Distribution, sources and consequences of nutrients, persistent organic pollutants, metals and microplastics in South American estuaries

M Barletta, ARA Lima, MF Costa - Science of the Total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Estuarine pollution imposes rapid, increasing and lasting environmental modifications. In the
present review, especial attention is given to estuaries in South America (SA), where …

Systematic review of fish ecology and anthropogenic impacts in South American estuaries: setting priorities for ecosystem conservation

M Barletta, ARA Lima - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Research on estuarine ecology in South America (SA) increased quali-quantitatively since
the early 1980 in search of consistent recommendations for estuarine conservation. The …

Past and present conservation of south American estuaries

M Barletta, RCB Melo, AK Whitfield - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2023 - Elsevier
South America possesses a variety of estuaries along both tropical and temperate coastal
regions, with most of these systems facing uncontrolled urban settlement and industrial …

Improved identification of pollution source attribution by using PAH ratios combined with multivariate statistics

M Mali, R Ragone, MM Dell'Anna, G Romanazzi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are contaminants introduced by different pathways
in the marine ecosystem, affecting both aquatic and sediment bodies. Identification of their …

A comprehensive review of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Brazilian coastal environments

AC Souza, GV Lube, RDLM Jarcovis… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study provides an overview of the evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in the coastal regions of Santos Basin, located in Brazil's Southeast region, the …

Petroleum biomarkers as tracers of low-level chronic oil contamination of coastal environments: A systematic approach in a subtropical mangrove

MR Garcia, AP Cattani, P da Cunha Lana… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Petroleum biomarkers (hopanes, terpanes and steranes) are frequently assessed in
estuarine sediments as tracers of oil input. In order to compare distinct patterns of …

Occurrence and source appraisal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface waters of the Almendares River, Cuba

JL Santana, CG Massone, M Valdés… - Archives of …, 2015 - Springer
In this work, 14 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) included in the United States
Environmental Protection Agency pollutant priority list were analyzed in the surface water of …

Distribution, sources and toxicity potential of hydrocarbons in harbor sediments: A regional assessment in SE Brazil

PPO Pinheiro, CG Massone, RS Carreira - Marine pollution bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
Aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were quantified in harbors
sediments from SE Brazil. The aims were to (i) compare harbors with distinct sizes and …

Effects of hydrocarbon pollution in the structure of macrobenthic assemblages from two large estuaries in Brazil

MZ Camargo, L Sandrini-Neto, RS Carreira… - Marine pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in the structure of benthic macrofauna and its relationship with
hydrocarbon contamination were determined at different spatial scales in sublittoral …

Levels and sources of hydrocarbons in the Patos Lagoon estuary and Cassino Beach mud bank (South Atlantic, Brazil): evidence of transference between …

PA Neves, PG Costa, LC Portz, MR Garcia… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
This study assessed the concentrations and sources of natural and anthropogenic aliphatic
(AHs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in superficial sediments collected along …