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Q1Marine Pollution Bulletin
About Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Pollution Bulletin is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Ltd. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 1.465 and an H-index of 264.
Its listed coverage is 1970-2026 and its research categories include Aquatic Science (Q1); Oceanography (Q1); Pollution (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 1153 documents and 21401 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Heavy metals in environment, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Marine and coastal ecosystems.
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Histological and transcriptional responses of the Chilean mussel Mytilus chilensis to the toxic dinoflagellates Alexandrium catenella and Protoceratium reticulatum
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2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120349Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in freshwater environments: Environmental fate, ecotoxicity, and remediation strategies
Aeyaz Ahmad Bhat, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary, Mohamed A.M. Ali, Attiya Hameed et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120327Impacts of pile-driving noise on neurotransmitter- and immune-parameters of the thick-shell mussel (Mytilus coruscus)
Maozhu Wang, Yingying Yu, Xinrui Ge, Chenhui Wu et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120248Seasonal dynamics and environmental drivers of particulate algal toxins in coastal planktonic food webs
Xiaokun Ding, Zihan Yi, Yujie Li, Aobo Wang et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120307Unravelling SGD pathways in karst aquifer at Uvari coast of India using integrated geochemical and isotopic tracers
Selvam Sekar, Baalamurugan Arumugam, Muthukumar Perumal, Priyadarsi D. Roy et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120206Thermal effluent exposure reveals early physiological constraints and the bioindicator potential of the invasive pearl oyster Pinctada radiata in a warming Mediterranean Sea
Alessio Marrone, Eugenio Geremia, Maria Teresa Muscari Tomajoli, Sara Esposito Marroccella et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120224Remote sensing of phytoplankton biomass variability as a proxy of trophic resource for black pearl oysters: A comparison of three pearl farming atoll lagoons in French Polynesia
Erell Echelard, Sébastien Lefebvre, Jacques Descloitres, Charles Verpoorter et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120138Marine particulate matter serves as a hotspot for enriching pathogenic bacteria and disseminating antibiotic resistance genes
Chao Wu, Xiaomei Shang, Zhengguo Cui, Qiufen Li et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120360Differential immunotoxic effects of UV-aged polypropylene and polyamide microplastics in Ruditapes philippinarum hemocytes: An extracellular trap perspective
Yan-ru Chen, Kun-yu Zhao, Gui-qing Wu, Si-jia Du et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120373Reconstructing two decades of spatiotemporal change in estuarine ecological condition
Orlando Lam-Gordillo, Bruce D. Dudley, Emily J. Douglas, David Plew et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120153Assessment of microplastic pollution on coasts in anthropogenic areas using ecological risk indices
İpek Alp, Tuğba Can, Gökhan Ekrem Üstün
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120148Phenotypic plasticity and invasion dynamics of Caulerpa species in the Mediterranean Sea: A systematic review and conceptual framework
Yaşar Özvarol
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120217Three decades of coastal city climate resilience research: Trends, frontiers, and global inequalities
Rui Du, Chenglong Wang
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120216Life cycle emission reduction benefits of alternative marine fuels under supply chain constraints
Jihan Lu, Jianghao Xu, Jihong Chen, Shanshan Fu et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120339Deep convolutional autoencoders for the spectral reconstruction of filter-interfered FTIR spectra in microplastic assessment
Seksan Laitrakun, Nuttapat Limanond, Jarawee Saengkaewsuk, Pavinee Pipatanagovit et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120318Baseline assessment of microplastic in sediments of the Almendares River and Havana Harbour, Cuba
Linn Merethe Olsen Nixon, Carlos Alonso-Hernández, Øyvind Lilleeng, Yusmila Helguera-Pedraza et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120365Satellite SAR monitoring and characterization of marine oil spills: Insights from controlled North Sea experiments
Ajeet Kumar, Amerigo Capria, Rajib Kumar Panigrahi, Marco Martorella et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120144Macrozoobenthic diversity of eutrophication hotspots under anthropogenic pressures in the southern Black Sea: Interactions between environmental factors and community structure
Güley Kurt, İbrahim Tan, Senem Çağlar, Hakan Atabay et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120294Shipping and fishing vessels as sources of marine plastic debris for the Seychelles
Alex L. Albinski, Helen L. Johnson, Jessica Savage, April J. Burt et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120064Microplastics in commercial bivalves from the upper gulf of Thailand: Do location, season, and species ecology matter to human dietary exposure?
Benny K.K. Chan, Suwaree Chunniyom, Patteera Mahayotsanun, Monthon Ganmanee et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120347Reviews
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