Toxic algal blooms have become a major environmental problem over the last few decades because of their impact on fisheries, leisure activities, national income and human health. It is known that Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) can occur naturally but the frequency of occurrence as well as their...

The aim of this paper is to estimate the amount of aeolian dust, deposited by dry and wet processes, that is deposited to the eleven marine regions of the Mediterranean-Black Sea Marine System (MBMS) and to compare it to the riverine influxes (i.e. suspended and dissolved sediment loads). This...

This study was conducted to analysis of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) for anticipating the effect of oil spills on the environment in coastal areas. The study location is the coastal area and waters of the Karas District, Fakfak Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia. The purpose of the...

The Amvrakikos Bay is one of the most important ecosystems in the Mediterranean with great environmental, ecological and biological value. However, over the years, water quality has suffered severe degradation and is now one of the most polluted environmental areas in Greece. In the present study...

Uncontrolled disposal of urban and industrial wastewaters into the sea led to the fact that in mid eighties the Kasštela Bay, near the city of Split, Republic of Croatia, became one of the largest and most widely known pollution “hot-spot” areas of the Mediterranean region. The pollution of the Bay...

The understanding of marine eutrophication in semi enclosed areas due to agricultural runoff, assumes a more integrated approach taking into account the agricultural watershed, seasonal patterns of soil nutrients, rates of erosion and vegetation types. In the present case study in the Gulf of Geras...