Oil spills pose a significant threat to marine ecosystems and can have severe economic impacts on sea-related countries like Greece. The Gulf of Saronikos in particular is prone to such contaminations, as it lies on one of the main shipping routes of Greece. In this work the extent and ecological impact of its most recent oil spill, caused by the sinking of the Agia Zoni II tanker in 2017, was...
Alpine glaciers have served as cold traps and long-term reservoirs for Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and can act as secondary source as they melt. PCBs were widely used since the 1940s and, due to their persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic properties were banned internationally in 2004.
Recent climate warming accelerates glacier melting, releasing these stored PCBs into downstream...
The Milluni Dams, located in La Paz, supply two of Bolivia’s biggest cities with fresh water. However, their water quality is affected by legal and illegal mining activities, posing a threat to human health and nature. For this reason, it is important to monitor different points in this area and analyze what kind of species can be found there. This study locates four points for monitoring and...
Pharmaceutical residues represent an emerging class of micropollutants in German aquatic systems. With an aging population in Germany, pharmaceutical consumption has also risen in the last few decades. Furthermore, veterinary pharmaceuticals are widely used in agriculture. While human pharmaceuticals, their transformation products, and their metabolites are often not completely removed by...
