abstract：:Hepatic gene expression and liver histology were examined in sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) from six locations in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Four sets of genes including thyroid-related genes (D1, D2, TTR, TRα and TRβ), metal metabolism-related genes (MT, MTF1, TF, Ferritin and FPN1), apoptosis-re...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Fu D,Bridle A,Leef M,Gagnon MM,Hassell KL,Nowak BF

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of techniques for real-time monitoring of the eutrophication status of coastal waters is of great importance for realizing potential cost savings in coastal monitoring programs and providing timely advice for marine health management. In this study, a GS optimized SVM was proposed to model relationship...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Kong X,Sun Y,Su R,Shi X

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Cr, Cd and As) contents in surface sediments from western Laizhou Bay were analysed to evaluate the spatial distribution pattern and their contamination level. As was mainly concentrated in the coastal area near the estuaries and the other metals were mainly concentrated in the central part of th...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Zhang P,Hu R,Zhu L,Wang P,Yin D,Zhang L

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The native distribution of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the western Atlantic extends from Nova Scotia to Argentina. Introduced to Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, it is currently recorded almost ubiquitously in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea. An overview of the occurrence, abundance, and ec...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Mancinelli G,Chainho P,Cilenti L,Falco S,Kapiris K,Katselis G,Ribeiro F

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently introduced bivalve Xenostrobus securis and the previously introduced Mytilopsis sallei (~30years) are dominant over the native Brachidontes variabilis in estuarine fouling communities in Hong Kong. This study tested whether these introduced species have higher thermal and salinity tolerance than the nativ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Astudillo JC,Bonebrake TC,Leung KMY

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal patterns, fluxes and inventories of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were assessed in nine sediment cores collected from selected areas of Admiralty Bay off the Antarctic Peninsula. Concentrations of total PCBs were low, but slightly higher in comparison to low-impacted, remote environments in the world, rang...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Combi T,Martins CC,Taniguchi S,Leonel J,Lourenço RA,Montone RC

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The transport and release of invasive organisms in ballast water has harmed ecosystems, economic activities and human health. Current US ballast water regulations intended to minimize the discharge of such organisms are based on results reported by a scientific advisory committee in 2011. Using the same methods, we re...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Cohen AN,Dobbs FC,Chapman PM

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a methodology for representation of a surface oil slick using a Voronoi diagram updated at each time step. The Voronoi cells scale the Gaussian random walk procedure representing the spreading process by individual particle stepping. The step length of stochastically moving particles is based on a theoret...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Durgut İ,Reed M

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess metal contamination in sediments along the entire coastline of South Korea, we estimated the regional background concentrations of metals and assessed the degree of contamination. Major and heavy metal concentrations, grain sizes, and sedimentation rates were analyzed. Regional background concentrations were...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Song Y,Choi MS

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine debris (MDs) produces a wide variety of negative environmental, economic, safety, health and cultural impacts. Most marine litter has a very low decomposition rate (plastics), leading to a gradual accumulation in the coastal and marine environment. Characterization of the MDs has been done in terms of their pol...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Iñiguez ME,Conesa JA,Fullana A

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Long and short term effects of activated sewage sludge input on live benthic foraminiferal assemblages of the shallow shelf off Palmachim, Israel were examined at three stations along the eutrophic gradient. Over ten years from 2003 to 2012, foraminiferal abundance decreased dramatically by >50% in all stations. In 20...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Tadir R,Benjamini C,Almogi-Labin A,Hyams-Kaphzan O

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to: (1) examine patterns of short- and long-term metal exposure within the otoliths of six offshore fish species in varying states of health, as indicated by the presence of external skin lesions, and (2) determine if there was a change in otolith metal concentrations concurrent with ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Granneman JE,Jones DL,Peebles EB

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of three classes of organic contaminants, namely n-alkanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls, were evaluated from the settled suspended particulate matter (SPM) of two wastewater treatment plant outlets (O1 and O2) at the Marseille coast. We used a 1-m-high Plexiglas settling...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Syakti AD,Oursel B,Garnier C,Doumenq P

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastic pollution has been the subject of much research in the last decade. Seabirds can mistake plastic fragments for prey, which can perforate or block the digestive tract and cause ulcers. Most commonly, seabirds accumulate this indigestible matter in their stomachs, obtaining no nutrition and may die from starvati...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Acampora H,Berrow S,Newton S,O'Connor I

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible impact of three types of anthropogenic surfactants on the ability of marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to form self-assembled microgels was evaluated. The behavior of existing native microgels was also examined in the presence of surfactants. These results reveal that the release of surfactants even a...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Shiu RF,Lee CL

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The particulate material was fractionated into 5 size classes (>90μ, 50-90μ, 6-50μ, 1-6μ, and <1μ). DOP was analysed as easily (DOPh, DOPpa) and less easily hydrolysable compounds (DOPox). Based on Vmax, 94% of the high affinity AP activity was due to <50μ cells and 77% to <1μ cells. 83% of the low affinity activity w...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Bogé G,Lespilette M,Jamet D,Jamet JL

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seabirds are amongst the most affected organisms by plastic pollution worldwide. Ingestion of marine debris has been reported in at least 122 species, and owing to the increasing global production and persistence of these anthropogenic materials within the marine environment, it is expected to be a growing problem to ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Petry MV,Benemann VRF

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Microplastics (MPs) are prevalent in marine ecosystems. Because toxicants (termed here "co-contaminants") can sorb to MPs, there is potential for MPs to alter co-contaminant bioavailability. Our objective was to demonstrate sorption of two co-contaminants with different physicochemistries [phenanthrene (Phe), log10Kow...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Sleight VA,Bakir A,Thompson RC,Henry TB

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exploited populations of elasmobranchs may be able to recover from fishing pressure, there is little information regarding the Barndoor Skate's ability to cope with other anthropogenic stressors such as organic contaminants (OCs). Legacy OCs were measured in liver, muscle and ova from fourteen Barndoor Skates...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Lyons K,Adams DH

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The reporting of ecological phenomena and environmental status routinely required point observations, collected with traditional sampling approaches to be extrapolated to larger reporting scales. This process encompasses difficulties that can quickly entrain significant errors. Remote sensing techniques offer insights...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Strong JA,Elliott M

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:As nitrogen entering coastal waters continues to be an issue, much attention has been generated to identify potential options that may help alleviate this stressor to estuaries, including the propagation of bivalves to remove excess nitrogen. Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and quahogs (Mercenaria mercenaria) from num...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Reitsma J,Murphy DC,Archer AF,York RH

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal sea surface microplastic distribution was recorded at 17 sites along the Israeli Mediterranean coast. Microplastics (0.3-5mm) were found in all samples, with a mean abundance of 7.68±2.38particles/m3 or 1,518,340particles/km2. Some areas had higher abundances of microplastics than others, although differences...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： van der Hal N,Ariel A,Angel DL

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seawater, sediment and fish (anchovy) samples consumed in the Rize province of the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey were collected from five different stations. The radioactivity levels (226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs) were determined in all the samples using a high-purity germanium detector. While 226Ra, 232Th and 40K...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Baltas H,Kiris E,Sirin M

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensive anthropogenic activities have a serious negative effect on the Jiangsu coastal area of China, especially on the distinctive intertidal zone. Humans are trying to eliminate this effect by taking protection and eco-compensation measures. However, when trying to determine the ecological status and quantify the ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Song Q,Zou X,Zhang H,Yu W,Zang Z,Wang C

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mussels (Mytilus spp.) are worldwide utilized in marine biomonitoring by a multi-biomarker approach. However, for a correct interpretation of different biomarker responses, information is needed on their natural seasonal variability due to environmental/physiological factors. In this work, the seasonal variations of d...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Balbi T,Fabbri R,Montagna M,Camisassi G,Canesi L

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study incorporated a comprehensive suite of parameters (i.e., body size, age, diet and trophic position) to investigate mercury concentration in dusky groupers Epinephelus marginatus. This study was carried out in rocky bottoms in littoral and neritic habitats along the Southern Brazilian coast. We also determined...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Condini MV,Hoeinghaus DJ,Roberts AP,Soulen BK,Garcia AM

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In June 2015, an individual of Diretmichthys parini (Post and Quero, 1981) was trawled at 530m depth, in the North Sea off Norway and donated to research. This capture, the first for this species in the North Sea was the northernmost recorded so far, and provided an opportunity to document some aspects of the biology ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Cresson P,Rouquette M,Mirallès FM,Dufour JL,Causse R,Bouchoucha M,Mahé K

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the state of the art in oil spill modeling, focused on the period from 2000 to present is provided. The review begins with an overview of the current structure of spill models and some lessons learned from model development and application and then provides guiding principles that govern the development of...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Spaulding ML

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel platform and procedure were developed to characterize the ignitability of Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil and its water-in-oil products with water content up to 60% at low temperatures (-20-0°C). Time to ignition, critical heat flux, in-depth temperature profiles were investigated. It was observed that a co...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Ranellone RT Jr,Tukaew P,Shi X,Rangwala AS

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluating the microplastics pollution on the shores requires overcoming the technological and economical challenge of efficient plastic extraction from sand. The recovery of dense microplastics requires the use of NaI solutions, a costly process. The aim of this study is to decrease this cost by recycling the NaI sol...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Kedzierski M,Le Tilly V,César G,Sire O,Bruzaud S

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal maritime traffic was investigated in relation to cetaceans, through direct observations (July 2013-June 2015) along three fixed transects in Western Mediterranean. Visually obtained vessel abundance was compared with Automatic Identification System data to explore if the two methods provided different results...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Campana I,Angeletti D,Crosti R,Luperini C,Ruvolo A,Alessandrini A,Arcangeli A

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fossil fuels, e.g. gasoline and diesel oil, account for substantial share of the pollution that affects marine ecosystems. Environmental metabolomics is an emerging field that may help unravel the effect of these xenobiotics on seaweeds and provide methodologies for biomonitoring coastal ecosystems. In the present stu...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Pilatti FK,Ramlov F,Schmidt EC,Costa C,Oliveira ER,Bauer CM,Rocha M,Bouzon ZL,Maraschin M

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The environmental risk analysis of aquatic systems includes the evaluation of the likelihood that adverse ecological effects may occur as a result of exposure to one or more stressors. In harbor areas, pollution is provided by a complex mixture of substances with different levels of toxicity, persistence and bioaccumu...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Valdor PF,Puente A,Gómez AG,Ondiviela B,Juanes JA

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential extraction procedure was applied to determine the chemical forms of heavy metals in sediments in order to assess their mobility and availability in the aquatic environment. The mean concentrations of Cr, Ni, Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in exchangeable and carbonate fractions were 14.9, 30.9, 17, 0.37, 4.4 and 14.4mg/...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Pejman A,Nabi Bidhendi G,Ardestani M,Saeedi M,Baghvand A

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The characterization of inorganic elements in the produced water (PW) samples is a difficult task because of the complexity of the matrix. This work deals with a study of a methodology for dissolved Fe quantification in PW from oil industry by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) after cloud point extraction (C...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Gondim TA,Guedes JA,Ribeiro LP,Lopes GS,Matos WO

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) showed significant seasonal dynamics in surface sediments of a tropical ecosystem (Cochin estuary, south west coast of India). Concentrations ranged from 304 to 5874ngg-1 in pre-monsoon, 493 to 14,149ngg-1 in monsoon, and 194 to 10,691ngg-1 in post-monsoon. The estuary was moder...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Ramzi A,Habeeb Rahman K,Gireeshkumar TR,Balachandran KK,Jacob C,Chandramohanakumar N

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The Abrolhos Bank is an area of high ecological, socio-economic importance and harbour the richest and most-extensive coral reefs in the South Atlantic. Here we report the discovery of shallow (12-25m depth) reef complex with ten large biogenic structures, intermediate between the typical mushroom-shaped pinnacles of ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Mazzei EF,Bertoncini AA,Pinheiro HT,Machado LF,Vilar CC,Guabiroba HC,Costa TJF,Bueno LS,Santos LN,Francini-Filho RB,Hostim-Silva M,Joyeux JC

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The total pollutant load allocation (TPLA) can be transformed into an optimization problem with regards to water quality constraints. The optimization calculation may become very time consuming when the number of water quality constraint equations is great. A Trial and Error Method (TEM) to remove the redundant points...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Deng Y,Lei K,Critto A,Qiao F,Li Z,Fu G

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a high-resolution operational forecast system for providing support to oil spill response in Belfast Lough. The system comprises an operational oceanographic module coupled to an oil spill forecast module that is integrated in a user-friendly web application. The oceanographic module is based on De...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Abascal AJ,Castanedo S,Núñez P,Mellor A,Clements A,Pérez B,Cárdenas M,Chiri H,Medina R

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Shipping noise is a threat to marine wildlife. Grey seals are benthic foragers, and thus experience acoustic noise throughout the water column, which makes them a good model species for a case study of the potential impacts of shipping noise. We used ship track data from the Celtic Sea, seal track data and a coupled o...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Chen F,Shapiro GI,Bennett KA,Ingram SN,Thompson D,Vincent C,Russell DJF,Embling CB

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00