperature–produced and VFA–coated biochar enhances phenanthrene adsorption and mitigates toxicity in marine sediments

F Bianco, M Marcińczyk, M Race, S Papirio… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in marine environments, having
negative implications on both ecological systems and human health. At the same time …

Large-scale evaluation of deposition, bioavailability and ecological risks of the potentially toxic metals in the sediment cores of the hotspot coral reef ecosystems …

AR Jafarabadi, S Mitra… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coral reefs of the Persian Gulf are vulnerable to the potentially toxic metals (PTMs)
accumulated in the ambient sediments. Nonetheless, few studies have investigated the …

Distribution, sources and human risk of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in a receiving riverine environment of the Nanjing urban area, East China

H Dong, G Lu, Z Yan, J Liu, H Yang, P Zhang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) have become ubiquitously distributed in water
environments, especially in riverine waters receiving effluents from wastewater treatment …

Potential sources and toxicity risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments of commercial ports in Taiwan

CF Chen, YR Ju, YC Lim, MH Wang… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The accumulation of pollutants in the semi-enclosed waters of ports has long been a
concern. This study assessed the pollution status, sources, and toxicity risks of 16 polycyclic …