Persistent organochlorine polluntant levels have been analysed in the muscle and liver of Thunnus thynnus i Thunnus alalunga in the Balearic waters. These two species are apical predators of the throphic web and they are directly exposed to high organochlorine compounds and indirectly by the...

Biomonitoring in humans is a useful tool for health protection by revealing the presence of chemical substances in the body. It provides an accurate measure of exposure from all sources of contamination (food, air, water, soil, consumer goods) through all the routes of entry (ingestion, inhalation, ...

The content of Cd, Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn was analyzed in 50 arable soils of Mallorca. Soils irrigated with treated wastewater between 20 and 40 years were compared with a wide variety of agricultural soils which never had received treated wastewater supplies. Additionally, correlation matrix...

A review of phosphorus in the environment including the availability of phosphorus in soils and the problem of eutrophication of lakes.

This issue is devoted to the effects of atmospheric pollution in parts of Spain, particularly Catalonia.