This review examines environmental factors affecting potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in
coastal waters with the goal of proposing ways to enhance the use of benthic foraminifers as …

Coastal benthic foraminifera are widely studied as indicators of environmental disturbance.
This paper presents a synthesis of the studies that showed correlations between …

This study defines criteria for the use of benthic foraminifera (protists) as a quick and efficient
bio-monitoring tool to implement marine legislation. Various sampling and preparation …

In order to assess the response of benthic foraminifera to trace element pollution, a study of
benthic foraminiferal assemblages was carried out into sediment samples collected from the …

Benthic foraminifera are increasingly used as environmental bio-indicators of pollution in
coastal and marginal marine settings. Their community structure provides information on the …

Saronikos Gulf, including the industrial zone of Elefsis Bay and the Port of Piraeus, is one of
the most anthropogenically impacted coastal regions of Greece. Distinct assemblages of …

In this study, living (Rose Bengal stained) foraminiferal faunas from 31 stations along the
entire French Mediterranean Sea coast except Corsica have been analysed. In the context …

This work analyses the distribution of heavy metals in the sediments of Ria de Aveiro
(Portugal) assessed by total digestion and sequential chemical extraction of the sediments …

Estuaries, lagoons and lakes, identified as transitional waters (TWs), are fragile ecotones at
the interface between terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The assessment of their Ecological …

The coastal zone of the disused industrial site of Bagnoli, has been studied since 1999 in
order to highlight chemical and ecological features of pollution, mainly due to a steel plant …