Coastal zone is of great importance in the provision of various valuable ecosystem services.
However, it is also sensitive and vulnerable to environmental changes due to high human …

Emerging contaminants (ECs) are widely distributed and potentially hazardous to human
health and the ecological system. However, traditional wastewater treatment techniques are …

The use of alternative chemical flame retardants in consumer products is increasing as the
result of the phase-out of polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Today, the most commonly …

Top predators are used as indicators of contaminant trends across space and time.
However, signals are integrated over complex food webs, and variation in diet may …

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) such as perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs) and
perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) have become virtually ubiquitous throughout the …

Mercury (Hg) is a neurotoxin that can be particularly harmful to top predators because it
biomagnifies through the food web. Due to variation in the food web structure, variation in …

Mangroves are threatened due to urban development and human activities in coastal
regions. Four urban mangroves in Shenzhen (rapidly developing city of China) were …

As urban sprawl and agricultural intensification continue to invade prime wildlife habitat,
some animals, even apex predators, are managing to adapt to this new environment …

Marine predators are monitored as indicators of pollution, but such trends can be
complicated by variation in diet. Glaucous-winged gulls (Larus glaucescens) have …

Due to the substantial use and release of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame
retardants in North America, PBDE concentrations in North American marine biota are …