Palaeoecology, reference conditions and classification of ecological status: the EU Water Framework Directive in practice.

abstract：:Spatiotemporal (2001-2017) characterization of sediment metal concentrations were assessed in 31 small craft harbours (SCHs) in Nova Scotia, Canada by analyzing secondary data from government sediment assessment reports. Surficial sediment samples (n = 576) were collected prior to routine maintenance or constriction d...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Zhang H,Walker TR,Davis E,Ma G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological systems are the ultimate recipients of pollutant-induced damage. Consequently, our traditional reliance on analytical tools is not enough to assess ecosystem health. Biological responses or biomarkers are therefore also considered to be important tools for environmental hazard and risk assessments. Due to h...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Dallas LJ,Jha AN

更新日期：2015-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Sediment samples from the marine systems along the coast of China, covering Yellow Sea, inner shelf of the East China Sea (ECS) and the South China Sea (SCS), were analyzed for n-alkanes and organic carbon. The concentrations of Σn-C(15-35) were 120-1680 ng g(-1) dry weight with an average of 560 ng g(-1). Short-chain...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Liu LY,Wang JZ,Guan YF,Zeng EY

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ecological role of intertidal microphytobenthos (MPB) is increasingly recognized in coastal production systems. MPB primary production (PP) measured in coastal wetlands of Korea, Cambodia, and Australia confirmed large variability at the global scale. Surprisingly, MPB biomass in mangrove forests almost doubled th...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Kwon BO,Kim H,Noh J,Lee SY,Nam J,Khim JS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coral, fish, plankton, and detritus samples were collected from coral reefs in Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument (VICR) to assess existing contamination levels. Passive water sampling using polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS) and semi-permeable membrane...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Bargar TA,Garrison VH,Alvarez DA,Echols KR

更新日期：2013-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sediments frequently cause damage to biota due to the accumulation of toxic compounds and the bioavailability of sediment-bound contaminants. Damage can be assessed using biomarkers, such as the degree of genotoxic impact following in vivo exposure to pollutants. Genotoxic damage, expressed as single-strand DNA breaks...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Coughlan BM,Hartl MG,O'Reilly SJ,Sheehan D,Morthersill C,van Pelt FN,O'Halloran J,O'Brien NM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypoxia event occurred in the nearshore of the northern Yellow Sea in summer 2016, and a bloom of small jellyfish occurred in June of this year. As a key copepod species in the Yellow Sea, Calanus sinicus exhibits early recruitment mainly in this nearshore area. Therefore, this study assessed the effects of these tw...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Sun X,Sun X,Zhu L,Li X,Sun S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the increase in plastic production, persistence, and toxicity in the environment, understanding the probability of microplastics (MPs) accumulation in the sediments of the rivers' estuary is urgently needed. In this study, sediments of the estuary of 17 rivers, ending to the Caspian Sea, were evaluated at two de...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Ghayebzadeh M,Taghipour H,Aslani H

更新日期：2021-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The need to detect and monitor introduced marine species has increased with the increasing number of marine invasions. To complement standard detection and monitoring techniques, new approaches using environmental DNA (eDNA) have recently been developed. However, most of the eDNA work has focused on vertebrate species...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Forsström T,Vasemägi A

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study bio-indicator bacteria and environmental variable parameters were investigated in the coastal areas of the Güllük Bay, Aegean Sea, Turkey. The seawater samples which were taken from surface (0-30cm) were tested regarding total and fecal coliform, streptococci and nutrients from May to February in 2012-20...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Kalkan S,Altuğ G

更新日期：2015-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Symbiotic associations are complex partnerships that can lead to new metabolic capabilities and the establishment of novel organisms. The diversity of these associations is very broad and there are still many mysteries about the origin and the exact relationship between the organisms that are involved in a symbiosis. ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Bayat Z,Hassanshahian M,Hesni MA

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The seasonal geochemical characteristics of the seawater and sediments and the major factors causing heavy metal contamination were investigated at the Youngil bay and the Hyungsan river estuary in the Southeast Coast of Korea, where a world-scale steel-industry complex (Pohang iron and steel industrial complex, POSCO...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Lee M,Bae W,Chung J,Jung HS,Shim H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to assess marine litter abundance and its effects on the benthic fauna in an area of the central Mediterranean Sea exploited by fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FAD). The study was carried out by means of a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV). Derelict fishing gear, mainly FAD ropes, ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Consoli P,Sinopoli M,Deidun A,Canese S,Berti C,Andaloro F,Romeo T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Atlantic Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara is currently a protected species in the southeastern United States waters of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico and is considered vulnerable throughout its geographic range. In this study, I evaluated mercury concentrations in their tissues (muscle, liver), which revea...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Malinowski CR

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A floating plastic monitoring program was conducted for two years on a weekly basis in Banderas Bay, Mexico. A total of 94 samples were collected from May 2016 to April 2018 in the southern part of the bay. Half (57%) of them contained plastic debris; 79% of it being <5 mm in length. Polypropylene and Polyethylene wer...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Pelamatti T,Fonseca-Ponce IA,Rios-Mendoza LM,Stewart JD,Marín-Enríquez E,Marmolejo-Rodriguez AJ,Hoyos-Padilla EM,Galván-Magaña F,González-Armas R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, an improved multi-scale integrated modeling framework has been established to evaluate coastal reclamation intensity (CRI). About 7 indicators are considered, including ecological degradation intensity (EDI), hydrodynamic disturbance (IHD), engineering types, water quality, economic investment, populati...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Xu Y,Cai Y,Sun T,Tan Q

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms collected from a coastal ecosystem in Japan were analyzed for concentrations of 205 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) congeners; analyses were guided by delta(13)C and delta(15)N measurements. The regression slopes of log PCB concentration on delta(15)N value are regarded as indices of biomagnification in foo...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Matsuo H,Kawano M,Omori K,Nakajima K,Takeuchi I

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid urban and coastal developments often witness deterioration of regional seawater quality. As part of the management process, it is important to assess the baseline characteristics of the marine environment so that sustainable development can be pursued. In this study, artificial neural networks (ANNs) were used t...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Palani S,Liong SY,Tkalich P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioavailability and risk assessment of As were studied in sediments of the Yangtze River estuary (YRE). Results showed that residual fractions dominated the As partition (>85%), which attenuated overall bioavailability. After the residual fraction, As mainly partitioned into the Fe-Mn oxides fraction (3.16-4.22%)....

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Wang H,Liu R,Wang Q,Xu F,Men C,Shen Z

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured dissolved N(2)O, CH(4), O(2), NH(4)(+), NO(3)(-) and NO(2)(-) on 7 transects along the polluted Adyar River-estuary, SE India and estimated N(2)O and CH(4) emissions using a gas exchange relation and a floating chamber. High NO(2)(-) implied some nitrification of a large anthropogenic NH(4)(+) pool. In the...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Nirmal Rajkumar A,Barnes J,Ramesh R,Purvaja R,Upstill-Goddard RC

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely detected in coastal wetlands but their remediation is still difficult. In this study, different carbon sources, namely formate, acetate, pyruvate, lactate, succinate, methanol and ethanol, were added to mangrove sediments contaminated with BDE-47, a common PBDE congene...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Pan Y,Chen J,Zhou H,Cheung SG,Tam NFY

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental bioremediation of crude oil was conducted for approximately 3 months in the intertidal zone of the Sea of Japan, Hyogo Prefecture. Artificial mixtures of weathered Arabian light crude oil and sand taken from the experimental site were wrapped in polyester net envelopes. The envelopes were placed in drum-s...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Maki H,Hirayama N,Hiwatari T,Kohata K,Uchiyama H,Watanabe M,Yamasaki F,Furuki M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the framework of monitoring of benthic harmful algal blooms (BHABs), the most commonly reported sampling strategy is based on the collection of macrophytes. However, this methodology has some inherent problems. A potential alternative method uses artificial substrates that collect resuspended benthic cells. The cur...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Jauzein C,Fricke A,Mangialajo L,Lemée R

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gulfwatch Contaminants Monitoring Program is part of the Canada-US, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (GOMC). Programs monitoring legacy toxic substances, i.e., chemical contaminants, such as Gulfwatch, collect and analyse environmental samples (e.g., blue mussels), interpret the data, and report on ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Chamberlain SD,Wells PG,MacDonald BH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demographic data for Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and in situ water temperature data from seven upper Florida Keys (USA) reefs revealed three warm thermal stress events between 2010 and 2016. During a mild bleaching event in 2011, up to 59% of colonies bleached, but no mortality resulted. In both 2014 and 2015, se...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Williams DE,Miller MW,Bright AJ,Pausch RE,Valdivia A

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the heavily industrialized Masan Bay of southern coast, Korea, the potential harmful effects of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn, and Hg) were evaluated in terms of the pollution load index (PLI) and ecological risk assessment index (ERI) methods, and the results obtained were considered alongside the healt...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Lim DI,Choi JW,Shin HH,Jeong do H,Jung HS

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The emerging development of offshore wind energy has raised public concern over its impact on seabird communities. There is a need for an adequate methodology to determine its potential impacts on seabirds. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are mostly relying on a succession of plain density maps without integra...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Christel I,Certain G,Cama A,Vieites DR,Ferrer X

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Five years of monthly data of indicator bacteria from 1998 to 2002 were evaluated to find out the changes in water quality during the rehabilitation of the Golden Horn, an estuary severely polluted from industrial and domestic discharges since the 1950s. Surface fecal coliform was above 10(6) CFU/100 ml at the inner p...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Aslan-Yilmaz A,Okuş E,Ovez S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beaches are fundamental habitats that regulate the functioning of several coastal processes and key areas contributing to national and local budgets. In this study we provide the first large-scale systematic survey of anthropogenic litter on Brazilian beaches, covering a total of 35 degrees of latitude, recording the ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Andrades R,Pegado T,Godoy BS,Reis-Filho JA,Nunes JLS,Grillo AC,Machado RC,Santos RG,Dalcin RH,Freitas MO,Kuhnen VV,Barbosa ND,Adelir-Alves J,Albuquerque T,Bentes B,Giarrizzo T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ingestion of plastic debris by marine organisms has been documented across a variety of taxa including; marine mammals, sea birds, sea turtles and some fish species. Fewer reports have described ingestion by sharks, in this study the gastrointestinal tracts of 20 small spotted catsharks (Scyliorhinus canicula) tra...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Smith LE

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00