Use of pollution indices and ecological risk in the assessment of contamination from chemical elements in soils and sediments–Practical aspects
SLC Ferreira, JB da Silva Junior, IF dos Santos… - Trends in Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a discussion involving practical aspects of applying contamination
indices and ecological risk factors derived from chemical elements in the environmental …
indices and ecological risk factors derived from chemical elements in the environmental …
Mapping of metals contamination in coastal sediments around the world in the last decades: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review
MC Silva, C do Nascimento Monte, JR de Souza… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The quality of coastal sediments contaminated by metals has been discussed for decades
worldwide. However, there is a lack of information on the current situation and trends in this …
worldwide. However, there is a lack of information on the current situation and trends in this …
Assessment of eutrophication from phosphorus remobilization after resuspension of coastal sediments from an urban tropical estuary
C do N. Monte, AP de Castro Rodrigues… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Dredging activities cause sediment resuspension, which can change the bioavailability of
nutrients such as phosphorus (P) in aquatic ecosystems due to remobilization. This study …
nutrients such as phosphorus (P) in aquatic ecosystems due to remobilization. This study …
Ecological risk assessment of metal and hydrocarbon pollution in sediments from an urban tropical estuary: Tijuca lagoon (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Urban tropical lagoons are often impacted by eutrophication, metal, and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination, but the toxicity of their bottom sediments is still poorly …
hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination, but the toxicity of their bottom sediments is still poorly …
Bioavailability Assessment of Metals from the Coastal Sediments of Tropical Estuaries Based on Acid-Volatile Sulfide and Simultaneously Extracted Metals
APC Rodrigues, MM Pereira, A Campos… - Coasts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bioavailability assessment is important for evaluating the risks to the local biota, and the
combined use of several ecological risk indices in eutrophic environments allows the best …
combined use of several ecological risk indices in eutrophic environments allows the best …
Land disposal of dredged sediments from an urbanized tropical lagoon: toxicity to soil fauna
R Lourenço, R Cesar, G Koifman, M Teixeira, D Santos… - Ecotoxicology, 2024 - Springer
Urban tropical lagoons are commonly impacted by silting, domestic sewage and industrial
wastes and the dredging of their sediments is often required to minimize environmental …
wastes and the dredging of their sediments is often required to minimize environmental …
Mercury methylation upon coastal sediment resuspension: a worst-case approach under dark conditions
CN Monte, APC Rodrigues, PMA Galvão… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Mercury behavior upon resuspension of sediments from two impacted areas of Guanabara
Bay was evaluated to assess worst-case methylmercury (MeHg) responses, under dark …
Bay was evaluated to assess worst-case methylmercury (MeHg) responses, under dark …
Environmental Effects of Maintenance Dredging Works in a Highly Modified Estuary: A Short-Term Approach
Dredging operations present significant environmental risks in estuaries, which can
potentially result in alterations to the physicochemical parameters of water and sediment, as …
potentially result in alterations to the physicochemical parameters of water and sediment, as …
[PDF][PDF] Assessment of Heavy Metals Concentrations in River Totowu: Implication for Environmental Health and Management
Aims: This study determined the concentration of Cu, Cr, Cd, Co and Pb in water, sediment
and fish from Totowu River located at Ado-Odo, Otta in Ogun State Materials and Methods …
and fish from Totowu River located at Ado-Odo, Otta in Ogun State Materials and Methods …