Microplastics in coastal and oceanic surface waters and their role as carriers of pollutants of emerging concern in marine organisms

HC Ferreira, G Lôbo-Hajdu - Marine Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (Mps) pose a significant environmental challenge with global implications. To
examine the effect of Mps on coastal and oceanic surface waters, as well as in marine …

A scalable, cost-effective and salt-rejecting MoS2/SA@ melamine foam for continuous solar steam generation

J Xiao, Y Guo, W Luo, D Wang, S Zhong, Y Yue, C Han… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar steam generation (STG) has been regarded as a promising strategy to relieve
concerns on water shortage. Though great progresses have been made to improve the …

A marine‐inspired hybrid sponge for highly efficient uranium extraction from seawater

D Wang, J Song, S Lin, J Wen, C Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Marine sponges are used as biomonitors of heavy metals contamination in coastal
environment as they process large amounts of water and have a high capacity for …

Microplastic distribution in urban vs pristine mangroves: using marine sponges as bioindicators of environmental pollution

O Celis-Hernández, E Ávila, RD Ward… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sessile benthic organisms are considered good bioindicators for monitoring environmental
quality of coastal ecosystems. However, these environments are impacted by new pollutants …

Sponges as emerging by-product of integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA)

J Aguilo-Arce, P Ferriol, R Trani, P Puthod… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of marine sponges dates back thousands of years, and interest in these animals is
increasing as new applications are discovered. Their potential is extensive, both in their …

Perspectives on using marine species as bioindicators of plastic pollution

G Bonanno, M Orlando-Bonaca - Marine pollution bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing level of marine pollution due to plastic debris is a globally recognized
threat that needs effective actions of control and mitigation. Using marine organisms as …

The power of biodegradation and bio-adsorption of bacteria symbiont sponges sea on waste contaminated of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals

I Marzuki, L Daris, K Nisaa… - IOP Conference Series …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Sponge is often used as a bio indicator and bio monitoring in determining the level of heavy
metal contamination in the sea. The purpose of this research is to analyze the destruction of …

Anthracene and pyrene biodegradation performance of marine sponge symbiont bacteria consortium

I Marzuki, R Asaf, M Paena, A Athirah, K Nisaa… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Every petroleum-processing plant produces sewage sludge containing several types of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The degradation of PAHs via physical, biological …

Performance of cultured marine sponges-symbiotic bacteria as a heavy metal bio-adsorption

I Marzuki, R Ahmad, M Kamaruddin, R Asaf… - B IOD …, 2021 - repository.unifa.ac.id
Performance of cultured marine sponges-symbiotic bacteria as a heavy metal bio-
adsorption. Biodiversitas 22: 5536-5543. One source of heavy metal waste could be coming …

Insights into bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of potentially toxic elements in marine sponges from the Northwestern Mediterranean coast of Morocco

I Krikech, AR Jafarabadi, M Leermakers… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present research aimed to investigate the concentrations and patterns of six potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) in three common sponge species collected along the Moroccan …