Worldwide, more than 200 million people are estimated to be exposed to unsafe levels of
arsenic. Chronic exposure to unsafe levels of groundwater arsenic is responsible for …

The seas worldwide are threatened by a “new” source of pollution. Munitions dumped into
the seas worldwide will corrode and start to leak. Their impacts on the environment and on …

Several hundred thousand tons of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) were disposed of at sea,
leading to environmental contamination. Among the most toxic and persistent CWAs is …

Recently, sea-dumped chemical weapons (CWs) containing toxic chemical warfare agents
(CWAs) have raised international attention. It is well known that CWAs are leaking from …

Sea dumping of chemical warfare (CW) took place worldwide during the 20th century.
Submerged CW included metal bombs and casings that have been exposed for 50–100 …

Abstract During the World Wars large quantities of phenylarsenic chemical warfare agents
(CWAs) were dumped in the Baltic Sea. Many transformation products of these chemicals …

The study of microplastics (MPs) and associated pollutants is essential for a better
understanding of some of the factors that threaten marine ecosystems. The main objective of …

Large quantities of chemical warfare agents (CWAs), such as phenylarsenic chemicals,
were disposed by sea-dumping after World War II. Nowadays, the release of these toxic …

Abstract After World War II, thousands of tons of highly toxic chemical warfare agents (CWA)
were deposited in the Baltic Sea, the main dumping site locating in the Bornholm Basin. In …

Previously unknown phenylarsenic chemicals that originated from chemical warfare agents
(CWAs) have been detected and identified in sediment samples collected from the vicinity of …