Distribution and accumulation of metals and metalloids in planktonic food webs of the Mediterranean Sea (MERITE-HIPPOCAMPE campaign)

S Chifflet, N Briant, JA Tesán-Onrubia, N Zaaboub… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Characterization of phosphate rock and phosphogypsum from Gabes phosphate fertilizer factories (SE Tunisia): high mining potential and implications for …

R El Zrelli, L Rabaoui, N Daghbouj, H Abda… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Since the establishment of the coastal industrial complex in Gabes city (Gulf of Gabes, SE
Tunisia), hundred million tons of untreated phosphogypsum have been discharged in the …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metal accumulation, biochemical and transcriptomic biomarkers in earthworms Eisenia andrei exposed to industrially contaminated soils from south …

S Hattab, I Boughattas, T Cappello, N Zitouni… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is causing harmful consequences on soil fertility, and earthworms are
frequently employed as test organisms to evaluate the ecotoxicity of polluted soils. In this …

Occurrence, origin and potential ecological risk of dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorines in surface waters of the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia …

H Zaghden, B Barhoumi, L Jlaiel, C Guigue… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigated the occurrence, origin, and potential ecological risk of dissolved polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and organochlorine …

Characterization of the role of phosphogypsum foam in the transport of metals and radionuclides in the Southern Mediterranean Sea

R El Zrelli, L Rabaoui, H Abda, N Daghbouj… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gabes Gulf had received huge quantities of phosphogypsum discharged from
fertilizer plants. Dumping phosphogypsum in coastal waters leads to the formation of foam …

Spatial distribution and contamination assessment of heavy metals in marine sediments of the southern coast of Sfax, Gabes Gulf, Tunisia

I Naifar, F Pereira, R Zmemla, M Bouaziz… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the current distribution of metal concentrations in surface marine
sediments of the southern coast of Sfax (Tunisia), thirty-nine samples were collected in the …

Foraminiferal-based biotic indices to assess the ecological quality status of the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia): Present limitations and future perspectives

A El Kateb, C Stalder, M Martínez-Colón… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biotic indices are tools to assess the ecological status of marine systems, and can be based
on different metrics (such as ecological groups, specific diversity). The present study applies …

Microplastics in surface waters of the Gulf of Gabes, southern Mediterranean Sea: Distribution, composition and influence of hydrodynamics

A Zayen, S Sayadi, C Chevalier, M Boukthir… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been described as one of the most affected areas by
marine litter in the world. Although microplastics and their effects have been investigated in …

Random forest-based understanding and predicting of the impacts of anthropogenic nutrient inputs on the water quality of a tropical lagoon

X Fang, X Li, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, J Qian… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Seawater quality degradation is caused by diverse, non-linearly interacting factors,
knowledge of which is essential for understanding and predicting water quality trends …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of China's marine governance policies on the marine ecological environment–a case study of the Bohai rim

Y Chen, Y Ma, Y Wang, Z Sun, Y Han - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2023 - Elsevier
In 2018, the Chinese government implemented the Action Plan for Comprehensive
Management of the Bohai Sea (CMAP-BS) to improve the marine ecological environment in …