Sediment toxicity identification and evaluation (TIE) methods have been used for 20 yr to
identify the causes of toxicity in sediments around the world. In the present study, the authors …

Solar salterns and salt marshes are unique ecosystems with special physicochemical
features and characteristic biota. Currently, there are very few studies focused on the …

Natural and synthetic chemicals are essential to our daily lives, food supplies, health care,
industries and safe sanitation. At the same time protecting marine ecosystems and seafood …

Abstract The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout and oil spill began on April 20, 2010 in the
northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) deep sea (1525 m). Previous studies documented an …

We examined the impacts of ocean acidification and copper as co-stressors on the
reproduction and population level responses of the benthic copepod Tisbe battagliai across …

For the future use of the marine benthic copepod Tisbe biminiensis in solid-phase sediment
toxicological bioassays, the present study investigated the effect of muddy sediment from the …

Industrial and urban residues are discharged every day to the rivers and may arrive at the
mangrove forest and prejudice the quality of the environment and the organisms present …

Pharmaceuticals are included in the group of emergent pollutants due to their characteristics
and potential negative effects. They remain mostly unregulated or are undergoing currently …

Activated carbon (AC) has long been associated with the capacity to effectively remove
organic substances from aquatic and sediment matrices; however, its use in remediation …

This paper describes the ecotoxicological evaluation of five organic contaminants frequently
detected in marine sediments (tributyltin, triphenyltin, benzo [a] pyrene, fluoranthene, and …