abstract：:Several pollutants, including heavy metals, magnify along the food chain, and top predators such as seabirds can be used to monitor their trends in the marine environment. We studied mercury and arsenic contamination in body feathers in penguins, petrels and cormorants in three islands of the Falklands Islands. There ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Furtado R,Pereira ME,Granadeiro JP,Catry P

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information regarding the spatial distribution and standing stock of marine debris in coastal areas is a prerequisite for efficient cleanup and management. We conducted a rapid assessment of marine debris on the coasts of South Korea using a visual scoring indicator. The indicator consisted of a table and photographs ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Lee J,Hong S,Lee J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal history in a natural system was described since the early Holocene by analysing the preserved subsurface sediment record and present-day surface sediments. Normalized geochemical data from six sediment cores (129 samples) was compared with 28 surface samples. Pre-anthropic sedimentary environments allowed the de...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Sousa CAM,Delgado J,Szalaj D,Boski T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates conditions under which differentiating port fees based on vessels' environmental performance could be an additional driver for cruise-ship owners to invest in green technologies. Our case study on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for a cruise ship shows that port-based incentives could help ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Mjelde A,Endresen Ø,Bjørshol E,Gierløff CW,Husby E,Solheim J,Mjøs N,Eide MS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutrient concentrations in porewater and their benthic fluxes were investigated in Daya Bay, South China, to study the accumulation and transfer of nutrients at sediment-water interface, as well as the impact of human activities on nutrients. The contributions of sediment to nutrients in water column and the potential...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Zhang L,Xiong L,Zhang J,Jiang Z,Zhao C,Wu Y,Liu S,Huang X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two years of suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations in the Yellow River estuary and adjacent sea, China were derived from 532 Landsat and Sentinel 2A/B satellite images. Optimal SPM retrieval model was selected by comparing five state-of-art models using 79 in-situ datasets and recalibrated to ensure...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Li P,Ke Y,Bai J,Zhang S,Chen M,Zhou D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strategic location of Malaysia along the world's busiest trade waterways underscores the need to cope ballast water issues for both domestic and international shipping. The adoption of Ballast Water Management Convention 2004 (BWMC) by the International Maritime Organization is suitable for management plans intend...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Mohd Zaideen IM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Nations recognised the transfer of invasive species across natural barriers as one of the greatest pressures to the world's oceans and seas. The BWM Convention sets the global standards on ballast water management (BWM) requirements, while recognising that regional and local specifics have to be considered ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： David M,Magaletti E,Kraus R,Marini M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidant treatment of ballast water (BW) is commonly used in BW systems in order to minimize the transport of alien species. The release of disinfection by-products (DBPs) associated to the treatment of BW and cross-contamination of butyltin (BT) compounds through BW discharge is a topic of environmental concern. A che...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Romanelli G,Berto D,Calace N,Amici M,Maltese S,Formalewicz M,Campanelli A,Marini M,Magaletti E,Scarpato A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microplastics in aquatic environments, and specifically their effects on the health of organisms, are of growing concern worldwide. Of particular concern are microplastics in a similar size range to zooplankton, as they have been found in the digestive tracks of organisms, such as fish, who typically seek zooplankton ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Ryan MG,Watkins L,Walter MT

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the magnetic signature of sediment heavy metal contamination and identify sources of heavy metals in mangroves, 83 sediment specimens were collected from three mangroves in Fujian, China; various magnetic parameters and heavy metal concentrations were then determined. Variation in magnetic magnetizatio...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Yang D,Wang M,Lu H,Ding Z,Liu J,Yan C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) developed and reported previously, oil spill modeling of a hypothetical blowout at 1400 m in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico was performed to evaluate changes in oil exposures with alternative response options, i.e., combinations of mechanical recovery, in-situ burning, s...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： French-McCay D,Crowley D,McStay L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) is affected by oil pollution, as often evidenced by the presence of tarballs along the West Coast of India (WCI). Tarball samples collected during May 2017 along the Goa coast were subject to biomarker fingerprints, and the results matched with Bombay High (BH) oil fingerprints. The prese...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Suneel V,Rao VT,Suresh G,Chaudhary A,Vethamony P,Ratheesh R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the role of a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent and an abandoned coastal landfill as pathways for microplastics (MPs) input into the marine environment. MPs were first analyzed in raw sewage influent, sludge and effluent samples, and their fate was studied along a distance gr...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Kazour M,Terki S,Rabhi K,Jemaa S,Khalaf G,Amara R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monthly phytoplankton samples were collected from January 2013 to December 2015 at a fixed sampling site in Bahía de La Paz, Gulf of California. During this study 26 samplings were Amphidinium cf. carterae positive. The highest densities of A. cf. carterae (754.2 × 103 to 1022.4 × 103 cells L-1) were recorded during a...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Gárate-Lizárraga I,González-Armas R,Verdugo-Díaz G,Okolodkov YB,Pérez-Cruz B,Díaz-Ortíz JA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work is a first contribution to the knowledge of natural radionuclides (226Ra, 238U, 40K, and 232Th) activities in phosphate rock (NORM), phosphogypsum, and phosphogypsum foam (TENORM) from the coastal fertilizer plants of Gabes (Southeastern Tunisia) and the assessment of their radiation hazards on human health ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： El Zrelli R,Rabaoui L,van Beek P,Castet S,Souhaut M,Grégoire M,Courjault-Radé P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of nutrient distribution and structure on the behavior and speciation of dissolved inorganic arsenic (DIAs) in coastal waters were analyzed based on the data of 48 surface water samples collected in the southwestern coast of Laizhou Bay and its adjacent rivers (SWLZB). The concentration of DIAs in the SWLZ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Zhang J,Zhang M,Zhang S,Xu Q,Liu X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a study of small microplastic particles (S-MPPs) in the sediments of mangrove ecosystem of Khor-e- Khoran, a Ramsar site in Iran. The spatial distribution of S-MPPs (<1 mm) in mangrove surface sediments were investigated, which provided new insights into the detection and composition of S-MPPs in the study ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Naji A,Nuri M,Amiri P,Niyogi S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we summarize the overarching issues that emerged from a workshop held to discuss scientific challenges and future directions on the use of numerical models to predict the amount, distribution and effects of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems. The need for multi-disciplinary approaches, standardized protocols ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Martins I,Bessa F,Gonçalves AMM,Gago J,Libralato S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the environmental partitioning and particle characteristics of macro-, meso- and microplastics and their uptake into the mussel, Mytilus edulis. Sediment samples, overlying seawater and mussels from 9 intertidal locations in the South West of England were analysed for abundance and type of microplastic...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Scott N,Porter A,Santillo D,Simpson H,Lloyd-Williams S,Lewis C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1990-91 three deepwater ocean outfalls replaced three cliff-face outfalls discharging approximately 940 ML/day, or 80% of sewage generated by the City of Sydney (Australia) (population 3.3 million). Operation of these outfalls was assessed for the first two years and performed well, mitigating most of the environme...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Besley CH,Birch GF

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cliff-face disposal system discharging approximately 940 ML/day, or 80% of sewage generated by the City of Sydney (Australia) (population 3.3 million) was replaced by three deepwater ocean outfalls in the early 1990s. Enrichment of anthropogenic chemicals from cliff-face discharges raised concerns regarding long-ter...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Besley CH,Birch GF

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Sediments are important hosts for metals and such should be incorporated in aquatic environment monitoring programs. In the present study, the concentrations of metals, multiple geochemical indices and guidelines along with multivariate statistical analysis were applied to identify the accumulation, sources and pollut...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Mirza R,Moeinaddini M,Pourebrahim S,Zahed MA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine litter pollution has become a complex global problem, because of the negative ecological and socioeconomic impacts as well as the human health risks that it represents. In Colombia, mangroves are affected by inadequate solid waste management, which results in litter accumulation. Additionally, the information r...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Garcés-Ordóñez O,Castillo-Olaya VA,Granados-Briceño AF,Blandón García LM,Espinosa Díaz LF

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current study, ecological risk of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in sediments, seawater, wastewater, soft tissues and shell of a major fouling species Callista florida (C. florida) and soft tissue of rocky oyster, Saccostrea cucullata (S. cucullata) are investigated. For this purpose, 25 sediment samples, 24...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Lahijanzadeh AR,Rouzbahani MM,Sabzalipour S,Nabavi SMB

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about coral community response to bleaching on Indian reefs is much more limited compared with Indo-Pacific reefs, with no understanding of algal symbionts. We investigated a reef in Palk Bay to understand the coral community response to 2016 bleaching event and to reveal dominant symbiont type association...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Thinesh T,Meenatchi R,Jose PA,Kiran GS,Selvin J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse impacts of drilling discharges on marine benthic environments have been observed since the advent of offshore drilling operations for exploration and production of oil and gas. This study utilizes a marine sediment model based on a system of equations that has been developed earlier to assess environmental imp...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Ozdemir RT,Durgut I,Reed M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anthropogenic alteration of the nitrogen cycle results in the modification of the whole food web. And yet, the impact caused on nitrogen dynamics in marine systems is still very uncertain. We propose a workflow to evaluate changes to coastal nitrification by modelling nitrite dynamics, the intermediary compound. N...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Temino-Boes R,Romero I,Pachés M,Martinez-Guijarro R,Romero-Lopez R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of fish kill events is not thoroughly understood in Kuwait Bay (KB). However, it is obvious that fish kill events have a close relationship with hypoxia due to some biogeochemical processes. Hydrodynamics controls the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration that occurs within various spatial and temporal sca...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Alosairi Y,Alsulaiman N

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of sedimentary metals on the cockle A. trapezia tissue was examined using a strong difference in sedimentary metal concentrations in an embayment (Hen and Chicken Bay) highly contaminated in Cu and an adjacent cove (Iron Cove), strongly enriched in Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn within the heavily-urbanised Sydney es...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Birch GF,Shalem Y,Lewtas K,Besley CH

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active acoustic sensors are widely used in oceanographic and environmental studies. Although many have nominal operating frequencies above the range of marine mammal hearing, they can produce out-of-band sound that may be audible to marine mammals. Acoustic emissions from four active acoustic transducers were characte...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Cotter E,Murphy P,Bassett C,Williamson B,Polagye B

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shrimps are the most widely and increasingly cultured crustaceans in land-based ponds in Taiwan. However, few studies have investigated the phthalate contamination of and insecticide residues in shrimp. In this study, we applied a validated method to analyze the phthalate and 18 insecticides residues in shrimp. A tota...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Chang HY,Yang WC,Xue YJ,Tsai MY,Wang JH,Chang GR

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:High incident rates of red tide have occurred off the coast of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Estuary in summer, resulting from a magnified population growth discharging substantial nutrient loads into this vicinity. The presence of elevated Chlorophyll-a concentrations (≥36.3 μg/l), low suspended sediment concentrati...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Qu D,Yu H,Sun Y,Zhao Y,Wei Q,Yu H,Kelly RM,Yuan Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of seawater needs to be continuously monitored due to its effect on human life and natural ecosystems. However, the balance of the extent, spatial pattern and maintenance costs of marine environmental monitoring remains a challenging issue which is crucial for decision-makers. The main contribution of this...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Bian X,Li X,Qi P,Chi Z,Ye R,Lu S,Cai Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimates of marine debris are often based on beach surveys. Few studies have documented the veracity of these observations and the factors that may affect accuracy. Our laboratory-scale experiment identified potential sources of error associated with visual identification of marine debris (1-2 cm long) during shoreli...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Angelini Z,Kinner N,Thibault J,Ramsey P,Fuld K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pollution of the world's oceans by marine debris has direct consequences for wildlife, with fragments of plastic <10 mm the most abundant buoyant litter in the ocean. Seabirds are susceptible to debris ingestion, commonly mistaking floating plastics for food. Studies have shown that half of petrel species regularly in...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Roman L,Paterson H,Townsend KA,Wilcox C,Hardesty BD,Hindell MA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Argonauta nouryi Lorois, 1852 is an octopod that inhabits the holopelagic zone, the objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of buoyant fibers adhering to the body and mantle cavity of A. nouryi females found in the stomach contents from Euthynnus lineatus (skipjack), Coryphaena hippurus (dolphinfish), a...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Del Carmen Alejo-Plata M,Herrera-Galindo E,Cruz-González DG

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to examine the composition and the spatial/tidal changes of marine debris caught with a fishing net during a fishery survey in two different areas of a sand beach at the northeast of Brazil. Samples were conducted weekly, at each moon phase, for two months using a beach seine net in the surf zone. Abun...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Ramos JAA,Pessoa WVN

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00