Metals in coastal seagrass habitats: A systematic quantitative literature review

H Lee, C Morrison, NJC Doriean… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Seagrasses provide crucial ecosystem services in the coastal environment, but are under
increasing threat associated with anthropogenic activities. Seagrass meadows effectively …

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 …

Trace metal contents in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from Atlantic coastal areas in northwestern Morocco: Levels of contamination and assessment of potential …

H Kouali, A Chaouti, H Achtak, K Elkalay… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The bioaccumulation of trace metals Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn in soft tissues of the mussel Mytilus
galloprovincialis was studied seasonally along the Atlantic coast of northwestern Morocco …

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 …

Impact of industrial phosphate waste discharge on the marine environment in the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia)

A El Kateb, C Stalder, A Rüggeberg, C Neururer… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The marine environment in the Gulf of Gabes (southern Tunisia) is severely impacted by
phosphate industries. Nowadays, three localities, Sfax, Skhira and Gabes produce …

Seawater quality assessment and identification of pollution sources along the central coastal area of Gabes Gulf (SE Tunisia): evidence of industrial impact and …

R El Zrelli, L Rabaoui, MB Alaya, N Daghbouj… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Temperature, pH and trace elements (F, P, Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) contents were
determined in 16 stations as well as in 2 industrial and 2 domestic discharge sources, 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 …

Rare earth elements characterization associated to the phosphate fertilizer plants of Gabes (Tunisia, Central Mediterranean Sea): Geochemical properties and …

R El Zrelli, JY Baliteau, L Yacoubi, S Castet… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This is the first study on the behavior and industrial fluxes of rare earth elements (REE) in the
coastal fertilizer plants of Gabes (south-eastern Tunisia), the economic losses related to their …

Nutrient loading diminishes the dissolved organic carbon drawdown capacity of seagrass ecosystems

S Liu, Y Deng, Z Jiang, Y Wu, X Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seawater dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in seagrass meadows is gaining attention for its
role in carbon sequestration. Abundant refractory compounds in DOC are exported by …