Pollution of water bodies and sediments/soils by trace elements remains a global threat and
a serious environmental hazard to biodiversity and human's health. Globalization and …

Farmland soil contamination of heavy metal (loid) s (HM) derived from smelting activities is a
global concern, owing to its potential threat for human health through food chain. This study …

In this review we provide an overview of the Derwent estuary, Tasmania, Australia. The
Derwent flows through the centre of Hobart, a city with a population of approximately …

Saronikos Gulf, including the industrial zone of Elefsis Bay and the Port of Piraeus, is one of
the most anthropogenically impacted coastal regions of Greece. Distinct assemblages of …

This work contributes to the ongoing work aiming at confirming benthic foraminifera as a
biological quality element. In this study, benthic foraminifera from intertidal and transitional …

This work analyses the distribution of living benthic foraminiferal assemblages of surface
sediments in different intertidal areas of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal), a polihaline and …

Using benthic foraminifera, we evaluate the ecological quality status (EcoQS) of transitional
waters of the Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil) by applying the diversity-based index exp (H′ bc) …

This study investigated the environmental quality of the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia) through an
integrated approach that combined environmental, biogeochemical, and living benthic …

Superficial sediments were taken at the port of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy), which includes the
oil terminal of one of the largest oil refineries in the Mediterranean. Significant trace metal …

Mercury's extreme toxicity and persistence in the environment justifies a thorough evaluation
of its dynamics in ecosystems. Aveiro Lagoon (Portugal) was for decades subject to mercury …