POPs Contamination of Aquatic Sediments of the Cerna River Watershed, Romania—Prevalence, Pollution Sources, and Ecological Risk Assessment
This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and pollution sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediments of the Cerna River and its main tributaries, and to assess the associated ecological risk on aquatic ecosystem. The compounds w...