Most marine mammal species and populations are listed as endangered, threatened, or
depleted under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act …

Given their capacity to adsorb chemical pollutants, microplastics represent a growing
environmental concern in the oceans. The levels of 81 chemical compounds in two types of …

Oil spills of varying magnitude occur every year, each presenting a unique challenge to the
local ecosystem. The complex, changeable nature of oil makes standardised risk …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are vulnerable to many pressures, including pollution.
However, environmental quality monitoring in these areas traditionally relies on only water …

In this paper we determined the levels of 63 environmental contaminants, including organic
(PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, and PAHs) and inorganic (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg and Zn) …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants. Although
they are not bioaccumulated in vertebrates, chronic exposures might still derive on serious …

In this work we have evaluated the potential carcinogenic and acutely toxic risks associated
to the exposure to highly prevalent organic and inorganic contaminants through the …

The screening of hundreds of substances belonging to multiple chemical classes in liver is
required in areas such as food safety or biomonitoring. We adapted a previous QuEChERS …

The mercury (Hg) level in the marine environment has tripled in recent decades, becoming a
great concern because of its high toxic potential. This study reports Hg and selenium (Se) …

The effect of anthropogenic pollution in marine mammals worldwide has become an
important issue due to the high concentrations found in many areas. The present study …