Adaptation and remediation strategies of mangroves against heavy metal contamination in global coastal ecosystems: a review

SU Rahman, JC Han, Y Zhou, M Ahmad, B Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal areas are facing increasing heavy metal contamination from various human
activities, posing a severe threat to aquatic and coastal biodiversity. Mangroves, abundant in …

Metals in mangrove ecosystems and associated biota: a global perspective

R Kulkarni, D Deobagkar, S Zinjarde - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mangrove forests prevalent along the intertidal regions of tropical and sub-tropical
coastlines are inimitable and dynamic ecosystems. They protect and stabilize coastal areas …

Contamination and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in sediments of the rivers of Sundarban mangrove forest, Bangladesh

MA Islam, A Al-Mamun, F Hossain, SB Quraishi… - Marine pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, total concentrations of 16 trace elements (Al, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As,
Cd, Sb, Hg, Pb, Th and U) in sediments of the rivers of the Sundarban mangrove forest, after …

Heavy metal contamination and ecological risk assessment in water and sediments of the Halda river, Bangladesh: A natural fish breeding ground

MA Islam, B Das, SB Quraishi, R Khan, K Naher… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study reports the mass fractions of Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, As, Ni, Cu, Cd, Hg, and Pb in
water and sediments of the Halda river, Bangladesh, and studies the distribution …

Spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of potentially toxic metals in the Sundarbans mangrove soils of Bangladesh

MM Islam, SM Akther, MF Hossain, Z Parveen - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
At present, there are growing concerns over the increasing release of trace metals in the
Sundarbans mangrove areas in Bangladesh due to nearby shipbreaking and metallurgical …

An eco-sustainable approach towards heavy metals remediation by mangroves from the coastal environment: A critical review

KK Yadav, N Gupta, S Prasad, LC Malav… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mangroves provide various ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, biodiversity
depository, and livelihoods. They are most abundant in marine and coastal ecosystems and …

Spatial analysis of trace element contamination in sediments of Tamiraparani estuary, southeast coast of India

NS Magesh, N Chandrasekar, DV Roy - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2011 - Elsevier
The impact of industrial effluents on the Tamiraparani estuary was investigated by
determining the degree of trace element contamination in the estuarine sediments. Surface …

Ecological risk and pollution history of heavy metals in Nansha mangrove, South China

Q Wu, NFY Tam, JYS Leung, X Zhou, J Fu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Owing to the Industrial Revolution in the late 1970s, heavy metal pollution has been
regarded as a serious threat to mangrove ecosystems in the region of the Pearl River …

Distribution, enrichment, and potential toxicity of trace metals in the surface sediments of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, Bangladesh: a baseline study before …

A Kumar, AL Ramanathan, MBK Prasad… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
The distribution, enrichment, and ecotoxicity potential of Bangladesh part of Sundarban
mangrove was investigated for eight trace metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) using …

Occurrence and contamination of heavy metals in urban mangroves: A case study in Shenzhen, China

M Chai, R Li, H Ding, Q Zan - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban mangroves are affected by surrounding anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals in
urban mangroves lack systematic evaluation, and their relationships with surrounding …