Abstract Coastal areas of South China face great challenges due to heavy metal
contamination caused by rapid urbanization and industrialization. In this paper, more than …

Rapid growth of the economy in China has been coupled with increasing environmental
pollution. The coastal and estuarine ecosystems in China are now facing increasing metal …

Although their ecological and socioeconomic importance has received recent attention,
mangrove ecosystems are one of the most threatened tropical environments. Besides direct …

Photocatalytic degradation is an emerging, efficient and energy-save technology for the
removal of organic contaminants from the water environment. With the development of two …

In this study, total concentrations of 16 trace elements (Al, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As,
Cd, Sb, Hg, Pb, Th and U) in sediments of the rivers of the Sundarban mangrove forest, after …

Metal (loid) s in mangrove sediments could pose noticeable ecological risks, but studies on
source-specific ecological risks of metal (loid) s in sediments are limited. In this study …

Trace metals in mangrove tissues (leaf, branch, root and fruit) of nine species and sediments
of ten cores collected in 2008 from Dongzhai Harbor, Sanya Bay and Yalong Bay, Hainan …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants of increasing concern in the
different fields of the environment and human health. There are 16 of them that are …

Mangrove forests prevalent along the intertidal regions of tropical and sub-tropical
coastlines are inimitable and dynamic ecosystems. They protect and stabilize coastal areas …

China's rapid economic growth has been accompanied by increasing environmental
pollution. Mangrove ecosystems are now facing greater pollution pressures due to elevated …