Due to rapid urbanization and industrialization, heavy metal (HM) pollution in coastal areas
of the East China Sea (ECS) has attracted extensive attention. This article attempts to review …

Oysters are important benthic bivalves in coastal and estuarine environments. They are
widely farmed due to their rapid growth and taste; they are also widely applied in …

This study conducted a comprehensive investigation on the distribution and bioavailability of
heavy metals (Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in sediments along two typical transects from …

Microplastics have been an emerging threat to marine environments and marine life. Oysters
as seafood are popular worldwide, yet also a high-risk group to accumulate pollutants due to …

Oyster hemocytes are the primary vehicles transporting and detoxifying metals and are
regarded as important cells for the occurrence of colored oysters due to copper (Cu) …

This study investigated the total concentrations and bioaccessibility of heavy metals in
edible tissues and trophic levels of 12 marine organism species in the South China Sea. The …

Estuarine and coastal ecosystems are often considered vulnerable due to the complex
biogeochemical processes and the human disturbances through a variety of pollution …

Dissolved heavy metal pollution in the ocean is becoming an environmental concern. Their
distribution patterns are complex and influenced by multiple factors in the coastal ocean …

The present study conducted a comprehensive study on the distribution and source of heavy
metals (Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cd) in the sediments of the coastal East China Sea (ECS), one of the …

Intake of fish contaminated with non-essential hazardous trace elements poses a significant
risk to human health. In this study, trace elements (As, Pb, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn) were …