Although their ecological and socioeconomic importance has received recent attention,
mangrove ecosystems are one of the most threatened tropical environments. Besides direct …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants of increasing concern in the
different fields of the environment and human health. There are 16 of them that are …

The study shows extensive oil contamination of rivers, creeks, and ground waters in
Ogoniland, Nigeria. The levels found in the more contaminated sites are high enough to …

Although coastal ecosystems such as mangroves have substantial productive and protective
rules, this ecosystem is threatened due to inorganic and organic contaminants including …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) showed significant seasonal dynamics in surface
sediments of a tropical ecosystem (Cochin estuary, south west coast of India) …

Spatial patterns, potential origins, and ecotoxicological risk of alkylated (APAH)–and parent–
(PPAH) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied in mangrove surface …

The study aims to investigate the source and concentration of PAH fractions in the reef
sediments of the Vembar group of Islands, Gulf of Mannar, India. The concentration of PAHs …

Coastal marine sediment samples were collected from ten sampling stations along the
Egyptian Mediterranean coast in April 2010. All sediment samples were analyzed for …

Pollution of River bodies hinders its capacity to support and sustain life; productivity, stability,
species abundance and diversity, as well as the physiological conditions of indigenous …

The anthropogenic impact in the Wouri Estuary Mangrove located in the rapidly develo**
urban area of Douala, Cameroon, Africa, was studied. A set of 45 Persistent Organic …