Impacts of Pollution on Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 8319
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The risk of environmental contamination by pollutants is particularly high in marine and coastal environments. The legislative and regulatory context provide many thematic motivations for basic research, including evaluation of biological and ecological effects of chemical contaminants with a particular attention on microorganisms considering their key role in the ecosystem. Tackling contamination by anthropic contaminants in marine ecosystems requires obtain information from different disciplines to (i) determine the bioavailability of contaminants for the biota, (ii) assess their impact on the biota mostly using ecotoxicological and toxicological approaches, and (iii) propose mitigation measures using remediation tools to reduce contaminant toxicity.
This Special Issue aims to publish studies toward better understanding the impact of pollution on marine and coastal ecosystems on different scales, from the gene to the community levels. Particular attention will be paid to studies that consider the contamination levels observed in polluted ecosystems characterized by multi-contamination and low concentrations of contaminants.
Dr. Olivier Pringault
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Organic contaminants
- Heavy metals
- Ecotoxicology
- Plastic particles
- Emerging contaminants
- Biological contamination
- Water column
- Sediment
- Estuaries
- Coastal environment
- Marine environments
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