As the largest container and resource of metals, sediment has a special role in the fate of
metals. Factors influencing bioavailability of heavy metals in sediment have never been …

Urban Parks are important places for residents to engage in outdoor activities, and whether
heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) in park soils are harmful to human health has aroused people's …

Metal contamination in freshwater ecosystems is a global issue and metal discharges to
aquatic environments are monitored in order to protect aquatic life and human health …

We investigated the total concentrations of heavy metals in surface sediments and nekton,
along with sediment metal chemical partitioning in Qinzhou Bay of the Beibu Gulf. Cd was …

Overlying water, sediment, rhizosphere sediment and mangrove seedlings in the Futian
mangrove forest were analyzed for heavy metals. The results showed that mangrove plant …

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

Sepetiba Bay (SB) is one of the Brazilian coastal regions most impacted by anthropogenic
activities due to increased population density, the installation of tourist and industrial mega …

Abstract The Sepetiba Bay (SB; SE Brazil) has been severely affected by growing of
urbanization and industrial activity. This work aims to analyze the evolution of contamination …

The structure and diversity of microbial community inhabiting coastal sediments reflect the
exposition to contaminants. Aiming to assess the changes in the microbiota from Sepetiba …

Brazilian mangroves have been severely impacted by metallurgical, petrochemical,
pyrometallurgical smelters and other industrial activities. In Rio de Janeiro, mangroves are …