Changes in the sedimentary organic carbon pool of a fertilized tropical estuary, Guanabara Bay, Brazil: an elemental, isotopic and molecular marker approach

RS Carreira, ALR Wagener, JW Readman, TW Fileman… - Marine Chemistry, 2002 - Elsevier
Sediments from Guanabara Bay, sampled as short-cores (50–60 cm) from eight stations,
were analysed for the elemental (C and N), isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) and molecular …

Sterols as markers of sewage contamination in a tropical urban estuary (Guanabara Bay, Brazil): space–time variations

RS Carreira, ALR Wagener, JW Readman - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2004 - Elsevier
Guanabara Bay, located adjacent to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, is highly contaminated by
substances derived from domestic and industrial effluents as well as from agricultural runoff …

Sewage contamination assessment in an urbanized tropical estuary in Northeast Brazil using elemental, isotopic and molecular proxies

RH de Arruda-Santos, BVM da Costa… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Capibaribe Estuarine System (CES) is a tropical estuary located within a
densely populated metropolitan region in the Brazilian Northeast, providing multiple …

Sources and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a an urbanized tropical estuary and adjacent shelf, Northeast of Brazil

DC Maciel, JRB de Souza, S Taniguchi… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Located in Northeastern Brazil, the Capibaribe Estuarine System is an important
ecosystem that supplies food and protection for nursery of several species with ecological …

Sedimentary faecal lipids as indicators of Baltic Sea sewage pollution and population growth since 1860 AD

J Kaiser, M Lerch - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The stress on the environment is increasing as the human population living on it increases.
Water eutrophication, a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine …

[HTML][HTML] Natural and anthropogenic sterols inputs in surface sediments of Patos Lagoon, Brazil

CC Martins, G Fillmann, RC Montone - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
The Patos Lagoon, the largest coastal lagoon in the world, has long been receiving
considerable anthropogenic input resulting from urban, rural and industrial activities. Thus …

Assessment of anthropogenic contamination with sterol markers in surface sediments of a tropical estuary (Itajaí-Açu, Brazil)

M Frena, GA Bataglion, AE Tonietto, MN Eberlin… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
The Itajaí-Açu estuarine region is one of the most important estuarine systems of south
Brazil, due to the location of the Itajaí Harbor, which is the major route of international trading …

Assessing anthropogenic contamination in surface sediments of Niger Delta, Nigeria with fecal sterols and n-alkanes as indicators

SO So**u, OO Sonibare, O Ekundayo… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
The occurrence of sterols and n-alkanes in surface sediments from rivers and canals in the
Niger Delta, Nigeria, determined with a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method …

Evaluation of mercury contamination in sediments from Santos-São Vicente estuarine system, São Paulo state, Brazil

MA Hortellani, JES Sarkis, J Bonetti… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
The distribution of mercury contamination in the Santos-São Vicente Estuarine System was
observed through the analysis of 31 sediments samples collected from that system …

Ecological status and sources of anthropogenic contaminants in mangroves of the Wouri River Estuary (Cameroon)

M Fusi, GM Beone, NA Suciu, A Sacchi… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mangroves are critically threatened by human activities, despite the important ecosystem
functions and services they provide. Mangroves in Cameroon represent no exception to the …