Drug development, Brazilian biodiversity and political choices: Where are we heading?

PMP Ferreira, DDR Arcanjo… - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this review was to (i) acknowledge structural advantages of natural products
(NPs) for designing therapeutic drugs;(ii) emphasize how wildlife conservation is socially …

Bioremediation perspectives and progress in petroleum pollution in the marine environment: a review

MD Hazaimeh, ES Ahmed - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The marine environment is often affected by petroleum hydrocarbon pollution due to
industrial activities and petroleum accidents. This pollution has recalcitrant and persistent …

Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges

F Tuya, N Schubert, J Aguirre, D Basso… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy
actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime …

The most extensive oil spill registered in tropical oceans (Brazil): the balance sheet of a disaster

MO Soares, CEP Teixeira, LEA Bezerra… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
This article presents a synthesis of information about the massive oil spill in Brazil
(2019/2020). The event affected 11 states; however, the majority of the oil residue was …

Mysterious oil spill along Brazil's northeast and southeast seaboard (2019–2020): Trying to find answers and filling data gaps

RA Lourenço, T Combi, M da Rosa Alexandre… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Large amounts of crude oil were found along Brazil's northeast and southeast seaboard
from August 2019 to January 2020. Petroleum companies and oil tankers reported no …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fishery resources affected by the 2019 oil spill in Brazil: Short-term environmental health and seafood safety

KM Magalhães, RS Carreira, JS Rosa Filho… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present herein a short-term impact on marketed fisheries and human health safety in the
first three months following the 2019 oil spill in Brazil. Total PAHs in the edible tissues of 34 …

Oil spill+ COVID-19: A disastrous year for Brazilian seagrass conservation

KM Magalhães, KV de Souza Barros… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest global public health threat of the 21st
century. Additionally, it has been challenging for the Brazilian shores that were recently …

A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals

RA Magris, MDP Costa, CEL Ferreira… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim As a step towards providing support for an ecological approach to strengthening marine
protected areas (MPAs) and meeting international commitments, this study combines …

Offshore oil spills in Brazil: An extensive review and further development

DC Zacharias, AT Lemos, P Keramea, RC Dantas… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study offers an extensive overview on the evolution and current state of marine
oil spill research in Brazil and then discusses further directions. Given the historical and …

Mysterious oil spill on Brazilian coast: Analysis and estimates

DC Zacharias, CM Gama, A Fornaro - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2019–2020, a mysterious oil spill reached a large part of the Brazilian coast. In
order to contribute to the clarification part of these mysteries involving this accident, the …