Transport, Persistence and Toxicity of Pollutants in the Sea

Eight research articles and two reviews are included in this Special Issue focused on the transport, persistence, and toxicity of pollutants in different seas: the Western and Central Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the South China Sea. The results, specifically described below, highlight different aspects of the main topic of the Special Issue, including: - The implications of anthropogenic effects on the coastal environment and seabed; - How climate change modifies surface water regimes and whether it affects the runoff of contaminants in the sea; - Pollutants in sediments and marine organisms; - Seasonal variations in pollutants in the sea; - Estuarine pollution and the influence on seawater contamination. The results provided in this Special Issue are grouped into three different topics that thoroughly cover the themes reported in all the papers.