Environmental fate of cigarette butts and their toxicity in aquatic organisms: A comprehensive systematic review

S Dobaradaran, F Soleimani, R Akhbarizadeh… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts (CBs) are the most frequently littered pieces of environmental wastes which
are released both directly and indirectly into the environment and finally may reach aquatic …

Sampling, pretreatment, instrumental analysis, and observed concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated naphthalenes, and halogenated …

K Noro, R Omagari, K Ito, Q Wang, K Sei… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), and
halogenated PAHs (XPAHs) are widespread organic pollutants found in the environment …

Investigating microplastics bioaccumulation and biomagnification in seafood from the Persian Gulf: a threat to human health?

R Akhbarizadeh, F Moore… - Food Additives & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
High bioavailability of microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment has raised serious
concern during the last few decades. Nevertheless, the trophic transfer of MPs within edible …

Potentially toxic elements leachates from cigarette butts into different types of water: a threat for aquatic environments and ecosystems?

R Akhbarizadeh, S Dobaradaran, G Parhizgar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trillions of cigarette butts (CBs) are released into the environment and the leached
potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from CBs may contaminate the environments. In this study …

Source and risk assessment of heavy metals and microplastics in bivalves and coastal sediments of the Northern Persian Gulf, Hormogzan Province

FA Jahromi, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, S Abbasi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objectives of the current study are to investigate the concentration, biological risks,
chemical speciation, and mobility of of heavy metals and also the determination of their …

Investigation of the concentration, origin and health effects of PAHs in the Anzali wetland: the most important coastal freshwater wetland of Iran

H Cheshmvahm, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, M Zarei… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the concentration of PAHs in 19 water samples, 34 sediment
samples and 22 fish samples of Anzali Wetland, located in north of Iran. The average …

Phylogenetic analysis of hyperaccumulator plant species for heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

V Rajput, T Minkina, I Semenkov, G Klink… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Increasing concentration of heavy metals (HMs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in the soil may impose a serious threat to living organisms due to their toxicity and …

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish species of Iran: a review

H Sheikhzadeh, AH Hamidian - Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021 - Springer
Accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in fish tissues is an important factor in monitoring the
health and safety of aquatic ecosystems. Furthermore, fish are important parts of aquatic …

An assessment of microplastics threat to the marine environment: A short review in context of the Arabian/Persian Gulf

SM Al-Salem, S Uddin, F Al-Yamani - Marine environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Metals in tissues of marine fish from the Thermaikos Gulf, Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Detection of changes with trophic level

E Vetsis, I Kalantzi, SA Pergantis, L Kokokiris… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Concentrations of 27 metals and elements were investigated in the tissues of 28 demersal
and pelagic marine fish species from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The analysis indicated …