Abstract Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) have received considerable attention
since they were first described in the ocean more than 20 years ago. This is because of their …

The semi-enclosed nature of the Mediterranean Sea, together with its smaller inertia due to
the relative short residence time of its water masses, make it highly reactive to external …

Recent findings on the distribution of methylated mercury (MeHgT) in waters have
highlighted the importance of organic carbon remineralization on the production of these …

Atmospheric wet deposition (AWD) is an important pathway for anthropogenic and natural
pollutants entering aquatic ecosystems. However, the study on the magnitudes and …

To systematically illustrate the chemical characteristics, deposition fluxes and potential
sources of the major components in precipitation, 49 rainwater and snow water samples …

To analyze the fluxes, seasonal variations, sources and potential ecological effects of
dissolved trace elements (TEs) in atmospheric wet deposition (AWD), one-year wet …

Aerosol and rainwater samples have been collected at a rural site located on the coastline of
the Eastern Mediterranean, Erdemli, Turkey between January 1999 and December 2007 …

The Mediterranean coast receives large inputs of dust with a potential fertilization effect. We
evaluated the effect of a wet dust deposition event on microbial abundance and activity …

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is an important source of nutrients and metals to
the coastal ocean, affects coastal ecosystems, and is gaining recognition as a relevant water …

Using Argo profiling floats, cruises and mooring data, we reconstructed the dissolved
oxygen (O2) dynamics in the Gulf of Lion and the Ligurian Sea, with a focus on the …