The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal
water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with …

During the last years, there has been a growing interest in the research focused on the
pharmaceutical residues in the environment. Those compounds have been recognized as a …

Climate change has multiple effects on Baltic Sea species, communities and ecosystem
functioning through changes in physical and biogeochemical environmental characteristics …

The effectiveness of mussel caging for active microplastics (MPs) biomonitoring was
investigated for the first time by comparing abundance and characteristics (shape, size, color …

This study investigated the occurrence of bisphenol A (BPA), atrazine and selected
pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in mangrove habitats in Singapore in 2012 …

Abstract Emerging Contaminants (ECs) in marine waters include different classes of
compounds, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, showing “emerging …

The objective of this commentary is to promote the use of bivalves as biomonitors, which is a
part of the continual efforts of the International Mussel Watch. This commentary is an …

Water scarcity is increasingly a global cause of concern mainly due to widespread changes
in climate conditions and increased consumptive water use driven by the exponential …

Abstract Effects of household post-consumer plastics and tyre rubber on a Baltic Sea
copepod Limnocalanus macrurus were assessed. Fragments of commercial recycled low …

Growing production and consumption of pharmaceuticals is a global problem. Due to
insufficient data on the concentration and distribution of pharmaceuticals in the marine …