Urbanisation produces numerous changes in the natural environments it replaces. The
impacts include habitat fragmentation and changes to both the quality and quantity of the …

Urban road dust can be highly enriched with trace metals such as copper, lead, zinc, and
platinum group elements (PGEs) that are released primarily from vehicles. Concentrations of …

Tire tread wear particles (TWP) are increasingly recognized as a global pollutant of surface
waters, but their impact on biota in receiving waters is rarely addressed. In the developed …

Increasing global reliance on stormwater control measures to reduce discharge to surface
water, increase groundwater recharge, and minimize contaminant delivery to receiving …

Climate change and marine litter are inextricably linked, and their interaction manifests
differently depending on the specific environmental and biological characteristics, and other …

Aim: The survival of indicator micro‐organisms in aquatic systems is affected by both biotic
and abiotic factors. Much of the past research on this topic has been conducted using …

Microbial contaminants in stormwater runoff have the potential to negatively impact public
health. Stormwater runoff to coastal waters is increasing in amount and rate of discharge …

Coastal urbanization is rapidly expanding worldwide while its impacts on seaweed
communities remain poorly understood. We assessed the impact of urbanization along an …

To investigate the sources, fate, and transport dynamics of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons) in stormwater runoff that is a leading source of pollution in urban watersheds …

Field studies were conducted to assess the coastal water quality impact of stormwater runoff
from the Santa Ana River, which drains a large urban watershed located in southern …