Uptake and discharge of ballast water by ocean-going ships contribute to the worldwide
spread of aquatic invasive species, with negative impacts on the environment, economies …

This review delves into the intricate world of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
their bioaccumulation in marine organisms. It explores how physicochemical attributes of …

Young juvenile Solea senegalensis were exposed to three sediments with distinct
contamination profiles collected from a Portuguese estuary subjected to anthropogenic …

Natural and synthetic chemicals are essential to our daily lives, food supplies, health care,
industries and safe sanitation. At the same time protecting marine ecosystems and seafood …

The aquatic environment that covers more than two-third of the earth is inhabited by more
than 28 000 fish species (Nelson 2006). The aquatic environment remains the ultimate …

Martínez-Gómez, C., Vethaak, AD, Hylland, K., Burgeot, T., Köhler, A., Lyons, BP, Thain, J.,
Gubbins, MJ, and Davies, IM 2010. A guide to toxicity assessment and monitoring effects at …

The deep-sea environment is a sink for a wide variety of contaminants including heavy
metals and organic compounds of anthropogenic origin. Life history traits of many deep …

The acquisition and analysis of datasets including multi-level omics and physiology from
non-model species, sampled from field populations, is a formidable challenge, which so far …

This study investigated whether general stress biomarkers in mussels can be applied as
common first-tier biomarkers in regional biomonitoring programmes in the North Sea …

Exposure to contaminants might directly affect organisms and alter their associated
microbiota. The objective of the present study was to determine the impact of the petroleum …