Due to their antimicrobial and anticancer properties, silver nanoparticles are highly used in
sectors such as textile, food production, purification, sanitization, and health care. This …

Trace metal contamination in the European sardine and anchovy food web was investigated
in the Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean Sea, including seawater and size fractions of …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are central in several critical technologies; their use is
constantly increasing as is their release into the environment. For this reason, it is important …

Particle-size classes (7 fractions from 0.8 to 2000 μm) were collected in the deep chlorophyll
maximum along a Mediterranean transect including the northern coastal zone (bays of …

Among non-native copepods, the calanoid Pseudodiaptomus marinus Sato, 1913 is the
species probably spreading at the fastest pace in European and neighbouring waters since …

Factors affecting trace metal dynamics in marine plankton still need to be fully understood.
Underlying mechanisms affecting cellular metal distribution, seasonal changes, and the …

The concentrations of four trace metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) were investigated for the first
time in phytoplankton, zooplankton, and the seawater samples collected from the coast of …

Abstract Information regarding chemical pollutant levels in farmed fish and shellfish, along
with the risks associated with their consumption is still scarce. This study was designed to …

Metal concentrations were concurrently quantified in seawater, phytoplankton, and
zooplankton from a heavily impacted coast of southern Taiwan. Combined size and density …

Zooplankton were sampled five days after the tailings from the Samarco dam rupture
reached the ocean in the coastal region at the mouth of the Doce River. This was one of the …