The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth's surface and has been recognised as a major
sink for marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine …

Worldwide, more than 200 million people are estimated to be exposed to unsafe levels of
arsenic. Chronic exposure to unsafe levels of groundwater arsenic is responsible for …

A challenging and attractive task in computer vision is underwater object detection. Although
object detection techniques have achieved good performance in general datasets, problems …

Arsenic (As) is widely used in the modern industry, especially in the production of pesticides,
herbicides, wood preservatives, and semiconductors. The sources of As such as …

Leisure boating is an important economic activity which is increasing in popularity
worldwide, and the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most popular nautical tourism …

Coastal environments, in particular heavily populated semi-enclosed marginal seas and
coasts like the Baltic Sea region, are strongly affected by human activities. A multitude of …

The activities involved in preparing for, executing, and recovering from armed conflict are
globally pervasive and consequential, with significant impacts on natural systems. Effects on …

About 50 000 tons of chemical weapons (CW) were dumped to the Baltic Sea after the
Second World War. Munitions are located in the deep areas of the Baltic Sea, and there they …

The seas worldwide are threatened by a “new” source of pollution. Munitions dumped into
the seas worldwide will corrode and start to leak. Their impacts on the environment and on …

Coastal marine environments are contaminated globally with a vast quantity of unexploded
ordnance and munitions from intentional disposal. These munitions contain organic …