The European Atlantic area has been the scene of a number of extensive shipping incidents
with immediate and potential long-term impacts to marine ecosystems. The occurrence of …

Vanadium (V) is a hazardous element with widespread environmental presence, particularly
in marine environments, due to both natural and industrial sources. This review examines …

The MYTIAD project focused on the assessment of chemical contamination (metals, PAHs,
PCBs and organochlorine pesticides) in the Adriatic coastal waters by active mussel …

This survey was conducted to determine metal concentrations in the biomonitor organism
Mytilus galloprovincialis collected from all coasts of Turkey. Naturally-occurring mussels …

Protein–metal coordination interactions were recently found to function as crucial
mechanical cross-links in certain biological materials. Mussels, for example, use Fe ions …

Metallic elements found in the aquatic environment may originate in areas where petroleum
is refined and vessels are maintained and repaired. This study aims to assess contamination …

Heavy metal (HM) inputs into marine environments and their effect on marine organisms are
of major concern. Here, we examined the potential use of two invasive ascidian species …

Zinc stable isotopes measurements by MC-ICP-MS, validated by laboratory intercalibrations,
were performed on wild oysters, suspended particles and filtered river/estuarine water …

Climatic and anthropogenic changes are able to engender modifications in the aerosol
composition at different geographical and temporal scales. The present study addresses this …

This study assesses the physical and chemical characteristics of hyperalkaline steel slag
leachate from a former steelworks on two streams in England and their impacts on benthic …