US EPA

2176084 

Journal Article 

Review 

Effects of pollution on marine organisms 

Mearns, AJ; Reish, DJ; Oshida, PS; Ginn, T; Rempel-Hester, M 

2011 

1 

Water Environment Research
ISSN: 1061-4303
EISSN: 1554-7531 

83 

10 

1789-1852 

English 

10.2175/106143011X13075599870171 

WOS:000296967400030 

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This review covers selected 2010 articles on the biological, chemical and physical effects of natural and anthropogenic pollutants on marine and estuarine plants and animals. The review, based largely on journal articles, covers field and laboratory measurement activities (concentrations of contaminants, field surveys, toxicity testing and biomarkers). Reviewed papers focus further on pollution issues of current interest including endocrine disrupters, wastewater discharges, dredging and disposal, etc. Special emphasis is placed on oil spills due to the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and ongoing cleanup. Several topical areas reviewed in the past were dropped this year due to circumstances beyond our control. Further, the focus is limited to effects, not on pollutant fate and transport. There is considerable overlap across subject areas (e. g. some bioaccumulation papers may be cited in other topical categories). As always, readers should only use this as a guide and must consult the original papers before citing them, including double-checking units. 

Tissue residues; toxicity; bioaccumulation; biomarkers; sediment quality; ecological risk assessment; endocrine disrupters; nano; POPs; PCBs; PAHs; PBDEs; radionuclides; disturbances; pharmaceuticals; personal care products; trace metals; pesticides; biomarkers; marine coatings; biocides; ballast water; oil spills; sewage; debris; dredging; eutrophication; hypoxia; abnormalities; arctic; Antarctic