Produced water (PW), a large byproduct of offshore oil and gas extraction, is reinjected to
formations or discharged to the sea after treatment. The discharges contain dispersed crude …

Biological invasions are largely considered to be a “numbers game”, wherein the larger the
introduction effort, the greater the probability that an introduced population will become …

Abstract Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), operating in open-loop mode,
continuously release acidic effluents (scrubber waters) to marine waters. Furthermore …

Microplastic (MP) leads to widespread pollution in the marine ecosystem. In addition to the
physical hazard posed by ingestion of microplastic particles, concern is also on their …

To meet the oncoming requirements for lower sulphur emissions, ship** companies can
install scrubbers where the exhaust is sprayed with seawater and subsequently discharged …

Coastal tropical ecosystems provide livelihood for millions of people but are at the same
time exposed to an increasing intensity of diverse anthropogenic stressors, including …

Shallow, tropical marine ecosystems provide essential ecosystem goods and services, but it
is unknown how these ecosystems will respond to the increased exposure to the …

The sensitivity of the copepods Acartia tonsa, commonly used in standardized tests for
environmental risk assessment and A. clausi, the dominant autochthonous congener …

Climate change and oil pollution pose a major threat to tropical marine ecosystems and to
the coastal communities relying on their resources. The Gulf of Guinea is severely affected …

Climate change and human activities induce an increased frequency and intensity of
cyanobacterial blooms which could release toxins to aquatic ecosystems. Zooplankton …