Organic and inorganic pollutants, such as heavy metals, pathogens, and toxic chemicals,
are abundant in leachate. Untreated leachate discharge can have a negative impacts on the …

Abstract Pelagic Sargassum spp.(Sargassum) blooms in the tropical Atlantic began in 2011.
Since then, frequent and significant beaching events have caused ecological, economic …

Large-scale strandings of Sargassum spp. seaweeds occur annually on the beaches of the
Caribbean islands and cause major environmental, health, and economic problems. In order …

Massive blooms of pelagic Sargassum in Caribbean shores cause several economic and
environmental affectations. Their industrial exploitation could help to mitigate the negative …

Aquatic macrophytes contain high levels of hydrosoluble compounds. These compounds
disproportionately support microbial breakdown and affect biological oxygen demand in …

Sargassum events have been an increasingly influential phenomenon in the Caribbean
region in recent years, with correspondingly growing attention from news and social media …

Seaweed blooms pose a compelling governance challenge caused by the new
environments of the Anthropocene. Along the Quintana Roo coastline, nestled in the heart of …

In this study, we evaluate the degradation by Sargassum spp. as a consortium in 2020 and
2021, and by species during 2021, collected at different distances from a coastline and in …

Marine-derived macrophytes primarily compose beach-cast sea wrack that can be used by
terrestrial invertebrate fauna in sandy beach system. Since 2011, the inundations of pelagic …

The spread of sargassum on beaches in Africa, Brazil, Central America, and the Caribbean
has increased to become a social, environmental, and economic problem. In recent years …