Coastal global oceans are expected to undergo drastic changes driven by climate change
and increasing anthropogenic pressures in coming decades. Predicting specific future …

As we attempt to manage chemicals in the environment we need to be sure that our
research efforts are being directed at the substances of greatest threat. All too often we focus …

For much of the 20th century, the Mersey in North West England was one of the worst
polluted estuaries in Europe. Water from a range of polluting industries plus domestic …

Nine trace elements including As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb, V and Zn, and total petroleum
hydrocarbons were analysed from water samples collected from 23 stations since 1984 from …

Long-term programmes like the UK Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme
(CSEMP) rely on biological effects techniques, including biomarkers, to assess if chemical …

Abstract Nine metals including Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were analysed from
sediment samples collected from 29 stations since 2007 from Bahraini waters. Within this …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) both continue to spread into the environment and to
bioaccumulate from primary urban and industrial sources as well as from secondary sources …

Trace metal concentrations in muscle and liver tissues from two offshore species of skate
were examined. Concentrations of mercury in muscle of Leucoraja circularis (n= 20; 23 …

Liver tumours in flatfish have been diagnosed using histopathology for decades to monitor
the impacts of marine pollution. Here we describe the application of specific gene …

We report on concentrations of polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p, p′-DDE) and hexachlorobenzene …