The negative effects of chemical contaminants on tropical marine ecosystems are of
increasing concern as human populations expand adjacent to these communities …

The southwestern Gulf of Mexico constitutes an important subsystem within a Large Marine
Ecosystem. Due to its high biodiversity, living resources and energy resources, this region is …

This extensive handbook presents up-to-date coverage of significant developments in
estuarine and marine pollution. Multidisciplinary in approach, Practical Handbook of …

We review historical, current, and projected future impacts of four classes of anthropogenic
disturbance-extraction, pollution, reclamation, and changing climate-on Caribbean …

Crude petroleum, refined petroleum products, and individual polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) contained within petroleum are found throughout the world. Their …

The majority of oil from oceanic oil spills (eg the recent accident in the Gulf of Mexico)
converges on coastal ecosystems such as mangroves. Microorganisms are directly involved …

This short review article summarizes the results from long term assessment of an oil spill into
a coastal fringe mangrove ecosystem in Panama. The study combined chemical and …

Bioremediation as a technique for marine oil spill cleanup is reviewed in the context of its
recent historical development in the United States, which was highly influenced by the …

Phytotoxicity results are reviewed for oils, dispersants and dispersed oils. The phytotoxicity
database consists largely of results from a patchwork of reactive research conducted after oil …

We studied effects of a major oil spill in Panama on injury, regeneration and growth of
subtidal reef corals over 5 yr. Corals exhibited much higher levels of injury, faster …