Microplastics have pulled the alarm for its far-reaching impacts in the environment and
potential risks to human health. Here, we first investigated the microplastic pollution in the …

Microplastics have been increasingly documented globally in numerous environmental
compartments. However, little information exists in the Philippines despite the fact that the …

In Iran, mangroves are located in the south of the country, where they fulfill essential
ecosystem functions, but some parts of them have been destroyed for various reasons in …

Trace elements contamination in estuarine and bay ecosystems has become a serious
problem, especially in bays with frequent aquaculture activities. To explore the pollution risk …

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is recognized as one of the most significant
pathways for terrestrial nutrient entry into coastal systems. However, SGD-derived nutrient …

Deciphering the mobility and transfer of heavy metals in transition buffers is vital to
understanding their behavior in mangrove forests. As one of the most redox-sensitive …

Mangrove wetlands are an important component of blue carbon (C) ecosystems, although
the anthropogenic impact on organic C accumulation rate (OCAR) in mangrove wetlands is …

Suspended particulate organic carbon (POC) and sedimentary total organic carbon (TOC) in
coastal areas play critical roles in the global carbon cycle, yet sources and dynamics of …

A multiproxy study involving bulk (TOC, δ 13 C org, grain size) and molecular (n-alkane
biomarkers) analyses is used to investigate surface sediments from the Mandovi estuary in …

Human activities have widely spread over nearly every corner of the world and been
remarkably influencing the natural ecosystem since the 20th century. Identifying and …