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 …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) appear in most urbanized coastal areas of the
world, accumulating in sediments and biota that are unable to efficiently eliminate them. This …

Ecology of Estuaries represents the most definitive and comprehensive source of reference
information available on the human impact on estuarine ecosystems. The volume discusses …

The levels of four sets of pollutants (heavy-metals, artificial radionuclides, petroleum
components, and halogenated hydrocarbons), have been measured in US coastal waters …

Bioaccumulation of pollutants can occur from sea water, from suspended particles, from
sediments and through food chains. The rate at which accumulation occurs in an organism …

This comprehensive volume follows up and expands on an earlier National Academy of
Sciences book. It is the result of an intensive multidisciplinary effort to assess the problems …

Since their heterotrophic origin, animals have been faced with a continual input of foreign
compounds, so-called xenobiotics, from their food sources, eg polybromomethanes and …

This paper reviews our knowledge of 011-pollution effects on coral-reef communities,
concentrating on research done since the last review on this subject by Johannes (1975) …

Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water is a major threat to human health. Millions
of people across the world are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water with …

Some investigators have hypothesized that estrogens and other hormonally active agents
found in the environment might be involved in breast cancer increases and sperm count …