Heavy metal pollution in coastal wetlands: A systematic review of studies globally over the past three decades

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 424; no. Pt A; p. 127312
• Main Authors: Li, Chunming, Wang, Hanchen, Liao, Xiaolin, Xiao, Rong, Liu, Kehui, Bai, Junhong, Li, Bo, He, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.02.2022
• Subjects: Anthropogenic Effects; Australia; bioremediation; cadmium; China; Climate change; Coastal wetland; copper; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollution; Geologic Sediments; Heavy metal; heavy metals; India; lead; mercury; Metals, Heavy - analysis; pollution; Remediation; seagrasses; Systematic review; Western European region; Wetlands; China; Australia; India; Western European region; Climate change; Systematic review; Remediation; Coastal wetland; Heavy metal

Coastal wetlands are ecosystems lying between land and ocean and are subject to inputs of heavy metals (HMs) from terrestrial, oceanic and atmospheric sources. Although the study on HM pollution in coastal wetlands has been rapidly developing over the past three decades, systematic reviews are still...