Detection of <i>Sargassum</i> from Sentinel Satellite Sensors Using Deep Learning Approach by Marine Laval, Abdelbadie Belmouhcine, Luc Courtrai, Jacques Descloitres, Adán Salazar-Garibay, Léa Schamberger, Audrey Minghelli, Thierry Thibaut, René Dorville, Camille Mazoyer, Pascal Zongo, Cristèle Chevalier

“…The large amount of <i>Sargassum</i> aggregations in that area cause major beaching events, which have a significant impact on the local economy and the environment and are starting to present a real threat to public health. …”
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The radium legacy: Contaminated land and the committed effective dose from the ingestion of radium contaminated materials by A.N. Tyler, P. Dale, D. Copplestone, S. Bradley, H. Ewen, C. McGuire, E.M. Scott

“…Keywords: Radium, Contaminated land, Committed effective dose, Hot particles, Beaches, Dalgety Bay…”
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Association between pro-tobacco and anti-tobacco media and messaging exposure and support for smoke-free policy among adults in Armenia and Georgia by Zhanna Sargsyan, Cassidy R. LoParco, Marina Topuridze, Arevik Torosyan, Lela Sturua, Lilit Grigoryan, Michelle C. Kegler, Regine Haardörfer, Varduhi Petrosyan, Carla J. Berg

“…This study examined participant knowledge regarding whether the law covered alternative tobacco products (ATPs) and support for the law to include ATPs and to expand to other locations (e.g., parks/beaches, multi-unit housing). We also examined potential correlates, including exposure to cigarette, e-cigarette, and heated tobacco product (HTP) ads; news opposing smoke-free policy; and ads/news stories or community-based activity promoting smoke-free air. …”
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The response of Tampa Bay to a legacy mining nutrient release in the year following the event by Elise S. Morrison, Edward Phlips, Susan Badylak, Amanda R. Chappel, Andrew H. Altieri, Todd Z. Osborne, David Tomasko, Marcus W. Beck, Edward Sherwood

“…IntroductionCultural eutrophication threatens numerous ecological and economical resources of Florida’s coastal ecosystems, such as beaches, mangroves, and seagrasses. In April 2021, an infrastructure failure at the retired Piney Point phosphorus mining retention reservoir garnered national attention, as 814 million liters of nutrient rich water were released into Tampa Bay, Florida over 10 days. …”
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Production, optimization and characterization of L-glutaminase from marine bacteria by Nur Dini, Johari

“…In this study, the screening of bacteria-producing L-glutaminase had been implemented from three different Pahang Beaches known as Pantai Teluk Cempedak, Pantai Batu Hitam, and Pantai Balok. …”
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Técnicas de preferência declarada na análise do nível de serviço hoteleiro Techniques in stated preference for the analysis of hotel service by Antônio Galvão Novaes, Alejandra Judith Efrón, Sérgio Ronaldo Granemann, Carlos Taboada Rodriguez

“…In Santa Catarina, a southern Brazilian state, resort beaches receive lots of Argentinean tourists in the summer. …”
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De Waddenzee, een gigantisch wereldnatuurerfgoedpark by Jos Bosman

“…In the Netherlands access to the area outside the dikes is formally prohibited, with the exception of a limited number of coastal locations (for guided walks across the mudflats and birdwatching), whereas in Germany the National Park is much used by tourists on small artificial beaches and nature lovers in the tidal marshes. The Dutch policy stimulates new forms of creating mudflats and bird-observation locations in areas within the dikes (Emmapolder). …”
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Extracto metanólico de Crotalaria longirostrata: Identificación de metabolitos secundarios y su efecto insecticida by Henry López López, Mariana Beltrán Beache, Yisa María Ochoa Fuentes, Epifanio Castro del Ángel, Ernesto Cerna Chávez, Juan Delgado

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EL TURISMO COMO INDICADOR VIABLE PARA EL DESARROLLO LOCAL DE LA PARROQUIA CRUCITA DEL CANTÓN PORTOVIEJO by María Verónica Arroyo Cobeña, Nadya Judafeet Jalil Vélez

“…It is necessary to emphasize that tourism and artisanal fishing are a sustainable alternative for local development, having beaches, suitable for adventure sports such as paragliding, in which free flight championships and sport fishing have been held. …”
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Electrical formation factor of clean sand from laboratory measurements and digital rock physics by M. A. Garba, M. A. Garba, S. Vialle, M. Madadi, M. Madadi, B. Gurevich, B. Gurevich, M. Lebedev

“…In this study, we developed a comprehensive and robust workflow with clean sand from two beaches. Electrical conductivities at 1&thinsp;<span class="inline-formula">kHz</span> were first carefully measured in the laboratory. …”
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Comparative analysis of tidepool fish species composition on tropical coastal rocky reefs at State of Ceará, Brazil Análise comparativa da composição das espécies de peixes em poça... by Edna A. Cunha, Roberto A. A. Carvalho, Cassiano Monteiro-Neto, Luiz Eduardo S. Moraes, Maria Elisabeth Araújo

“…This study compared tidepool fish assemblages within and among habitats at Iparana and Pecém beaches, State of Ceará, Northeast Brazil, using visual census techniques. …”
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Efecto de antibiosis, antixenosis y la variación natural de tricomas de especies silvestres y comerciales en tomate sobre el desarrollo de Bactericera cockerelli by Adela Nazareth García Sánchez, Ernesto Cerna Chávez, Mariana Beltrán Beache, Yisa María Ochoa Fuentes, Juan Delgado

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Data set of submerged sand deposits organised in an interoperable spatial data infrastructure (Western Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea) by W. Brambilla, A. Conforti, S. Simeone, P. Carrara, S. Lanucara, G. De Falco

“…Future scenarios coupled with the improvement of mining technologies will favour increased exploitation of sand deposits for nourishment, especially for urban beaches and sandy coasts with lowlands behind them. …”
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Caracterização florística de comunidades vegetais de restinga em Bertioga, SP, Brasil Floristic characterization of "restinga" plant communities at Bertioga, São Paulo State, Brazi... by Suzana Ehlin Martins, Lucia Rossi, Paulo de Salles Penteado Sampaio, Mara Angelina Galvão Magenta

“…The plant communities found were Beaches and Dunes (33 species), Scrub (101), Tall Restinga Forest (301), Tall Wet Restinga Forest (434) and Swale Vegetation (45). …”
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Morphometric effects of various weathered and virgin/pure microplastics on sac fry zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Gina M. Moreno, Keith R. Cooper

“…Microplastics (5 mm to1 nm) and plasticizers are ubiquitous worldwide in waterways, beaches, sediments, and biota. Ingestion of microplastics by various marine species and bioaccumulation of plasticizers continues to be of concern. …”
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Le flirt à Rabat au Maroc : Engagements des corps et arrangements socio-spatiaux by Chadia Arab, Christophe Guibert

“…The Printemps café, a “geographical bubble” in the heart of downtown Rabat, offers a private space open to the public where young couples are very present, much more so than elsewhere in the city, and allows flirting. The cornices and beaches are also places where young couples can meet, away from prying eyes, as shown in the photographs that illustrate the article. …”
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Coastal landuse and land cover change and transformations of Kanyakumari coast, India using remote sensing and GIS by S. Kaliraj, N. Chandrasekar, K.K. Ramachandran, Y. Srinivas, S. Saravanan

“…It shows the larger area in beachface land cover (sandy beaches, foredunes, uplands, Teri dunes (laterite) and associated nearshore landforms), plantations, cultivable lands, fallows, and barren lands are converted into built-ups and it increases more than twice in the period of 10 years. …”
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Seagrass Depth Distribution Mirrors Coastal Development in the Mexican Caribbean – An Automated Analysis of 800 Satellite Images by John D. Hedley, Roberto Velázquez-Ochoa, Roberto Velázquez-Ochoa, Susana Enríquez

“…Within the year-to-year variation there was no change in overall seagrass abundance 2017–2020, but localised statistically significant (p &lt; 0.01) patches of canopy extension and retraction occurred. 2018 and 2019 were affected by beaching of pelagic Sargassum and dispersion as organic matter into the lagoon. …”
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Extracto metanólico de Crotalaria longirostrata: Identificación de metabolitos secundarios y su efecto insecticida by Henry López López, Mariana Beltrán Beache, Yisa María Ochoa Fuentes, Epifanio Castro del Ángel, Ernesto Cerna Chávez, Juan Delgado

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A socio-ecological assessment of land-based contamination and pollution: The Magdalena delta, Colombia by David Gallo-Vélez, David Gallo-Vélez, Juan Camilo Restrepo, Alice Newton

“…However, in terms of impact on human well-being, it is the DtC+ that bears the brunt where pressures are translated in impacts such as increased maintenance and cleaning cost of beaches, reduction or loss of tourism revenue, adverse health effects to vulnerable groups, reduce protection against natural hazards, increased living costs and loss of cultural values.…”
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