Bacteria split into distinct water and sediment communities in South Africa’s Knysna Estuary
A new study of South Africa's Knysna Estuary finds that bacterial communities in the water and sediments are clearly partitioned, ...
Tag: trace metals
Urban Coastal Sediments Reveal Contrasting Fingerprints of Human and Natural Particle Inputs
A study of nearshore sediments from Athens and Fujairah distinguishes anthropogenic metal inputs and Anthropocene particles from naturally metal-rich geology.
Research report: Contrasting petroleum hydrocarbon contamination across active, retired and reference wetlands in the Liao River estuary
A soil survey in China's Liao River estuary found that retired oil-well sites still carry petroleum hydrocarbon levels well above ...
Wedge Clams Reveal Metal Pollution Hotspots on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast
A new study shows wedge clams along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast accumulate trace metals that map pollution hotspots and reveal ...
Himalayan River Sediments Reveal a Hidden Toll of Sand Mining on Trace Metals
A new study of three Himalayan rivers in Himachal Pradesh provides the first systematic trace metal baseline for their sediments, ...
Invasive river prawn becomes a living gauge of heavy metal pollution in Ukraine’s war-stressed waters
A new study shows that the invasive Oriental river prawn in southwestern Ukraine accumulates mercury, lead, cadmium and copper within ...
Nigerian Estuaries Under Pressure: Landmark Review Maps Pollution Patterns Along West Africa’s Coast
A systematic review of 56 studies reveals that Nigerian estuaries are shaped more by spatial pollution gradients than by seasons, ...
Ocean Circulation Emerges as Master Controller of Atlantic Trace Metals
A new basin-scale analysis shows that high-latitude water mass transport explains up to 90 percent of dissolved trace metal distributions ...
Mangroves Keep Toxic Metals Locked in the Mud, Not in Their Leaves
A field study of four mangrove species in Queensland's Moreton Bay shows that species identity and sulphide-rich sediments, not sediment ...
Roadside Dust in a Booming Tropical City Reveals Hidden Heavy Metal Hotspots
A new study of roadside dust in a rapidly urbanizing tropical Southeast Asian city finds lead and mercury contamination in ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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