From geochemical background determination to pollution assessment of heavy metals in sediments and soils

TTT Dung, V Cappuyns, R Swennen… - Reviews in Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Establishing geochemical background concentrations to distinguish the natural background
from anthropogenic concentrations of heavy metals in sediments and soils is necessary to …

The Comet Assay and its applications in the field of ecotoxicology: a mature tool that continues to expand its perspectives

J de Lapuente, J Lourenço, SA Mendo, M Borràs… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Since Singh and colleagues, in 1988, launched to the scientific community the alkaline
Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (SCGE) protocol, or Comet Assay, its uses and applications …

Development of histopathological indices in a commercial marine bivalve (Ruditapes decussatus) to determine environmental quality

PM Costa, S Carreira, MH Costa, S Caeiro - Aquatic toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
Bivalve histopathology is an acknowledged tool in environmental toxicology studies,
however geographically restricted, limited to a few species and still lacking the degree of …

Seagrass ecophysiological performance under ocean warming and acidification

T Repolho, B Duarte, G Dionísio, JR Paula… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Seagrasses play an essential ecological role within coastal habitats and their worldwide
population decline has been linked to different types of anthropogenic forces. We …

Assessment of the genotoxic potential of contaminated estuarine sediments in fish peripheral blood: laboratory versus in situ studies

PM Costa, TS Neuparth, S Caeiro, J Lobo… - Environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Juvenile Senegalese soles (Solea senegalensis) were exposed to estuarine sediments
through 28-day laboratory and in situ (field) bioassays. The sediments, collected from three …

[HTML][HTML] Tidal influence on water quality indicators in a temperate mesotidal estuary (Tagus Estuary, Portugal)

R Cereja, V Brotas, S Nunes, M Rodrigues, JPC Cruz… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
In mesotidal estuaries, the spatial and temporal variation of physicochemical and biological
parameters, and thus water quality, is strongly influenced by tidal dynamics. Hence, to …

Impacts of phytoplankton blooms on trace metal recycling and bioavailability during dredging events in the Sado estuary (Portugal)

MT Cabrita, P Brito, I Cacador, B Duarte - Marine environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the impact of phytoplankton blooms on metal availability driven by
dredging, in an area of the Sado estuary (Portugal), subject to ongoing dredging operations …

Heavy metal contamination in surface sediments of the Upper Bhima Basin, Maharashtra, India

P Kalekar, P Kamble, S Chakraborti, P Dev… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In order to determine the accumulation, contamination, and ecological risk of heavy metals
like lead (Pb), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term variation of dissolved metals and metalloid in the waters of an Atlantic mesotidal estuary (Sado Estuary, Portugal)

JM Almeida, C Palma, PM Félix, AC Brito - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Estuaries have long been preferred sites of human settlement due to the benefits regarding
proximity to fresh water and the ocean. As such, these environments have been subject to …

Evaluation of sediment toxicity in different Portuguese estuaries: ecological impact of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

A Serafim, R Company, B Lopes, C Pereira… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Estuaries are exposed to multiple sources of different pollutants which tend to be trapped in
sediments. Estuarine sediments can become reservoirs of contaminants that under certain …