Mirroring Land and Sea: The Geochemistry of Coastal Biomarkers
Journal: Ecologica Montenegrina
Year: 2023

This study examined the chemical pollution of macroalgae and mussels in the coastal region of the Black Sea, near the mouths of the Sochi and Mzymta rivers. A comprehensive analysis was conducted to establish a correlation between the chemical composition of these organisms and the components of the terrestrial ecosystem, with a specific emphasis on the behavior of rare earth elements (REEs). The study revealed that the fractionation pattern of REEs in the terrestrial ecosystem was duplicated in