Genotoxicity Biomonitoring Along a Coastal Zone Under Influence of Offshore Petroleum Exploration (Southeastern Brazil)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2276-x
Abstract: Offshore oil exploration creates threats to coastal ecosystems, including increasing urbanization and associated effluent releases. Genotoxicity biomarkers in mussels were determined across a gradient of coastal zone influences of offshore petroleum exploration in southeastern Brazil.… read more here.
Keywords: exploration; offshore petroleum; coastal zone; genotoxicity ... See more keywords
Community water management to intensify agricultural productivity in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.1007/s10333-019-00785-4
Abstract: Most of the lands of the southern coastal zone of Bangladesh are protected from tidal flooding and storm surges by embankments constructed during the 1960s and 1970s, creating polders. Sluice gates in the embankments connect… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; water; coastal zone; water management ... See more keywords
Metal concentrations and radioactivity in sediments at the northern coastal zone of Ikaria Island, eastern Mediterranean, Greece
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-018-5843-z
Abstract: Heavy metals and radionuclides were investigated in the northern coastal zone of Ikaria Island. The collected sediment samples are sandy and they contain distinct heavy metal- and actinide-hosting minerals. All samples exhibit low U and… read more here.
Keywords: ikaria island; coastal zone; northern coastal; zone ikaria ... See more keywords
Integrated coastal zone management in Italy: a gap between science and policy
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DOI: 10.1007/s11852-016-0479-z
Abstract: This paper introduces the need, in Italian countries, of a real integration of scientific knowledge into coastal policy. Actually, in Italy, still exists a gap between Science and Policy, interfering the implementation of an Integrated… read more here.
Keywords: policy; integrated coastal; coastal zone; zone management ... See more keywords
Coastal zone management challenges in Ghana: issues associated with coastal sediment mining
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DOI: 10.1007/s11852-017-0511-y
Abstract: Coastal erosion is a serious environmental problem that has caused the loss of private infrastructure and national assets along Ghana’s coast. Several hard engineering measures have thus been used to protect some communities and vital… read more here.
Keywords: coastal sediment; coastal zone; sediment mining; sediment ... See more keywords
Multi-planning integration advancing coastal zone management: a case study from Hainan Island, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11852-018-0667-0
Abstract: The establishment of multi-planning integration (MPI) and an orderly spatial planning system has been identified as one of the most important issues in China. Since 2014, 28 counties and cities have been selected as typical… read more here.
Keywords: mpi; integration; hainan island; coastal zone ... See more keywords
Relationships between coastal urbanization and ecosystems in Spain
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2017.05.004
Abstract: Abstract Coastal regions have long demonstrated growing demographic concentration. This process is of great importance in Spanish coastal zones, where cities develop the majority of economic activities. Moreover, the coastal zone is the region where… read more here.
Keywords: urban areas; relationships coastal; coastal ecosystems; coastal zone ... See more keywords
Influence of anthropogenic activities on the temporal and spatial variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments of Jiangsu coastal zone, China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2018.10.007
Abstract: Abstract Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are important proxies for environmental evaluation. Here we present the analytical results on sixteen PAHs from 139 surface sediment samples and a sediment core (100 cm) from the coastal zone of… read more here.
Keywords: activities temporal; coastal zone; anthropogenic activities; aromatic hydrocarbons ... See more keywords
Assessing and predicting changes in ecosystem service values based on land use/cover change in the Bohai Rim coastal zone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.106004
Abstract: Abstract Land use/cover change (LUCC) in the Bohai Rim coastal zone has accelerated as a result of rampant economic development, which has directly caused many negative effects on ecosystem functions and services. Based on multi-temporal… read more here.
Keywords: coastal zone; scenario; land use;
Seven good practices for the environmental licensing of coastal interventions: Lessons from the Italian, Cuban, Spanish and Colombian regulatory frameworks and insights on coastal processes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2018.06.002
Abstract: Abstract Environmental licensing is the regulatory procedure that enforces the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of human activities inside a given country. Despite worldwide acceptance of EIA as a valid tool, its application in coastal environments… read more here.
Keywords: impact assessment; good practices; environmental licensing; seven good ... See more keywords
Could biotransport be an important pathway in the transfer of phenol derivatives into the coastal zone and aquatic system of the Southern Baltic?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114358
Abstract: Bird guano and the faeces of marine mammals appear to be a significant yet undisclosed biotransporter of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in the marine environment. The authors determined the concentration of bisphenol A (BPA), 4-tert-octylphenol (4-t-OP)… read more here.
Keywords: phenol derivatives; coastal zone; southern baltic; bird guano ... See more keywords