This review presents the spatio-temporal distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons including
total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH), total organic carbon (TOC), total aliphatics, unresolved …

Microplastics are recognised as a (persistent) pollutant and are believed to be ubiquitous in
the marine environment. The importance of this issue is evident from the large number of …

Here we report concentrations of pollutants in floating plastics from the North Pacific
accumulation zone (NPAC). We compared chemical concentrations in plastics of different …

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs), including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), were …

Marine sediments are a sink for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant
microbes (ARMs). Wastewater discharge into the aquatic environment is the dominant …

The rapid urbanization and industrialization of Kuwait and the consequent effluent
discharges into marine environments have resulted in a degradation of water and sediment …

A baseline survey of sediment contamination was undertaken at 14 locations around the
coastline of Bahrain in May 2017, followed by a focused survey of 20 sites, in November …

Antibiotic-resistance gene elements (ARGEs) such as antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs),
integrons, and plasmids are key to the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in marine …

This study presents antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Escherichia coli derived from marine
sediment in Kuwait. In total, 395 isolates of E. coli obtained were screened for their potential …

Although polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are toxic pollutants for which some are
known carcinogens, there is limited information on the cancer risk such substances pose to …