Protecting Coastal Ecosystems: Sustainable Approaches to Managing Marine Pollution
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Oceans".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2025) | Viewed by 2563
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine ecotoxicology; marine ecology; marine and coastal pollution; biofouling; corrosion; emerging contaminants; nanomaterials; biocides; coatings, polymers, and their additives; environmental behavior
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Interests: aquatic toxicology; marine pollution; environmental management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on robustly discussing novel and sustainable approaches to mitigating marine pollution and, thus, protecting coastal ecosystems.
It will address novel and sustainable approaches to prevent, mitigate, and manage marine pollution:
- Advanced technologies to passively collect and concentrate plastic litter and debris for subsequent removal (e.g., floating barriers and screens);
- Pollution management tools and approaches appropriate for complex coastal socio-ecological systems, addressing the combined effects of climate change, environmental stressors, and chemical/physical pollution on coastal ecosystems. These may include studies on detection, quantification, environmental fate, and behavior in estuarine, coastal, and marine environments, as well as the ecotoxicological effects of contaminants;
- Prevention measures, especially in maritime industries (e.g., shipping, aquaculture, and offshore), to protect the ecosystems and contribute to the sustainability of maritime activities. These may include eco-friendly technologies or products to replace or improve current harmful products, particularly anti-fouling and anti-corrosion coatings and their additives (key sources of chemical contamination).
In summary, this SI intends to gather the latest achievements regarding sustainable approaches to achieve a net zero-pollution environment by 2030, specifically in marine and coastal ecosystems, contributing to the implementation of the UN SDGs and regional environmental policies and strategies (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021SC0141&qid=1669371644548).
Dr. Roberto Martins
Dr. Denis Abessa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine pollution
- coastal management
- marine ecotoxicology
- estuaries
- coastal zones
- contaminants of emerging concern
- water quality
- marine ecology
- eutrophication
- microbiology
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