Ben Kaden, and Linda Freyberg, and Karsten Schuldt

M. R. Giordano, and L. E. Kalnajs, and J. D. Goetz, and J. D. Goetz, and A. M. Avery, and A. M. Avery, and E. Katz, and N. W. May, and A. Leemon, and C. Mattson, and K. A. Pratt, and P. F. DeCarlo, and P. F. DeCarlo

<p>A fundamental understanding of the processes that control Antarctic aerosols is necessary in determining the aerosol impacts on climate-relevant processes from Antarctic ice cores to clouds. The first in situ observational online composition measurements by an aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) of Antarctic aerosols were only recently performed during the Two-Season Ozone Depletion and Interaction with Aerosols Campaign (2ODIAC). 2ODIAC was deployed to sea ice on the Ross Sea near McMurdo ...

Federico Parra, and Carol George, and Khalid Kalalou, and Dominique Januel

Background: There is a consensus within the trauma field for the necessity of a three-phase treatment programme for complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). This pilot study focuses on the stabilisation phase, the goal of which is the development of psychological resources and the reduction of disabling symptoms. Objective: To test the efficacy of the Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) method as a stabilization treatment for CPTSD patients with a history of childhood trauma. Method: The sample was ...

Schahryar Kananian, and Sarah Ayoughi, and Arieja Farugie, and Devon Hinton, and Ulrich Stangier

Background: Approximately half of all asylum seekers suffer from trauma-related disorders requiring treatment, among them Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. There is a lack of easily accessible, low-threshold treatments taking the cultural background into account. Culturally Adapted CBT (CA CBT) is a well evaluated, transdiagnostic group intervention for refugees, using psychoeducation, meditation, and Yoga-like exercises. Objective: An uncontrolled ...

Julien Li-Chee-Ming, and Costas Armenakis

This work presents a mapping and tracking system based on images to enable a small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to accurately navigate in indoor and GPS-denied outdoor environments. A method is proposed to estimate the UAV’s pose (i.e., the 3D position and orientation of the camera sensor) in real-time using only the on-board RGB camera as the UAV travels through a known 3D environment (i.e., a 3D CAD model). Linear features are extracted and automatically matched between images collected by th...

Crystal L. Patil, and Carrie S. Klima, and Sebalda C. Leshabari, and Alana D. Steffen, and Heather Pauls, and Molly McGown, and Kathleen F. Norr

Abstract Background The links between empowerment and a number of health-related outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa have been documented, but empowerment related to pregnancy is under-investigated. Antenatal care (ANC) is the entry point into the healthcare system for most women, so it is important to understand how ANC affects aspects of women’s sense of control over their pregnancy. We compare pregnancy-related empowerment for women randomly assigned to the standard of care versus CenteringPregnan...

E. Duo, and A. C. Trembanis, and S. Dohner, and E. Grottoli, and P. Ciavola

<p>Coastal communities and assets are exposed to flooding and erosion hazards due to extreme storm events, which may increase in intensity due to climatological factors in the incoming future. Coastal managers are tasked with developing risk-management plans mitigating risk during all phases of the disaster cycle. This necessitates rapid, time-efficient post-event beach surveys that collect physical data in the immediate aftermath of an event. Additionally, the inclusion of local stakehol...

M. Mejías, and B. Ballesteros, and V. Rodellas, and P. Masqué, and J. Garcia-Orellana, and E. Garcia-Solsona, and J. A. Domínguez

Discharge of groundwater and associated chemical compounds into coastal karstic regions, which are abundant in the Mediterranean basin, is envisaged to be significant. In this study, we evaluate the groundwater discharge and its nutrient load to the open karstic site of <i>Badum</i> (<i>Castelló</i>, East Spain). Salinity profiles evidenced that groundwater discharge from coastal brackish springs causes a buoyant fresher layer, as identified with thermal infrared images. Chemical tracers (radium...

Ricardo Ferrari Pacheco, and Luciano Zorzett Cirqueira

A elaboração de uma estratégia eficiente de distribuição envolve os passos de determinação do número de depósitos e sua localização, a estratégia de alocação de estoques dos produtos em cada um dos depósitos e a elaboração de roteiros de distribuição dos produtos dos depósitos aos pontos finais de venda. Devido à complexidade envolvida em cada um desses passos, essas decisões têm sido tomadas de forma hierárquica e seqüencial. Esta abordagem leva a soluções subótimas, pois o problema é dividido ...

Peres, Cidália, and Catulo, Luis, and Brito, Dulce, and Pintado, Cristina

<i>Lactobacillus pentosus</i> DSM 16366, a strain originally isolated from olive fermentation, was used as a starter culture for "Azeiteira" the preparation of Spanish style green olives. Inoculum was added to the fermentors as a freezedried starter culture or as a culture in the nutritive media. Lactic acid fermentation induction produced a more rapid acidification of brines and reduced the survival period of <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> compared with the uninoculated process. The best results wer...

Waldêny Colaço, and Sandoval Vieira da Silva Filho, and Dália dos Prazeres Rodrigues, and Ernesto Hofer

No período de 1992 a 1994, foram analisadas 2.585 amostras de águas de diferentes ecossistemas, acrescidas de 91 espécimens de alimentos visando ao monitoramento de Vibrio cholerae O1 no Estado de Pernambuco. Nas 2.676 amostras foram detectadas 193 cepas de Vibrio cholerae O1 (7,21%) com predominância do sorovar Inaba (183-94,8%) sobre Ogawa (10-5,1%), todas classificadas no biotipo El Tor e sensíveis à tetraciclina. Numa parcela de setenta amostras selecionadas ao acaso, mas incluindo todas do ...

P. Delecluse, and J.-C. Dutay, and J. C. Orr, and Z. Lachkar

Global-scale tracer simulations are typically made at coarse resolution without explicitly modelling eddies. Here we ask what role do eddies play in ocean uptake, storage, and meridional transport of transient tracers. We made global anthropogenic transient-tracer simulations in coarse-resolution (2&deg;cos&phi;&times;2&deg;, ORCA2) and eddy-permitting (½&deg;cos&phi;&times;½&deg;, ORCA05) versions of the ocean general circulation model OPA9. Our focus is on surface-to-intermediate waters of the...

Lilian Akemi Kato, and Marta Bellini

Este artigo apresenta, como objetivo principal, uma proposta metodológica para o ensino do Cálculo nos cursos de Ciências Biológicas, que privilegia a atribuição de significados biológicos às variáveis e parâmetros que aparecem nos modelos matemáticos no estudo de dinâmica de populações. Utilizou-se, neste estudo, a equação logística como modelo matemático que caracteriza diversos tipos de crescimento populacional, além de apresentar outras complexidades do fenômeno biológico que podem ser melho...

Pimsai Sithisak, and Pattira Pongtippatee, and Boonsirm Withyachumnarnkul

Holothuria scabra are tropical sea cucumbers that are widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and are consideredto be a delicacy in China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Since they can be easily harvested in the wild, populationsin sea beds around Thailand have been decreasing. This problem has led to the construction of hatcheries and growoutfacilities in order to effectively culture these high-priced species. However, there is a disadvantage in farm-grown productionof these species ...

Cruciani RA, and Revuelta M, and Dvorkin E, and Homel P, and Lesage P, and Esteban-Cruciani N

Ricardo A Cruciani,1 Manuel Revuelta,2 Ella Dvorkin,3 Peter Homel,4 Pauline Lesage,5 Nora Esteban-Cruciani6 1Center for Comprehensive Pain Management and Palliative Care, Capital Institute for Neurosciences, Capital Health Medical Center, Pennington, NJ, 2Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, FL, 3Institutional Review Board, New York University, New York, NY, 4Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 5Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 6Child...

Kamaruddin Kamaruddin, and Ahmal Ahmal

This paper describes the history-based learning local history, which takes the case of the existence of the Kampar River as local aspects in the learning of the maritime history in Indonesia. The data obtained through the triangulation by collecting interviews, observation, documentation study and  refered to articles, journals, textbooks and data other documents in the library that supported the teaching of history based on local history in the analyzing of maritime history in Indonesia, then i...

Ludmila Alves Cadeira do Prado, and Gelson Luís Fambrini, and Alcina Magnólia Franca Barreto

ABSTRACT: The Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, crops out in the municipality of Exu, Pernambuco State, exposing coquinas. Fauna survey, taphonomic analysis of the macrobenthos, and identification of sedimentary facies of the outcrop were carried out to contribute to paleoenvironmental understanding of the Romualdo Formation. The association of molluscs (Cerithium sp., Tylostoma ranchariensis, Aguileria dissita, Brachidontes araripensis and unidentified cassiopids) and echinoids of the species ...

Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz, and Clarice Alves Bonow, and Marlise Capa Verde de Almeida, and Cynthia Fontella Sant'Anna, and Leticia Silveira Cardoso

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the effect of the mental, physical, temporal, performance, total effort and frustration demands in the overall workload, and in the same way analyze the global burden of port labor and associated factors that contribute most to their decrease or increase. Method: a cross-sectional, quantitative study, developed with 232 dock workers. For data collection, a structured questionnaire with descriptive, occupational, smoking and illicit drug use variables was applied...

Ali Kara

O. Marenkov, and O. Fedonenko, and E. Filippova

Purpose. To analyze the current state of the populations of roach, bream, pikeperch and silver bream in the Zaporozhye (Dnipro) reservoir and to determine the acceptable amounts of commercial harvest of these fish species for 2017 by determining scientifically justified limits. Methodology. The summarized results of ichthyological studies conducted during 2010–2016 years were used during the research. The materials were collected in the Zaporizhzhya (Dnipro) Reservoir using standard fish samp...

Sebastian Sabou, and Claudiu Lung, and Ioan Orha

This paper presents low cost Inertial Navigation Module, using MEMS sensor and an simple onboard microcontroller data processing (Kalman filters, basic interpretation for data). GPS navigation solutions are investigated, but they encounter big issues in indoor environment. The basic problem is the weak signal power received from satellite in indoor location and therefore the increased error for position. Using another technique and sensor add more precision. MEMS based techniques are promising o...

Mahendran R, and Jeyabaskar S, and Sitharaman G, and Michael RD, and Paul AV

Radha Mahendran,1 Suganya Jeyabaskar,1 Gayathri Sitharaman,1 Rajamani Dinakaran Michael,2 Agnal Vincent Paul1 1Department of Bioinformatics, 2Centre for Fish Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Vels University, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Abstract: Edwardsiella tarda and Flavobacterium columnare are two important intracellular pathogenic bacteria that cause the infectious diseases edwardsiellosis and columnaris in wild and cultured fish. Prediction of major histocompatibility compl...

Senni Juniawati Bunga, and Kathy Schuller

Fish is the main source of ?-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5?-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:5?-3), which have positive effects on human health and can be beneficial in human diet context. Studies involving fatty acyl desaturase (Fads) and elongase of very long chain fatty acids (Elovl) enzymes that convert C18 PUFA to C20/22 LC-PUFA have been performed in some fish species. However, very little is known about LC-PUFA biosynthesis...

Mitsuo Yoshito

Coastal streams provide important habitat for many diadromous fish species, which migrate between freshwater and the sea during their life cycle. However, coastal systems are poorly studied in comparison to large, continental river systems. Furthermore, the relative importance of catchment- and site-scale factors in structuring lotic fish communities is largely unknown. In this study, I addressed these issues by surveying the fish fauna of small coastal streams on Sado Island (northwest Japan) a...

Nataly Galán-Freyle, and Jesús Olivero-Verbel, and Liney Díaz-López

Shellfish are a source of food allergens, and their consumption is the cause of severe allergic reactions in humans. Tropomyosins, a family of muscle proteins, have been identified as the major allergens in shellfish and mollusks species. Nevertheless, few experimentally determined three-dimensional structures are available in the Protein Data Base (PDB). In this study, 3D models of several homologous of tropomyosins present in marine shellfish and mollusk species (Chaf 1, Met e1, Hom a1, Per v1...

Rosa Helena P. Gusmão, and Joana D'Arc P. Mascarenhas, and Yvone B. Gabbay, and Zéa Lins-Lainson, and Francisco Lúzio P. Ramos, and Talita A. F. Monteiro, and Sebastião Aldo Valente, and Alexandre C. Linhares

Faecal samples were obtained from 190 children, aged 0 to 5 years, admitted to a public hospital in Belém, Pará, Brazil. These patients were placed in a pediatric ward with 40 beds distributed in six rooms. Case were classified into three groups: (a) nosocomial: children who developed gastroenteritis 72 hr or later after admission; (b) community-acquired: patients admitted either with diarrhoea or who had diarrhoea within 72 hr following admission; (c) non-diarrhoeic: those children who had no d...

Aytaç Özgül, and Altan Lök, and F. Ozan Düzbastilar

Two steel spar buoys were constructed and moored in 50 and 100 m deep of water in the Aegean Sea to support recreational fisheries. The first FAD was deployed at coordinates 38°01´48´´N 26°58´02´´E and at a distance of 3 nautical miles from the shoreline. The other FAD was moored at 1.1 nautical miles from the shoreline at coordinates 38°03´11´´N; 26°59´01´´E. An anchor (1.2x1.2x0.8 m3) weighing approximate 2.76 metric ton, made of reinforced concrete, was used to hold a FAD weighing approximate...

G. A. Duffy, and T. Horton, and D. S. M. Billett

Submarine canyons have often been identified as hotspots of secondary production with the potential to house distinct faunal assemblages and idiosyncratic ecosystems. Within these deep-sea habitats, assemblages of scavenging fauna play a vital role in reintroducing organic matter from large food falls into the wider deep-sea food chain. <br><br> Free-fall baited traps were set at different depths within three submarine canyons on the Iberian Margin. Amphipods from the traps were identifi...

Mario Cazzola, and Nhân Pham-Thi, and Jean-Charles Kerihuel, and Henri Durand, and Serge Bohbot

Background and aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a synbiotic supplementation in reducing common winter diseases in children. Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study was conducted in young school-age children (3—7 years old) during a winter period. Participants were otherwise healthy children who suffered from at least three episodes of ear, nose and throat (ENT), respiratory tract or gastrointestinal illness during the previous ...

Davide Tanasi, and Robert H. Tykot, and Andrea Vianello, and Stephan Hassam

The study and reconstruction of ancient dietary habits has become a very significant topic in archaeological research. Most chemical analysis studies for diet at Greek sites are limited to prehistory, with very few examples of studies for the Classical period. This paper represents a pilot study of stable isotope analysis carried out on a group of 15 individuals selected among the population interred in the Archaic necropolis of Scala Greca at Syracuse (Sicily), a cemetery discovered in 2010-201...

A.A.J. van der Putten, and R.D. Dijkstra, and J.J. Huls, and L. Visser

Research on temperament has evolved substantially throughout the last years. Assessing temperament in a child gives information about why the child reacts differently in different situations and can be seen as one of the variables playing a role in determining adaptive and maladaptive outcomes. Insight into the temperament of the child, therefore, facilitates the adaptation of support or child-rearing practices to the specific needs and wishes of the child. The current study aimed at reviewing e...

Isaac Omwenga, and Laetitia Kanja, and Joseph Nguta, and James Mbaria, and Patrick Irungu

This study was conducted to evaluate occurrence of organochlorine pesticide residues in Oreochromis niloticus fish reared by aquaculture in Kiambu and Machakos Counties. A total of 213 fish organ samples were analyzed for organochlorine pesticide residues from Kiambu and Machakos Counties in Kenya using gas–liquid chromatography. Overall, betahexachlorocyclohexane (BHC) group, the cyclodiens, aldrin, heptachlor, dieldrin, endrin and the Dichlodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) group of compounds were...

Andrew Tamale, and Francis Ejobi, and Charles Muyanja, and Irene Naigaga, and Jessica Nakavuma, and Charles Kato Drago, and Deborah Ruth Amulen

Fish consumption in subsistence fishing community is a life style associated with lead and mercury uptake for humans. Fish consumption is influenced by sociocultural factors, exposure and health risks. Unfortunately, no sociocultural study in the Lake Albert fishing community in light of lead and mercury exists. A cross-sectional sociocultural study was carried out between March and June 2015. A total of 270 household heads in four landing sites in Hoima district completed structured questionnai...

Taro Oishi, and Hiroaki Sugino, and Ienori Tatefuku, and Masashi Mochizuki

To deal with declining seafood consumption in Japan, the Japanese government has promoted a campaign termed “Fast Fish,” which offers convenient and unique processed fishery products for consumption. Although the campaign is expected to restore seafood consumption and contribute to health enhancements, it could pressure fishery resources without providing sufficient resource management. Furthermore, promoting processed fishery products might make consumers forget that the materials are originall...

D.H. Bui, and D.P.H. Bui, and Q.T. Pham

Using the econometric approach of Ordinary Least Squares, this study has identified the key factors affecting the use of inorganic chemicals in coastal aquaculture in South Central Vietnam. These factors included the amount of training and support policies for extensions and the level of participation by cooperative groups in aquaculture activities. The greatest impact factor to the use of inorganic chemicals in aquaculture was “Fishery Extension Support Policy Group” by −0.747. This value means...

Karim Alejandra Nemer, and Martín Alejo Pucheta, and Ana Georgina Flesia

The automated detection of coasts, riverbanks, and polynyas from synthetic aperture radar images is a difficult image processing task due to speckle noise. In this work we present a novel Fuzzy-Wavelet framework for bordeline region detection in SAR images. Our technique is based on a combination of Wavelet denoising and Fuzzy Logic which boost decision-making on noisy and poorly defined environments. Unlike most recent filtering-detection algorithms, we do not apply hypothesis tests (Wilcoxon-M...

Jakić-Dimić Dobrila, and Jeremić Svetlana, and Nešić Ksenija, and Radosavljević V.

In our country, there is present extensive, semi-intensive and intensive growing of cyprinid fish species. The quality of food is an essential prerequisite for obtaining optimal production results in fish production. Fish food is being produced as a complete pellet meal, and raw materials used are of plant, animal, mineral and vitamin origin. Out of plant feed, the most commonly used ones are corn, wheat, barley, oats, soy and others. By applying additional carbohydrate food, energetic needs of ...

HANGANU Jenică, and DOROFTEI Mihai

Presented as biological indicators, the aquatic macrophytes, according to their community and distribution are important elements for water quality determination. In lakes there are many hydro-morphological pressures that play an important role in the distribution of aquatic macrophytes. The paper presents an overviewof recent literature on species response to hydrological and chemical factors in lakes. The indicators species and their response to pressures as well as adaptation mechanisms are s...

Ricardo Nunes Eliezer, and Niro Kasahara, and Cristiano Caixeta-Umbelino, and Renato Kingleufus Pinheiro, and Carmo Mandia Junior, and Roberto Freire Santiago Malta

PURPOSE: To compare the safety and efficacy of human preserved amniotic membrane (AM) in the trabeculectomy for treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: A prospective, randomized clinical trial compared primary trabeculectomy with amniotic membrane (study group) and without amniotic membrane (control group) in the treatment of the glaucoma. Intraocular pressure (IOP), number of glaucoma medications and appearance of the bleb were compared between the two groups. Thirty-two patients div...

Ivani Bursztyn

Visando aumentar a adesão do homem jovem ao programa de atenção à saúde do adolescente, foi desenvolvido um projeto, implantado de forma piloto em cinco unidades básicas do Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma avaliação conduzida ao fim do primeiro ano de implantação das ações do projeto, tendo como objetivo identificar características dos serviços que desempenham papel estratégico para mudança, assim com aqueles que contribuem para a resistência. A met...

Petrônio Lauro Teixeira Potiguar Júnior

This paper presents reflections which have not been modified during the years, and relate to the causes and consequences of the actions of the social movements and the people that are involved in them who try to create alternatives of surviving for farmers, fishermen, etc. The methodology used in the analysis was the participant observation, and the use of interviews made among leaders of the community, fishermen of Marudá and leaders of the Movimento Nacional dos Pescadores (MONAPE) and of the ...

S. Wang, and L. W. O'Neill, and Q. Jiang, and S. P. de Szoeke, and X. Hong, and H. Jin, and W. T. Thompson, and X. Zheng

This paper presents an evaluation and validation of the Naval Research Laboratory's COAMPS^® real-time forecasts during the VOCALS-REx over the area off the west coast of Chile/Peru in the Southeast Pacific during October and November 2008. The analyses focus on the marine boundary layer (MBL) structure. These forecasts are compared with lower troposphere soundings, in situ surface measurements, and satellite observations. The predicted mean MBL cloud and surface wind spatial distribut...

G. P. Peters, and T. B. Nilssen, and L. Lindholt, and M. S. Eide, and S. Glomsrød, and L. I. Eide, and J. S. Fuglestvedt

The Arctic sea-ice is retreating faster than predicted by climate models and could become ice free during summer this century. The reduced sea-ice extent may effectively "unlock" the Arctic Ocean to increased human activities such as transit shipping and expanded oil and gas production. Travel time between Europe and the north Pacific Region can be reduced by up to 50 % with low sea-ice levels and the use of this route could increase substantially as the sea-ice retreats. Oil and gas activities ...

Simona Cannas, and Fancesca Rampini, and Diana Levi, and Emanuela Dalla Costa, and Zita Talamonti, and Michela Minero, and Clara Palestrini

Consequences of a long stay in dog shelter have particular signifi cance, because, since 1991, the Italian law (14/08/1991, n.281) prohibits euthanasia of dogs unless “they are seriously ill, incurable or proven dangerous”. Caught dogs are recovered for a quarantine period in the sanitary kennel, if they are not returned to the owner, they are moved to shelters until adoption or death. The aim of this work was to identify the relationship between dogs characteristics and their destiny in order t...

Bennett T Amaechi, and Ramalingam Karthikeyan, and Poornima K Mensinkai, and et al

Bennett T Amaechi1, Ramalingam Karthikeyan1, Poornima K Mensinkai1, Kaveh Najibfard1, Allen C Mackey2, Robert L Karlinsey21University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA; 2Indiana Nanotech, Indianapolis, IN, USAPurpose: An in situ study evaluated the remineralization potential of 225 ppm fluoride (F) rinses with and without a calcium phosphate agent (TCP-Si-Ur) on eroded enamel.Methods: 20 human patients participated in this IRB approved study. Enamel blocks ex...

Anna Sykuta

From the alga Scenedesmus acuminatus 10 carotenoids were isolated: α-carotene, β-carotene, neo-β-carotene, lutein, lutein-5,6-epoxide, violaxanthine, loroxanthine, neoxanthine, antheraxanthine and from old algae - echinenone. Algae cultured on calcium-free medium contained about 60 (per cent cartoenoids less than those from medium with Ca(NO3)2.

Kuruvilla James, and Srinivasa Rao P

Fedorova Dina

The study examines the directions of expansion of the range of wafer snack products of high nutritional value by using fish & plant semifinished products. The study scientifically grounds the benefits of using the new fish & plant semifinished products in manufacturing waffle salty snack products. The data provided in the article prove that the use of the fish & plant semifinished products & herbal ingredients enable a range of the new wafer snack products «Fish krekis» with high content of prot...

Marcelo E. Oliva, and José L. Luque

Five species of monogeneans collected from marine fishes of the Pacific coast of Chile and Perú were studied. Three of them are new species: Interniloculus chilensis n. sp. (Capsalidae), Neoheterobothrium insalaris n. sp. (Diclidophoridae) and Loxura peruensis n. sp. (Axinidae) parasitic on Sebastes capensis (Scorpaenidae), Paralichthys sp. (Bothiidae) and Belone scapularis (Belonidae), respectively. Two new combinations are proposed, Intracotyle neghmei (Microcotylidae) for Neobivagina neghmei ...

S.K. Bor, and J.A. Simbauni, and M.P. Oyugi, and W.M. Njue, and S.C. Chhabra

Soft tissues of species of marine fauna; crabs (<i>Crustacea</i>), oysters (<i>Pelecypoda, Bivalvia</i>), sea stars (<i>Asterroidea</i>), sea urchin (<i>Echinoidea</i>) and bony fishes (<i>Osteichtyes</i>) sampled along the Kenya-Mombasa coastal region were analyzed to determine the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). Analysis was done using gas chromatography with an electron capture detector. This study showed that marine fauna accumulated some OCPs in their tissues, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexach...