Anthropogenic stresses on the world's big rivers

J Best - Nature Geoscience, 2019 - nature.com
The world's big rivers and their floodplains were central to development of civilization and
are now home to c. 2.7 billion people. They are economically vital whilst also constituting …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental issues and challenges confronting surface waters in South America: A review

TDT Oyedotun, N Ally - Environmental Challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
This study entailed a review of 80 scientific articles on different environmental issues and
challenges confronting the rivers, streams and running water in South America. The diversity …

Pollution by metals and toxicity assessment using Caenorhabditis elegans in sediments from the Magdalena River, Colombia

L Tejeda-Benitez, R Flegal, K Odigie… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Magdalena River is the most important river in Colombia, supplying over 70%
of the population of fish and drinking water, and it also is the main river transportation way of …

Shifts of sediment transport regime caused by ecological restoration in the Middle Yellow River Basin

P Sun, Y Wu, J Gao, Y Yao, F Zhao, X Lei… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sediment in rivers is the dominant material source for ecosystems in lower reaches and
estuaries, and it is undergoing large variations globally in recent decades. Though we have …

Spatio-temporal variation of water flow and sediment discharge in the Mahanadi River, India

F Bastia, SM Equeenuddin - Global and Planetary Change, 2016 - Elsevier
The transport of sediments by rivers to the oceans represents an important link between the
terrestrial and marine ecosystem. Therefore, this work aims to study spatio-temporal …

River dynamics and nanopaticles formation: a comprehensive study on the nanoparticle geochemistry of suspended sediments in the Magdalena River, Caribbean …

MLS Oliveira, BK Saikia, K da Boit, D Pinto… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The coastal zones on continental shelves are the main channels for the distribution of fluvial-
sourced suspended sediments (SSs). In the current research, the monthly average amount …

Use of drone remote sensing to identify increased marine macro-litter contamination following the reopening of Salgar Beach (Colombian Caribbean) during …

RP Manzolli, L Portz - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study involves an integrated and innovative approach employing high-frequency
monitoring, which is rare in studies focusing on solid waste on beaches. Eight drone flights …

Changes in major global river discharges directed into the ocean

X Shi, T Qin, H Nie, B Weng, S He - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Under the influence of global climate change, the discharges of major global rivers directed
into the ocean have undergone significant changes. To study the trends and causes in …

Sediment transport and geomorphological change in a high-discharge tropical delta (Magdalena River, Colombia): Insights from a period of intense change and …

JC Restrepo, K Schrottke, C Traini… - Journal of Coastal …, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Restrepo, JC; Schrottke, K.; Traini, C.; Ortiz, JC; Orejarena, A.; Otero, L.; Higgins,
A., and Marriaga, L., 2016. Sediment transport and geomorphological change in a high …

Estuarine and sediment dynamics in a microtidal tropical estuary of high fluvial discharge: Magdalena River (Colombia, South America)

JC Restrepo, K Schrottke, C Traini, A Bartholomae… - Marine Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
Relation among estuarine processes, mixing mechanisms and turbidity maximum zone
(TMZ) formation was evaluated in a microtidal tropical estuary of high fluvial discharge …