The recent literature describing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, water, soil
and sediment, waste sludge, biomonitoring, toxicity, are reviewed. Aspects of sampling …

The efficient elimination of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from resources such as water
and soil is a concern as it severely impacts the environment and human health. Adsorption …

In Colombia little attention has been paid to river pollution with Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Low environmental control and legislation in such emerging region …

Analyses of sediment core samples are primary sources of historical pollution trends in
aquatic systems. Determining organic compounds, such as POPs, in the dated sediments …

Although coastal ecosystems such as mangroves have substantial productive and protective
rules, this ecosystem is threatened due to inorganic and organic contaminants including …

Microplastics are important vectors for the transport and accumulation of persistent organic
contaminants in coastal and marine environments. We determined the concentration of …

The composition and seasonal variations of sedimentary organic matter were investigated
along the Cotinga sub-estuary, located in Paranaguá Bay, a large South American estuary …

Santos-São Vicente Estuarine System is a highly populated coastal zone in Brazil and
where it is located the major port of Latin America. Historically, port activities, industrial and …

Estrogen levels were assessed in surface sediments from one of the most industrialized and
urbanized estuarine systems in Latin America (SSES, Santos and São Vicente estuarine …

Globally, there is a lack of knowledge about tropical ecotoxicology dealing with the potential
impact of metal contamination in mangrove ecosystem. This habitat is considered a nursery …