Ongoing global changes such as increasing sea-surface temperatures, decreasing acidity
levels, and expanding oxygen-minimum zone may impact on the biogeochemical cycles of …

Human population density within 100 km of the sea is approximately three times higher than
the global average. People in this zone are concentrated in coastal cities that are hubs for …

In this study, the source and risk associated with heavy metals in the estuarine sediments of
Chaohu Lake Valley in East China were studied. The results demonstrated that most metal …

Heavy metals are a serious hazard for aquatic ecosystems and human health. They
negatively affect aquatic life functioning through accumulation resulting physiological/growth …

Abstract The Haihe Basin is in an area of high population density and rapid economic
development, and is one of the most polluted river basins in China. Examination of heavy …

Coastal urban areas have dramatically increased during the last decades, however, coastal
research integrating the impacts and challenges facing urban areas is still scarce. To …

Many of the world's major cities are located in coastal zones, resulting in urban and
industrial impacts on adjacent marine ecosystems. These pressures, which include …

Geochemical fractionation of iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), lead
(Pb), zinc (Zn), and nickel (Ni) were determined using five-stage sequential extraction in …

Sediment pollution by metals is of high interest considering that it can affect marine life. The
estuaries' quality may be reflected by the environmental intertidal zone condition …

Concentrations of four trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn) in surface sediments were quantified
seasonally to evaluate the metal contamination and to determine the possible environmental …