Microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging issue in aquatic sciences. Little comparative
information currently exists about the problem in coastal systems exposed to different levels …

The microbial degradation of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen (DOC, DON) was
studied in three Finnish boreal estuaries with contrasting land use patterns (Kiiminkijoki …

The input of mercury (Hg) to ecosystems is estimated to have increased two-to fivefold
during the industrial era, and Hg accumulates in aquatic biota as neurotoxic methylmercury …

Increased precipitation is one projected outcome of climate change that may enhance the
discharge of freshwater to the coastal zone. The resulting lower salinity, and associated …

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) can alter the availability of background nutrients by
affecting the proliferation of heterotrophic bacteria, which exerts a notable influence on algal …

Freshwater inflow effects on phytoplankton have long interested aquatic ecologists. More
recently, timing and magnitude of inflow events have been a focus as they can be strong …

Environmental flows are managed events in river systems designed to enhance the
ecological condition of aquatic ecosystems. Although not traditionally seen as important in …

Organic-rich sediments in estuaries and the coastal ocean are often a product of land
clearing, runoff of excess nutrients and other human activities. They can harbor pollutants …

Freshwater inflows can deliver substantial inputs of allochthonous organic carbon to
estuaries. The role that allochthonous DOC has on structuring bacterial and phytoplankton …

Freshwater inflows play an important role in delivering dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to
estuaries. Episodic inputs of DOC may support increased bacterial production. However, the …