Bacteria assume a pivotal role in mitigating environmental issues associated with heavy
metals, microplastics, and pesticides. Within the domain of heavy metals, bacteria exhibit a …

Routine maintenance of fishing vessels and wastewater discharges are primary sources of
heavy metals in fishing ports. Sediment pollution assessment is necessary in fishing port …

Geochemical baseline, as the boundary between background and anomalous values of
pollutants in sediments, is typically used to evaluate whether sediments are disturbed by …

Urbanization has caused severe negative impacts on intra-urban river water worldwide. In
this study, the WHO drinking water standards (2024) were used as reference to assess the …

This study assesses the occurrence of trace elements (TEs) in sediments of the southern
Caspian Sea. A total of 16 shoreline sediment samples and 15 seabed sediment samples …

The present study quantified the agrarian quality and assessment of 16 sediment samples in
two seasons from the identified three representative zones (North, Center and south) of Kol …

Coastal environmental assessment techniques have evolved into one of the most important
fields for the long-term development and management of coastal zones. So, the overall aim …

Current studies use indices and chemometric approaches to assess the health quality of
estuarine systems to support estuarine management. This study aims to use a multivariate …

In this study, levels of 20 trace elements (Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Ag, Cd,
Sn, Sb, Ba, Hg, Pb and U) and the respective biota–sediment accumulation factors (BSAF) …

This study aims to investigate the ecological risk level of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in
İzmir Inner Gulf. Samples were taken from 16 stations selected in the southern littoral zone of …