Showing papers in "Marine Pollution Bulletin in 2011"

TL;DR: The mechanisms of generation and potential impacts of microplastics in the ocean environment are discussed, and the increasing levels of plastic pollution of the oceans are understood, it is important to better understand the impact of microPlastic in the Ocean food web.

TL;DR: Ingestion of microplastics has been demonstrated in a range of marine organisms, a process which may facilitate the transfer of chemical additives or hydrophobic waterborne pollutants to biota.

TL;DR: The depth profile of sediment cores suggested that microplastic concentrations on the beaches reflect the global plastic production increase, and particles were found in large numbers in all samples, showing the wide distribution of microplastics in Belgian coastal waters.

TL;DR: Plastic contamination was found to be high in Nephrops, 83% of the animals sampled contained plastics (predominately filaments) in their stomachs and Raman spectroscopy indicated that some of the microfilaments identified from gut contents could be sourced to fishing waste.

TL;DR: Submerged plastic became less hydrophobic and more neutrally buoyant during the experiment and this study contributes to improved understanding of the fate of plastic debris in the marine environment.

TL;DR: Nonylphenol, bisphenol A, and PBDEs came mainly from additives and were detected at high concentrations in some fragments both from remote and urban beaches and the open ocean, suggesting that PCBs are most probably derived from legacy pollution.

TL;DR: This review synthesises existing information regarding the ecological impact of biocides in a wide range of organisms and highlights directions for the management of antifouling paints.

TL;DR: Taking a systems approach incorporating an understanding of The Ecosystem Approach, the DPSIR framework is integrated with ecosystem services and societal benefits, and the focus this gives allows to create a specific framework for supporting decision making in the marine environment.

TL;DR: Three important catfish species from South Western Atlantic estuaries were investigated in a tropical estuary of the Brazilian Northeast in relation to their accidental ingestion of plastic marine debris and all ontogenetic phases (juveniles, sub-adults and adults) were contaminated.

TL;DR: Sediments with plastic warmed more slowly (16% maximum decrease in thermal diffusivity), and reached lower maximum temperatures (21% maximum increase in heat capacity) have a variety of potential effects on beach organisms, including those with temperature-dependent sex-determination such as sea turtle eggs.

TL;DR: Most plastic fits in the smaller size classes, due to expected high residence time in the sea enhancing degradation processes, which increase surface exposure and potentially persistent organic pollutants (POP) adsorption.

TL;DR: Qualitatively, pellets are similar to those reported for other regions of the Mediterranean in surveys spanning three decades, suggesting that they are a general and persistent characteristic of the region.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the accumulation and disposal of waste Ulva prolifera from Porphyra aquaculture rafts is the most likely cause of the blooms.

TL;DR: This article aims to guide readers through the increasingly complex debate on the management of marine areas as The Ecosystem Approach sensu stricto requires that marine scientists and managers have to take a multidisciplinary approach covering natural and social sciences.

TL;DR: Considering the relatively high occurrence of debris intake and possible sub-lethal effects of even small quantities of marine debris, this can be an additional factor of concern for loggerheads in the Adriatic Sea.

TL;DR: The observed levels of PAHs at industrial zone docks exceeded the effects range low (ERL), and could thus cause acute biological damage, compared with the US Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs), but the lower levels at the other zones would probably not exert adverse biological effects.

TL;DR: It is prudent to consider OH-BDEs as chemicals of concern, despite their seemingly "natural" origins, because for some endpoints OH- BDEs often exhibit greater toxicity compared to PBDEs.

TL;DR: This study investigates the use of plastics as nesting material by northern gannets Morus bassanus and assesses the associated levels of mortality, finding that synthetic fibres are used preferentially.

TL;DR: Because a simultaneous increase in gillnet entanglement and the bioaccumulation of heavy metals take place at this stage, the first months after trophic independence should be considered as a key phase for the conservation of Franciscana dolphin stocks in northern Argentina.

TL;DR: This study compared single metrics and multi-metric methods to assess coastal and transitional benthic status along human pressure gradients in five distinct environments across Europe and found agreement observed between different methodologies and their ability to detect quality trends across distinct environments constitutes a promising result for the implementation of the WFD's monitoring plans.

TL;DR: Analysis and interpretation of monitoring data for the seabed bathymetry local to offshore windfarm foundations has shown how the scour develops in time and highlighted variations between sites with different seabing sediment characteristics, i.e. sands and clays.

TL;DR: Taking account of the large amount of data available for the Basque coast (southern Bay of Biscay), together with a recent proposal for assessment within the MSFD, an integrated environmental status assessment approach is developed (for the first time) in this contribution.

TL;DR: It is found that Irgarol was more toxic than TBT on the growth of autotrophic species and the toxicity of CuPT was comparable to that of T BT on almost all test species, while it showed higher toxicity on medaka fish larvae.

TL;DR: More than 90% of FMD, 75% of SMD and 95% of BMD were not ocean-based sources but land- based sources, mostly attributed to coastal/recreational activity, because of the effect of human activities in the areas.

TL;DR: Based on data collected in this study and the International Pellet Watch program, pollution in Saronikos Gulf, Greece, is comparable to other heavily industrialized places of the world.

TL;DR: Results demonstrated the very high contamination of the small bay, especially in Hg (EF up to 1500), Cu, Pb and Zn, with export to the large bay further governed by hydrodynamics.

TL;DR: The present study reveals that the promising PAH-degrading halotolerant bacterial strain, VA1, was able to degrade PAHs in petroleum wastewater under saline conditions.

TL;DR: The contamination levels of PAHs were similar to those observed in contaminated and slightly contaminated sediments of the Mediterranean Sea and were compared with Sediments Quality Guidelines (ERM-ERL) for evaluation of probable toxic effects on organism.

TL;DR: The results show good agreement between the simulated trajectory of the oil spill and synchronous observations from the European ENVISAT ASAR (Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar) and the Japanese ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite) PALSAR (Phased Array L-band Synt synthetic Aperture radar) images.

TL;DR: The brown algae Cystoseira sp.