Sediments act as a net sink for anthropogenic contaminants in marine ecosystems and
contaminated sediments may have a range of toxicological effects on benthic fauna and …

Sediments have a major role in ecosystem functioning but can also act as physical or
chemical stressors. Anthropogenic activities may change the chemical constituency of …

Dredging can have significant impacts on aquatic environments, but the direct effects on fish
have not been critically evaluated. Here, a meta‐analysis following a conservative approach …

Dredging operations in harbours are recurrent to maintain accessibility and navigational
depths. One of the main environmental risks of these operations is the remobilization of …

Sediments in navigation‐dominated waterways frequently are contaminated with a variety of
particle‐associated pollutants and are subject to frequent short‐term resuspension events …

Population growth without adequate infrastructure frequently poses serious strains on
developing countries. Since an abrupt increase in industrialization and a population boom …

The sediment contamination by trace metals in coastal aquatic ecosystems is a worldwide
environmental problem, since metals can be toxic, persistent, and bioaccumulated. In case …

Many human activities in or near aquatic habitats generate alterations in their environmental
conditions, which could affect the organisms that inhabit them. Maintenance dredging of …

Dredging activities cause sediment resuspension, which can change the bioavailability of
nutrients such as phosphorus (P) in aquatic ecosystems due to remobilization. This study …

Bioavailability evaluations can be an important tool to determine the quality of dredging
sediments. Sequential extractions are commonly used to assess the different chemical forms …