Heavy metals and organic pollutants like total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) in coastal
marine sediments are receiving extensive attention, as they may pose a serious threat to the …

Multiple types of artificial reefs have been widely deployed in the coast of northern Yellow
Sea, which can enhance fishery resources, restore coastal habitats and improve the marine …

Numerous anthropogenic activities take place within or nearby ports, thereby increasing
environmental pressure in coastal zone that become the final destination of many …

Humans have used, and had effects on, marine ecosystems throughout history. As the
human population and its economic activities increase, these effects intensify. Yet, our …

Semi-enclosed bays are used for critical economic activities such as ports, aquaculture, and
human settlement due to their topography and ocean connectivity. However, the role of …

Artificial reefs are widely deployed for fishery enhancement and marine conservation. A
comprehensive assessment on the effects of artificial reefs could minimize the negative …

To investigate benthic ecological quality associated with coastal pollution in the Bohai Sea
and northern Yellow Sea, a sediment quality triad (SQT) approach was applied. Chemical …

Current total concentration-based methods for source attribution and risk assessment often
overestimate metal risks, thereby impeding the formulation of effective risk management …

To investigate the long-term effects of urbanization and industrialization on coastal trace
metal contamination, two sediment cores, Q21 (representing 1965–2018) and Q23 …

The present study evaluated the potential application of free-living marine nematode
assemblages as indicators in assessing environmental condition of Jiaozhou Bay (JB) …