Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Plastic overproduction and the resulting increase in consumption has made plastic pollution
ubiquitous in all ecosystems. Recognizing this, the United Nations (UN) has started …

This review is a survey of recent advances in studies concerning the impact of poly-and
perfluorinated organic compounds in aquatic organisms. After a brief introduction on poly …

This review represents a comprehensive analysis on pollutants in elasmobranchs including
meta-analysis on the most studied pollutants: mercury, cadmium, PCBs and DDTs, in muscle …

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is an endangered species that may be exposed to micro-
and macro-plastic ingestion as a result of their filter-feeding activity, particularly on the sea …

Sea anemones have often been used as bioindicators of contamination because they are
semisessile organisms that rarelly leave their niche, which is why they are conducive to …

Brazil currently ranks as the 11th producer and 1st importer of shark meat around the world.
Data available from the FAO software FishStatJ along with data from regional sources, such …

Few studies have focused so far on plastic ingestion by sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.
The aim of this paper was to determine, for the first time, the plastic litter ingested by blue …

Bioindicator species are increasingly valuable in environmental pollution monitoring, and
elasmobranch species include many suitable candidates for that role. By measuring …

Marine biodiversity is threatened by several anthropogenic pressures. Pollution deriving
from the discharge of chemical contaminants in the sea represents one of the main threats to …