The goal of clean renewable energy production has promoted the large-scale deployment of
marine renewable energy devices, and their associated submarine cable network. Power …

Estuaries are extremely productive systems faced with great anthropogenic pressure,
namely from contaminants of both metallic and organic nature which may affect the …

The community composition and spatial distribution of the macrobenthic fauna in relation to
abiotic factors was investigated at 20 sites along the River Minho estuarine gradient, in the …

The inclusion of organic UV filters in personal care products (PCPs) has increased in recent
years. 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4MBC) is one of the most used UV filters, and thus it is …

The widespread and increasing use of personal care products (PCPs) have led to
environmental contamination by substances included in these products. These substances …

Estuaries are highly productive ecosystems subjected to numerous anthropogenic
pressures with consequent environmental quality degradation. In this study, multiple …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) provides an important legislative opportunity
to promote and implement an integrated approach for the protection of inland surface …

Organophosphates (OPs) and synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) are the most popular broad
spectrum pesticides, used in agriculture as they have a strong pesticidal activity while also …

Cholinesterases of Diopatra neapolitana were characterized for their activity in whole body
and different body segments (apical, intermediate, posterior), substrate affinity (acetyl …

The use of plant-based feeds has introduced undesirables, such as pesticides, that have
previously not been associated with seawater farming of fish species such as Atlantic …