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  1. Chitosan-sunflower meal biochar hydrogel incorporated with green synthesized NiO nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic reduction of anthropogenic water pollutants

    Anthropogenic activities have been one of the crucial driving factors for water pollution globally, thereby warranting a sustainable strategy for its...

    Abhipsa Mahapatra, Pravin Kumar Kar, Subhraseema Das in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
    Article 11 July 2024

  2. Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace and its Association with Possible Actions of Managers to Prevent Sickness Absence of Employees with Mental Health Problems in the Swedish Private Sector: a Video Vignette Study

    Purpose

    Mental health problems (MHPs) are subjected to workplace stigma and can deteriorate into common mental disorders (CMDs) and sickness absence...

    Sofie Schuller, Angelique de Rijk, ... Monica Bertilsson in Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
    Article Open access 11 July 2024

  3. Introduction

    The Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed basin on the planet, is distinguished by special natural conditions, contains rich natural resources...
    Aleksey N. Kosarev, Andrey G. Kostianoy in The Caspian Sea Environment
    Chapter

  4. Pollution of the Caspian Sea

    The pollution of Caspian Sea waters and bottom sediments was described on the basis of long-term monitoring data from 1978 to 2004. It was shown...
    Alexander Korshenko, Alvin Gasim Gul in The Caspian Sea Environment
    Chapter

  5. Introduced Species

    Five species of diatom algae, ten species of epiphyte-fouling algae, seven species of plankton invertebrates, 21 benthic organisms and three...
    Mikhail G. Karpinsky, Tamara A. Shiganova, Damir N. Katunin in The Caspian Sea Environment
    Chapter

  6. Natural and Artificial Radioactivity in the Rhine and Its Tributaries

    Presently, natural and artificial radioactivity in the Rhine River does not present a radiological hazard to the population. On the contrary, the...
    Sascha Wisser, Jens Hartkopf in The Rhine
    Chapter

  7. The Sacca di Goro Lagoon and an Arm of the Po River

    The Po di Volano canal–Sacca di Goro lagoon is a small hydrographic system partially located in the southern part of the Po River Delta. The total...
    Pierluigi Viaroli, Gianmarco Giordani, ... Elisa A. Fano in Estuaries
    Chapter

  8. Brominated Flame Retardants in the Great Lakes

    Brominated flame retardants in the Great Lakes have not been as well studied as many of the polychlorinated pollutants, especially PCBs, but in the...
    Ronald A. Hites in Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
    Chapter

  9. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Great Lakes

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are produced during the incomplete combustion of organic material. They can also be produced through...
    Matt F. Simcik, John H. Offenberg in Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
    Chapter

  10. Early Warning Strategies and Practices Along the River Rhine

    In 1986, the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) installed a Warning and Alarm Plan (WAP) in order to avert the dangers...
    Peter Diehl, Thomas Gerke, ... Hans-Günter Willemsen in The Rhine
    Chapter

  11. Development, Occurrence and Regulationof Antifouling Paint Biocides: Historical Review and Future Trends

    Antifouling agents have been used on ships since the ancient Roman and Greek civilizations. A brief history is provided through to the demise of...
    James W. Readman in Antifouling Paint Biocides
    Chapter

  12. Economic and International Legal Dimensions

    The Caspian Region has abundant hydrocarbon resources (oil and gas), as well as biological resources (fish), particularly the unique sturgeon,...
    Igor S. Zonn in The Caspian Sea Environment
    Chapter

  13. Pharmaceuticals in the River Rhine

    Pharmaceuticals are introduced into the River Rhine mainly via wastewater and can be detected almost permanently in mixed samples taken over the...
    H. Weil, T. P. Knepper in The Rhine
    Chapter

  14. Worldwide Occurrence of Organotins from Antifouling Paints and Effects in the Aquatic Environment

    Organotins belong to the most toxic pollutants for aquatic life known so far. Widespread contamination of harbors and areas with high ship**...
    Karl Fent in Antifouling Paint Biocides
    Chapter

  15. Role of Particle Sorption Properties in the Behavior and Speciation of Trace Metals in Macrotidal Estuaries: The Cadmium Example

    The role of particles in the fate and speciation of trace metals in macrotidal estuaries was studied using a surface complexation model (MOCO)....
    J.-L. Gonzalez, B. Thouvenin, ... B. Boutier in Estuaries
    Chapter

  16. Kara-Bogaz-Gol Bay

    Kara-Bogaz-Gol Bay is a large lagoon east of the Caspian Sea and normally covers an area around 18000 km2 and is only a few meters deep. It is...
    Aleksey N. Kosarev, Andrey G. Kostianoy in The Caspian Sea Environment
    Chapter

  17. Antifouling Paint Booster Biocides: Occurrence and Partitioning in Water and Sediments

    Following the ban on the use of tributyltin (TBT) in antifouling, several organic booster biocides have been used in conjunction with copper in...
    Nikolaos Voulvoulis in Antifouling Paint Biocides
    Chapter

  18. Pollutants as Byproducts and Degradation Products of Chemical Syntheses

    Byproducts of industrial organic syntheses are emitted with the wastewater into the River Rhine; in many cases they are polar and poorly...
    T. P. Knepper, F. Karrenbrock in The Rhine
    Chapter

  19. New Trends in Sample Preparation Methods for the Determination of Organotin Compounds in Marine Matrices

    Tributyltin still remains a major issue for the marine environment and its determination is mandatory by legislation in several countries. As for...
    C. Brunori, I. Ipolyi, ... R. Morabito in Antifouling Paint Biocides
    Chapter

  20. Water Quality of Lake Constance

    Lake Constance is used as a drinking water reservoir for about 5 million people. Because of its glacial origin from the Alps, the amount of...
    Michael Petri in The Rhine
    Chapter
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