Ecotoxicological risk assessment for sediments of Çavuşlu stream in Giresun, Turkey: association between garbage disposal facility and metallic accumulation

B Yüksel, F Ustaoğlu, C Tokatli, MS Islam - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The objective of this paper was to stress the possible potential toxic element (PTE)
accumulation in the surface sediments of the Çavuşlu Stream (ÇS), as well as examining the …

Ecological and probabilistic human health hazard assessment of heavy metals in Sera Lake Nature Park sediments (Trabzon, Turkey)

F Ustaoğlu, MS Islam, C Tokatli - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Sera Lake Nature Park (SLNP) is an important recreational wetland taken under
preservation due to its vegetation, fish fauna, and water existence. The main objectives of …

Ingestion of microplastics by the estuarine polychaete, Namalycastis sp. in the Setiu Wetlands, Malaysia

SR Hamzah, ST Anuar, WMAWM Khalik… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the ingestion of microplastics by the deposit-feeding polychaete Namalycastis
sp. in the estuarine area of the Setiu Wetlands, Malaysia was confirmed. Samples were …

From urbanization to bioaccumulation: A comparative study of metal pollution and biomarker responses in Donax trunculus along a touristic coastal area in Morocco

M Ben-Haddad, S Hajji, MR Abelouah… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the use of the edible bivalve, Donax trunculus, as a bioindicator of
metal pollution (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr) resulting from beach urbanization related to touristic …

Speciation characteristics, ecological risk assessment, and source apportionment of heavy metals in the surface sediments of the Gomishan wetland

F Kachoueiyan, A Karbassi, T Nasrabadi… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metal contamination is one of the worldwide environmental issues. The main aim of this
study was to evaluate the concentration, probable environmental risk, and source of …

Trace metals in urbanized coasts: The central Atlantic of Morocco as a case study

M Ben-Haddad, MR Abelouah, I Lamine, S Hajji… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study describes the contamination, accumulation, and ecological risk assessment of
five trace metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr) in sediments of an urbanized beach in the central …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological risk of trace metals in soil from gold mining region in South Africa

LV Tibane, D Mamba - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Witwatersrand basin in South Africa is one of the well-known gold mining
regions worldwide. Plausibly, it is one of the sites in South Africa with the highest …

Integrative evaluation of the ecological hazards by microplastics and heavy metals in wetland ecosystem

S Zaka, M Aqeel, A Mahmood, A Noman… - Bulletin of …, 2023 - Springer
This study was performed to evaluate the impact of microplastics and heavy metals (Pb, Cd,
Cr, Cu, Zn, Ni) on sediments, water, aquatic plants (Pistia stratiotes, Alternanthera …

Geochemistry pollution status and contamination assessment of potentially toxic metals from the sediments of a tropical river of Kerala, India

U Mohan, A Krishnakumar - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The contamination of heavy metals within the sediments of a tropical river basin of Kerala,
India were studied using pollution indices thereby to examine the level of deterioration …

Do the individual and population-level traits of Donax trunculus reflect the effects of metal contamination in aquatic environments?

I Lamine, A Chahouri, B Mghili, A Moukrim… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are considered a major threat to aquatic ecosystems, due to their ability to
penetrate and accumulate through the food chain, putting marine organisms and the …