The storage of coal combustion residuals (CCR) in aquatic surface impoundments has been a common practice across the United States for decades. Typically these aquatic surface impoundments are designed to allow the upper portion of the ash-basin w...
The global annual usage of plastics has increased dramatically over the last decade. Polystyrene is the fourth most common plastic material produced annually due to its many versatile applications. Consequently, there has been a coinciding increas...
Aquatic ecosystems are exposed to multiple stressors simultaneously. Many estuarine sites which show diurnal dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH fluctuations are also exposed to metals which can be toxic to marine organisms. Bivalve mollusks serve as goo...