Abstract Microplastics are small (< 5 mm) fragments of plastic debris that are ubiquitous in
coastal areas and in open ocean. We have investigated the occurrence and composition of …

In situ observations were combined with 3D modeling to gain understanding of and to
quantify the suspended sediment transport in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean Sea) …

Fluxes of the heavy metals chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), lead (Pb),
cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) delivered by rivers to the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean Sea) …

Ocean color satellite sensors are powerful tools to study and monitor the dynamics of
suspended particulate matter (SPM) discharged by rivers in coastal waters. In this study, we …

An innovative experiment was carried out in the vicinity of the Rhône River mouth in
February 2014. An instrumental package, composed of a CTD, a LISST-100 type B (1.25 …

Modern sediment deposits on continental margins form a vast reservoir of particulate matter
that is regularly affected by resuspension processes. Resuspension by bottom trawling on …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were investigated in surface sediments from the
river-impacted Gulf of Lions shelf and slope (NW Mediterranean), with the aim to …

The present study investigates the spatio-temporal variability of riverine sediment fluxes to
the Gulf of Lions, one of the most extensive shelf regions in the Mediterranean Sea. Small …

In this study a three-dimensional sediment transport model was developed. The model
accounts for both current and wave forcing on the sediment and was implemented over the …

An array of mooring lines deployed between 300 and 1900m depth along the Lacaze-
Duthiers and Cap de Creus canyons and in the adjacent southern open slope was used to …