Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Pollution

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Spatial distribution and risk assessment of microplastics in surface sediments in semi-enclosed waters: a case study of Laizhou Bay

in Marine Pollution

Xuzhen Zhang
Hongxian Chu
Meiling Yin
Yadong Liu
Peng Chen
Qiangqiang Zhang
Xuejian Dai
Linghao Kong

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1578167

419 views

Review

Published on 20 Aug 2025

The marine organism toxicity and regulatory policy of brominated flame retardants: a review

in Marine Pollution

Weibin Zhang
Yutong Chen
You Wang
Sai Cao

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1609843

215 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Aug 2025

Interplay of natural and anthropogenic factors in source and distribution of heavy metals in Pingtan coastal area, Fujian Province

in Marine Pollution

Chengqiang Wu
Jingjing Bao
Zhao Wang
Zhijie Chen
Yongling Zheng
Huiquan Lu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1624141

430 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Aug 2025

Sunlight-Driven Degradation of Acid Red 14 Using a ZnO-Doped Carbon-Ammonia Composite: Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Thermodynamic Studies

in Marine Pollution

Ahmed E. Alprol
Ahmed Bakr
Sameerah Al-saeedi
Ehab El-Haroun
Mohamed Ashour

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1624235

138 views

Data Report

Accepted on 15 Aug 2025

Comparative evaluation of heavy metal concentration in three commercially important fish: Insights from Organ-Specific and Interspecies Variability

in Marine Pollution

R Dinesh Kumar
Vikas Pandey
Dilip Kumar Jha
Rajakumar S
G Dharani

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1634855

244 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Aug 2025

A Research on the Allocation of Rights and Responsibilities in the Three-dimensional Marine Blue Carbon Ecosystem under the Background of Marine Carbon Neutrality

in Marine Pollution

Xiaoxu Wang
Cheng Cao

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1635791

301 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

International trade and plastic waste in oceans: legal and policy challenges

in Marine Pollution

Zhang Hui
Aftab Haider
Asif Khan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1627829

1,042 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Accepted on 08 Aug 2025

Optimization of the Environmental Compensation Fund System for the Area: An Analysis Based on the ISA 2025 Draft

in Marine Pollution

Yong Wang
Yiyun Wang
Xin Pan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1638999

396 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Accepted on 06 Aug 2025

Judicialization and Legal Implications of International Maritime Governance in the Context of Climate Change: Insights from ITLOS Advisory Opinion No. 31

in Marine Pollution

WENXIAN QIU
Bingqing Wu
Tsung Han Tai

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1640148

308 views

Review

Published on 05 Aug 2025

Mechanical recycling and upcycling of marine macro- and micro- plastics: technologies, challenges, and future directions

in Marine Pollution

Ying Teng
Yitao Zheng
Zheng Wang
Zeping Wang
Heng Hu
Hao Zheng
Jianli Duan
Yang Meng
Yun Zhou
Philip Hall

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1625561

1,559 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Aug 2025

Embeddedness analysis of a native Chinese NGO participating in international plastic treaty negotiations from the perspective of network institutionalism

in Marine Pollution

Yan Zhao
Huo Wang
Yue Guang Gao

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1631261

281 views

Original Research

Accepted on 01 Aug 2025

Occurrence and Ecological Risks of Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in a Semi-Enclosed Urban Watershed

in Marine Pollution

Chidewe Liberty
Rongrong Zhang
Xizhi Shi
Zeming Zhang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1630605

285 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Aug 2025

Risk assessment of coastal dredging sediment plumes on the habitat of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis)

in Marine Pollution

Chang He
Alessandro Stocchino
Zhen-Yu Yin
Francesco De Leo
Yin-Fu Jin
Xiang-Sheng Chen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1617954

793 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2025

Variability in contamination of submarine groundwater discharge into West Hawaiʻi coral reefs

in Marine Pollution

Kelly Hondula
Roberta E Martin
Gregory P. Asner

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1634234

207 views

Review

Published on 31 Jul 2025

A review on metallothionein research in marine and estuarine realms: past paradigms and future vistas

in Marine Pollution

Adnan H. Gora
M. P. Sreeram
Saima Rehman
Qurat Ul Ain
Kajal Chakraborty
D. Prema
R. Lavanya
Prabhugouda Siriyappagouder
P. S. Asha

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1636760

804 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2025

Enforcement of marine environmental law against marine pollution from land-based sources in China

in Marine Pollution

Xiaolin Pan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1649087

611 views