Transport, Persistence and Toxicity of Pollutants in the Sea

• Other Authors: Marini, Mauro (Editor), Annibaldi, Anna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Environmental economics; Pollution control; Adriatic Sea; Neretva Channel; sediment dynamics; age model; metal concentrations; toxic element; Mediterranean Sea; sponges; biomonitoring; northern Adriatic Sea; anthropic signal; trace metals concentration; marine sediments; zoobenthos; sentinel species; suspension feeders; water pollutants; bioaccumulation; heavy metals; trace metals; beach sediments; coastal processes; lithology; pollution indicators; surficial sediments; central western Adriatic Sea; marine dumping area; heavy metal; dredged material; benthic community; Huangmao Island; review; DNA methylation; genetic polymorphisms; ecogenetics; anthropology; environmental pollutants; methylmercury; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; seafood; PAH; PCB; neritic environment; seawater; sediment; biota; partition; contamination; Ionian Sea; Tyrrhenian Sea; database; meta-analysis; contaminants; n/a
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This reprint describes the fate of pollutants transported to the sea from the mainland and how they accumulate in the marine environment and organisms. This will contribute to increasing the knowledge on the dangers of pollutants that reach the marine environment and their fate once they enter the m...