Operational discharges of produced water and drill cuttings from offshore oil and gas
platforms are a continuous source of contaminants to continental shelf ecosystems. This …

Environmental regulatory edicts within the EU, such as the regulatory framework for
chemicals REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) …

Marine animals have been known to interact with and become entangled in plastic debris for
decades. Despite increasing annual input volumes of plastic waste to the natural …

Sediments have a major role in ecosystem functioning but can also act as physical or
chemical stressors. Anthropogenic activities may change the chemical constituency of …

A species sensitivity distribution (SSD) is a probability model of the variation of species
sensitivities to a stressor, in particular chemical exposure. The SSD approach has been …

Pesticides can enter surface waters via different routes, among which runoff driven by
precipitation or irrigation is the most important in terms of peak concentrations. The exposure …

Communities of zooplankton can be adversely affected by contamination resulting from
human activities. Yet understanding the influence of water quality on zooplankton under field …

Environmental and human health challenges are pronounced in Asia, an exceptionally
diverse and complex region where influences of global megatrends are extensive and …

During the last decade, there have been substantial scientific advances in the development
of indices that measure the condition of biological ecosystem elements in coastal and …

Sedimentation, nutrients and metal loading to coastal environments are increasing,
associated with urbanization and global warming, hence there is a growing need to predict …