The main outputs of a multidisciplinary and integrated studies are summarised. The results
incorporate the latest biogeochemical researches, at basin scale, in the Aegean Sea …

The increasing amount of solid waste arising from municipalities and other sources and its
consequent disposal has been one of the major environmental problems in Turkey. Istanbul …

This overview presents in detail the state of knowledge of the abilities of various components
of the Baltic Sea environment to accumulate trace elements and radionuclides. Particular …

Thresholds of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) toxic to oceanic phytoplankton were examined in
natural communities from the Mediterranean and Black Seas and the North East Atlantic …

Marine zones are facing threats due to ever increasing levels of contaminants that affect an
organism's functions and ecological services. In particular, heavy metal pollution is a global …

Trace metal speciation in seawater from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast was studied in situ
by hollow fiber permeation liquid membrane (HF-PLM) and by diffusion gradients in thin-film …

Abstract The Black Sea is seriously affected by a large range of pollutants, despite severe
laws regarding the protection of sea ecosystems. Heavy metals are among the most …

We examined effects of manganese on the nervous system and innervation of lateral cilia of
Crassostrea virginica. While essential in trace amounts, tissue manganese accumulation is …

Heavy metal levels were measured in seawater and sediment in Zonguldak which is on the
Black sea shore of Turkey. The samples were collected near the industrial areas and city …

The use of bivalves such as the brown mussel (Perna perna) and the black mussel
(Choromytilus meridionalis) is common in the study of marine pollution and the effect of …