The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal
water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with …

Bivalve molluscs are abundant in marine and freshwater ecosystems and perform important
ecological functions. Bivalves have epifaunal or infaunal lifestyles but are largely filter …

The growing demand for new, sophisticated, multifunctional materials has brought natural
structural composites into focus, since they underwent a substantial optimization during long …

Rare earths (RE), chemically uniform group of elements due to similar physicochemical
behavior, are termed as lanthanides. Natural occurrence depends on the geological …

The contribution of non-indigenous species to the transfer of contaminants in invaded food
webs represents an active research area. Here we measured trace metals and CN stable …

A comparative assessment of heavy metal accumulation potential in four distinct marine
benthic bioindicators: the bivalve Perna perna, the sponge Callyspongia fibrosa, the sea …

The seas worldwide are threatened by a “new” source of pollution. Munitions dumped into
the seas worldwide will corrode and start to leak. Their impacts on the environment and on …

To investigate the distribution and variability of trace metal pollution in the Chinese coastal
waters, over 1000 adult oyster individuals were collected from 31 sites along the entire …

Although the irritant effects of quaternium-15 have been established, little is known about the
toxicological consequences induced by this xenobiotic on aquatic invertebrates. The present …

Salt marshes are highly productive and valuable coastal ecosystems that act as filters for
nutrients and pollutants at the land-sea interface. The salt marshes of the mid-Atlantic United …