Have international sanctions impacted Iran's environment?

K Madani - World, 2021 - mdpi.com
Economic sanctions have been actively used against Iran in the last four decades. In
response to sanctions, Iran has adopted a range of survivalist policies with notable …

Impacts of fishing vessels on the heavy metal contamination in sediments: a case study of Qianzhen fishing port in southern Taiwan

YC Lim, CF Chen, ML Tsai, CH Wu, YL Lin, MH Wang… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Routine maintenance of fishing vessels and wastewater discharges are primary sources of
heavy metals in fishing ports. Sediment pollution assessment is necessary in fishing port …

Human health risk assessment of heavy metals via consumption of commercial marine fish (Thunnus albacares, Euthynnus affinis, and Katsuwonus pelamis) in …

P Sadeghi, M Loghmani, S Frokhzad - Environmental science and …, 2020 - Springer
This study was performed to determine the concentrations of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and
lead (Pb) in the gill, liver, muscle, and tail fin tissues of Euthynnus affinis, Katsuwonus …

Characterization of sediments for sustainable development: state of the art

S Sharma, DN Singh - Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Sediments are the particulate matter that are transported by the flow of water and eventually
get deposited at the bottom of water bodies, such as oceans, rivers, lagoons, and so forth …

Ecological and human health risk assessment of trace element pollution in sediments and five important commercial fishes of the Oman Sea

P Sadeghi, M Loghmani, DJ Yousuf, ZTR Abadi - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
The distribution of trace elements in sediments and five commercially important fish species
of the Oman Sea were assessed using an atomic absorption spectrometer to determine …

Trace element concentrations, ecological and health risk assessment in sediment and marine fish Otolithes ruber in Oman Sea, Iran

P Sadeghi, M Loghmani, E Afsa - Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the concentration of Cd, Ni, Cr, Pb and As in the tissues of
Otolithes ruber and surface sediments in the Oman Sea. Trace element concentrations were …

Ecological risk, source and preliminary assessment of metals in the surface sediments of Chabahar Bay, Oman Sea

H Agah, KD Bastami, NS Fumani - Marine pollution bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, concentrations of Aluminum (Al), Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu), Nickel
(Ni), Vanadium (V), Zinc (Zn), Arsenic (As), Cobalt (Co) and lead (Pb) in the surface …

Comprehensive assessment of metals and organic pollutants in pelagic fishing port sediments

CF Chen, SH Lee, YR Ju, CW Chen, CD Dong - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Fishing ports are among the environments that accumulate pollutants along the coast but
often lack environmental data and scientific research. This study investigated 8 metals, 16 …

High bioaccumulation factors and ecological risk index of Cd and Hg in Indian white shrimp, hooded oyster, brown algae, and Sediment in northern coasts of the Gulf …

AM Abkenar, M Yahyavi, N Esmaeili… - Regional Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the concentrations (dry weight basis) and bioaccumulation factors (BAF)
of copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) in pre-and post-monsoon …

Response of phytoplankton assemblages to variations in environmental parameters in a subtropical bay (Chabahar Bay, Iran): Harmful algal blooms and coastal …

H Ershadifar, E Koochaknejad, A Ghazilou… - Regional Studies in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work is a comprehensive study on the spatiotemporal variation of environmental
parameters in relation to phytoplankton assemblages over a one-year period (March 2017 …