Role of environmental factors and microorganisms in determining the fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment

R Duran, C Cravo-Laureau - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in marine ecosystems and
originate from natural sources and anthropogenic activities. PAHs enter the marine …

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in inland aquatic ecosystems: Perils and remedies through biosensors and bioremediation

BK Behera, A Das, DJ Sarkar, P Weerathunge… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most ubiquitous
environmental pollutants of high global concern. PAHs belong to a diverse family of …

Accumulation of plastic debris and associated contaminants in aquatic food webs

NJ Diepens, AA Koelmans - Environmental Science & Technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present a generic theoretical model (MICROWEB) that simulates the transfer of
microplastics and hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOC) in food webs. We implemented the …

Biodegradation as an important sink of aromatic hydrocarbons in the oceans

B González-Gaya, A Martínez-Varela, M Vila-Costa… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Atmospheric deposition of semivolatile aromatic hydrocarbons accounts for an important
input of organic matter to the surface ocean. Nevertheless, the biogeochemical cycling and …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between zooplankton and crude oil: toxic effects and bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

R Almeda, Z Wambaugh, Z Wang, C Hyatt, Z Liu… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
We conducted ship-, shore-and laboratory-based crude oil exposure experiments to
investigate (1) the effects of crude oil (Louisiana light sweet oil) on survival and …

High atmosphere–ocean exchange of semivolatile aromatic hydrocarbons

B González-Gaya, MC Fernández-Pinos, L Morales… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and other semivolatile aromatic-like compounds, are an
important and ubiquitous fraction of organic matter in the environment. The occurrence of …

Overview of sediments pollution by PAHs and PCBs in mediterranean basin: Transport, fate, occurrence, and distribution

D Merhaby, S Rabodonirina, S Net, B Ouddane… - Marine Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
We reviewed 194 studies concerning POPs in Mediterranean basin; 38% were related to the
origin and emission sources, as well as their physico-chemical properties and transport …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of crude oil exposure on bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and survival of adult and larval stages of gelatinous zooplankton

R Almeda, Z Wambaugh, C Chai, Z Wang, Z Liu… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Gelatinous zooplankton play an important role in marine food webs both as major
consumers of metazooplankton and as prey of apex predators (eg, tuna, sunfish, sea turtles) …

Oil spills: The invisible impact on the base of tropical marine food webs

RP de Santana Campelo, CDM de Lima… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Brazilian oil spill, from August 2019 to January 2020, was considered the most
extensive accident in tropical oceans. We estimated the concentration of oil droplets that …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Mediterranean Sea: Atmospheric occurrence, deposition and decoupling with settling fluxes in the water column

J Castro-Jiménez, N Berrojalbiz, J Wollgast… - Environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
∑ 30PAH gas phase concentrations (13–86 and 22–40 ng m− 3 in the Mediterranean and
Black Seas, respectively) dominated the atmospheric levels due to the high contribution of …