Improper disposal of copper mining wastes can threaten the ecosystem and human health
due to the high levels of potentially toxic elements released into the environment. The …

To study the impact of rapid industrialization and urbanization in Guangxi Province on the
coastal environment in recent years, seven metals (Hg, Cu, Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn and As) were …

Seafood consumption provides essential elements to humans while also posing risks to
human health. A total of 2610 individuals of five edible marine bivalve species (Ruditapes …

Dissolved heavy metal pollution in the ocean is becoming an environmental concern. Their
distribution patterns are complex and influenced by multiple factors in the coastal ocean …

Mangroves are complex and dynamic ecosystems highly dependent on diverse microbial
activities. In the last decades, these ecosystems have been exposed to and affected by …

In this study, 214 surface sediment samples were collected from the offshore area of the
Dongying coast and were analysed for heavy metals; particularly, their concentrations and …

Oil pollution can release trace metals (TMs) with cumulative toxicity into seawater, harming
marine ecosystems in the long term. However, the lack of studies has inhibited our …

Anthropogenic activities may have increased the concentrations of potentially toxic elements
(PTEs) in fish from the southeastern Carajás Mineral Province in Brazil, which has not yet …

Heavy metal contaminations in the marine environment are of considerable attention
because of their high potential ecological effects and public concern for human health …

To better understand heavy metal pollution and the potential ecological risk of mangrove
sediments in the Nanliu River estuary, the speciation and distribution characteristics of …