Environmental changes in the Arctic Ocean are occurring now!
Radium-228 increase in the central Arctic (2007 to 2015), is attributed to stronger wave action on shelves due to a longer ice-free season.
Environmental Change
Rare Earth Elements are less and less natural tracers in the ocean
This verdict is well illustrated by the recent study of Rodrigo Pedreira (2018, see reference below) off the North East Brazilian coast. His Rare Earth Elements (REE) data reveal marked […]
Drawing the future of phytoplankton in a changing ocean
Phytoplankton development is strongly linked to the dissolved iron availability in the surface waters. Iron’s behavior is sensitive to warming, stratification, acidification and de-oxygenation. In a changing ocean, these processes […]
Gadolimium, a Rare Earth Element becoming a human contaminant and tracer of wastewater discharge in the ocean
Gadolinium (Gd) is increasingly used in contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. It is therefore released in the wastes of hospitals and research centres. As a consequence, Hatje and collaborators […]