Abstract:<p>The Black Sea is one of the largest enclosed seas in the world. More than 160 million people live in its coastal areas and large rivers flow into it, as &#160;the Danube, the Dniester, the Dnieper and the Don. The Danube river, located on the western coast, is the most important European waterway whose catchment area is shared by more than fifteen countries. Black sea coastal waters are also often characterized by high suspended sediment concentrations derived from coastal runoff and l… Show more
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