Abstract In New Zealand, there is substantial potential for microbial contaminants from
agricultural fecal sources to be transported into waterways. The flow and transport pathways …

Landscape urbanization broadly alter watersheds ecosystems, yet the impact of nonpoint
source urban inputs on dissolved organic matter (DOM) amount, composition and source is …

Archaeological excavations in urban and rural contexts often uncover dark homogeneous
anthropogenic deposits, soils and soil horizons, known as Dark Earths, Cultural Layers and …

Transport and transformation of organic matter (OM) from the river to the marginal sea is a
significant part of the global carbon cycle. Biomarkers are of indispensable advantage in …

Hydrocarbons in coastal sediments record organic matter sources, and thus are widely used
to elucidate both natural and anthropogenic inputs and for the estimation of pollution levels …

Land-ocean interactions play an important role in transporting and accumulating organic
carbon (OC) in marine sediments. Understanding sources (terrestrial, marine and …

In urban settings, one may find (i) lakes that are non-treated (NT) and impacted by recurrent
discharges of pollutants and nutrients, and (ii) lakes that, through restoration measures and …

Coprostanol was tested as ecological indicator to trace domestic and manure effluents and
to investigate possible pollution sources in surface water. Pollution assessment was …

In Japanese agricultural lands, nitrate-nitrogen contamination of soil and groundwater often
occurs due to the application of livestock excrements and compost. Therefore, rural soils in …

Mangrove ecotypes are distinct monospecific or mix-species assemblages and used as
classification criteria to evaluate coastal biogeochemical cycles at the local, regional, and …