An overview on metal pollution on touristic sandy beaches: Is the COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity to improve coastal management?

NS Buzzi, MC Menendez, DM Truchet… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The worldwide spread of the SARS-CoV-2 caused an unprecedented lockdown measures in
most countries with consequences on the world society, economy, and sanitary systems …

Bioaccumulation and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in the sediments and mullet Liza klunzingeri in the northern part of the Persian Gulf

KD Bastami, M Afkhami, M Mohammadizadeh… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
The concentrations of some heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd) were investigated in the
sediments and in the mullet Liza klunzingeri from the northern part of the Persian Gulf. The …

Ecological risk assessment of trace metals in the surface sediments of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman: Evidence from subtropical estuaries of the Iranian coastal …

M Sharifinia, M Taherizadeh, JI Namin, E Kamrani - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the ecological risk assessment of Khamir, Tiyab, and Jagin
estuaries and the impact of anthropogenic activities on these ecosystems during a one-year …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of metal pollution around sabal drainage in River Nile and its impacts on bioaccumulation level, metals correlation and human risk hazard using …

AA Abdel-Khalek, E Elhaddad, S Mamdouh… - Turkish Journal of …, 2016 - trjfas.org
This work aimed to assess the impact of Sabal drains (northern part of El-Minufiyah
governorate, Egypt) on the metals load of river Nile. Four sites were selected to monitor the …

Effect of urbanization on heavy metal contamination: a study on major townships of Kannur District in Kerala, India

KP Shimod, V Vineethkumar, TK Prasad… - Bulletin of the National …, 2022 - Springer
Background In the last few decades, the air, water, and soil are contaminated due to different
anthropogenic activities and severely affect the environmental quality. Pollution is the …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: A natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia

F Fuentes-Gandara, J Pinedo-Hernández… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work reports the level and ecotoxicity impact of metals in the sediments of the
Mallorquín swamp, a protected coastal lagoon in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The …

Geochemical baseline and pre-mining environmental assessment of heavy metals at iron exploration area, Northeastern Aswan, Egypt

MT Mostafa, HE Nady, RM Gomaa… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Wadi Abu Subeira area contains many farms and houses and is one of the
promising areas for iron mining. Therefore, 21 surface soil samples were collected and …

Estimation of pollution indices and hazard evaluation from trace elements concentration in coastal sediments of Kerala, Southwest Coast of India

V Vineethkumar, VV Sayooj, KP Shimod… - Bulletin of the National …, 2020 - Springer
Background The environment is always subjected to exposure from different natural and
anthropogenic sources of trace elements. The excessive intake of these trace elements may …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of Heavy Metals along the Mediterranean Shoreline from Baltim to El-Burullus (Egypt): Consequences for Possible Contamination

RA Seif, A Ene, HMH Zakaly, AM Sallam, SA Taalab… - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
This work is mainly concerned with the effect of anthropogenic activities, the presence of
black sand spots, factory construction, and shipping, in addition to other activities like …

Evaluation of Urbanization Influences on Beach Sediment Contamination with Heavy Metals Along the Littoral Zone of Alexandria City, Egypt

MT Mostafa, H El-Nady, RM Gomaa, SA Salman… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2024 - Springer
The western coastal area of Alexandria City, Egypt, faces significant environmental
challenges due to heavy metal (HM) contamination in beach sediments, driven by intensive …