The continued increase in the demand for energy, growing recognition of climate change
impacts, high oil and gas prices and the rapid depletion of fossil fuel reserves have led to an …

Historically, it was common practice to dispose of landfill waste in low‐lying estuarine and
coastal areas where land had limited value due to flood risk. Such 'historic landfills' are …

As part of the first environmental assessment within Montevideo Harbour, in summer and
winter of 1998, sediments samples were collected at eight locations to determine the spatial …

Ninety-two surface sediment samples were collected in Guanabara Bay, one of the most
prominent urban bays in SE Brazil, to investigate the spatial distribution of anthropogenic …

Principal components analysis (PCA) is a multivariate statistical technique capable of
discerning patterns in large environmental datasets. Although widely used, there is disparity …

Surface sediments from the intertidal zone of the southwestern Laizhou Bay were analyzed
for heavy metals to seek their concentrations, distributions, pollution status, potential …

Nine units in new-born intertidal zone of the Yellow River estuary, China were examined for
concentrations of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Cu, Zn and Ni) in sediments and plants. Heavy metal …

Background: Groundwater is an important source of drinking water for the indigenous
communities of Ebocha-Obrikom. Access to safe drinking water, in particular, is critical to …

Metal pollutions have been accused of consequences of the anthropogenic activities but few
quantitative delineations between environmental metal loads and socioeconomic …

Due to the presence of organic compounds, heavy metals, various hydrocarbons, organic
solvents, aromatic compounds, linear formaldehyde, fats, and grease, petroleum products …