A review of new and current-use contaminants in the Arctic environment: evidence of long-range transport and indications of bioaccumulation

K Vorkamp, FF Rigét - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Systematic monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Arctic has been
conducted for several years, in combination with assessments of POP levels in the Arctic …

Organochlorine pesticides in marine ecosystems of the Far Eastern Seas of Russia (2000–2017)

VY Tsygankov - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
The present review provides information on the main organochlorine pesticides (OCPs),
widely used in world agriculture in the 1940s–1960s. The patterns of their distribution in the …

A sustainability assessment of ports and port-city plans: Comparing ambitions with achievements

CA Schipper, H Vreugdenhil, MPC De Jong - Transportation Research Part …, 2017 - Elsevier
The challenge for port developments is to minimize long-term uncertainties associated with
port operations, risk of increased costs, and large environmental impacts. The aim of this …

Distributions and sources of persistent organic pollutants (aliphatic hydrocarbons, PAHs, PCBs and pesticides) in surface sediments of an industrialized urban river …

F Kanzari, AD Syakti, L Asia, L Malleret, A Piram… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Surface sediments from the Huveaune River were analyzed for n-alkanes, polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine and …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in sediment cores from the Western Scheldt river (Belgium): analytical …

A Covaci, A Gheorghe, S Voorspoels, J Maervoet… - Environment …, 2005 - Elsevier
A rapid and simple analytical method for the determination of organochlorines, such as
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and selected organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) and …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine species from the Belgian North Sea and the Western Scheldt Estuary: levels, profiles, and distribution

S Voorspoels, A Covaci… - Environmental Science & …, 2003 - ACS Publications
The Western Scheldt Estuary (SE) is subjected to a variety of suspected PBDE sources, such
as a brominated flame retardant manufacturing plant, the Antwerp harbor, and the textile …

Detection of estrogenic activity in sediment-associated compounds using in vitro reporter gene assays

J Legler, M Dennekamp, AD Vethaak, A Brouwer… - Science of the Total …, 2002 - Elsevier
Sediments may be the ultimate sink for persistent (xeno-) estrogenic compounds released
into the aquatic environment. Sediment-associated estrogenic potency was measured with …

Persistent organic pollutants in the Scheldt estuary: environmental distribution and bioaccumulation

E Van Ael, A Covaci, R Blust, L Bervoets - Environment international, 2012 - Elsevier
Levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were determined in the sediment and several species …

Risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a Mediterranean semi-enclosed basin affected by human activities (Abu Qir Bay, Egypt)

MA Khairy, M Kolb, AR Mostafa, ELF Anwar… - Journal of hazardous …, 2009 - Elsevier
The contamination of sediments and mussels sampled from Abu Qir Bay by polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was investigated. Concentrations of PAHs recorded in the …

Flame retardants, surfactants and organotins in sediment and mysid shrimp of the Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands)

TA Verslycke, AD Vethaak, K Arijs, CR Janssen - Environmental pollution, 2005 - Elsevier
Sediment and mysids from the Scheldt estuary, one of the largest and most polluted
estuaries in Western Europe, were analyzed for a number of contaminants that have been …