Additional file 3: Excluded articles at full text

NUCLEAR
Ref ID / Reference / Reason / Notes
N4 / Balletto, John H., Maureen VaskisHeimbuch, and Hugh J. Mahoney. "Delaware Bay Salt Marsh Restoration: Mitigation for a Power Plant Cooling Water System in New Jersey, USA." Ecological Engineering 25, no. 3 (2005): 204-213. / No quantifiable data / No data available for extraction
N6 / Barrie, L. A., D. Gregor, B. Hargrave, R. Lake, D. Muir, R. Shearer, B. Tracey, and T. Bidleman. "Arctic Contaminants: Sources, Occurrence and Pathways." Science of The Total Environment 122, no. 1–2 (1992): 1-74. / No quantifiable data / No data available for extraction
N9 / Brownless, G. P. "Does Protecting Humans Protect the Environment? A Crude Examination for Uk Nuclear Power Plants and the Marine Environment Using Information in the Public Domain." Journal of Radiological Protection 28, no. 4 (2008): 525-538. / Unsuitable study design / Modelled impacts based on secondary data
N10 / Burger, Joanna, Michael Gochfeld, David S. Kosson, Charles W. Powers, Stephen Jewett, Barry Friedlander, Heloise Chenelot, Conrad D. Volz, and Christian Jeitner. "Radionuclides in Marine Macroalgae from Amchitka and Kiska Islands in the Aleutians: Establishing a Baseline for Future Biomonitoring." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 91, no. 1–2 (2006): 27-40. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Intervention is nuclear test sites
N12 / Cai, Yana, Shenyu Miao, and Yongna Yao. "A Comparison of Apoptosis in Animal Cells before and after the Operation of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station." Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 31, no. SUPPL. 29 (1998): 68-68. / Not accessible / Paper inaccessible
N15 / Cherry, Donald S., and John Cairns Jr. "Biological Monitoring Part V—Preference and Avoidance Studies." Water Research 16, no. 3 (1982): 263-301. / Relevant review / Review
N16 / Dennis Lemly, A. "Ecological Basis for Regulating Aquatic Emissions from the Power Industry: The Case with Selenium." Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 5, no. 4 (1985): 465-486. / Not accessible / Paper inaccessible
N18 / Eichholz, Geoffrey G. "Hazards and Control of Ruthenium in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle." Progress in Nuclear Energy 2, no. 1 (1978): 29-76. / Relevant review / Review and modelled estimations
N20 / Ewings, P. D., C. Bowie, M. J. Phillips, and S. A. N. Johnson. "Incidence of Leukemia in Young-People in the Vicinity of Hinkley Point Nuclear-Power Station, 1959-86." British Medical Journal 299, no. 6694 (1989): 289-293. / No relevant population / Not marine related
N21 / Franzen, Fredrik, Kerstin Mo, and Bjorn Fagerholm. "Biological Monitoring at Swedish Nuclear Power Plants Forsmark." FinfoFiskeriverketInformerar 8, (2002): 1-58. / Not accessible / Full article not in English
N22 / Gashchak, S. P. "Avifauna of Industrial Area of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Station and the Construction "Ukrytie"." VestnikZoologii 33, no. 4-5 (1999): 118-118. / Not accessible / Paper inaccesible
N23 / Gómez-Guzmán, J. M., E. Holm, S. M. Enamorado-Báez, J. A. Abril, A. R. Pinto-Gómez, J. M. López-Gutiérrez, and M. García-León. "Pre- and Post-Chernobyl Accident Levels of 129i and 137cs in the Southern Baltic Sea by Brown Seaweed FucusVesiculosus." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 115, no. 0 (2013): 134-142. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Intervention is nuclear reprocessing site
N25 / Guleykova, L. V., and A. A. Protasov. "Zooplankton of Cooling Pond of the KhmelnitskNpp under Conditions of Increasing of Technogenic Influence and Dreissena Introduction." GidrobiologicheskiiZhurnal 45, no. 1 (2009): 19-36. / Not accessible / Paper inaccesible
N26 / Guleykova, L. V., and A. A. Protasov. "Zooplankton of the Cooling Pond of the Khmelnitskiy Nuclear Power Station under Conditions of Intensive Technogenous Load and Dreissena Introduction." Hydrobiological Journal 45, no. 3 (2009): 16-32. / Not accessible / Paper inaccesible
N27 / Haire, T. P., and J. Shaw. "Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Procedures in the United Kingdom." Progress in Nuclear Energy 4, no. 2 (1979): 161-182. / Unsuitable study design / No primary data collection on marine environment
N30 / Howells, Gwyneth. "In and out of Hot Water." Marine Pollution Bulletin 8, no. 11 (1977): 245-248. / No quantifiable data / Opinion piece
N32 / Hung, T. C. "The Preliminary Report for the Assessment of Ecological Impact on the Operation of the 1st Nuclear Power Station Along the Northern Coast of Taiwan." Pacific Science Congress Proceedings 15, no. 1-2 (1983): 108-109. / Not accessible / Paper inaccessible
N34 / Jiang, Zhi-Bing, Jiang-Ning Zeng, Quan-Zhen Chen, Yi-Jun Huang, Yi-Bo Liao, Xiao-Qun Xu, and Ping Zheng. "Potential Impact of Rising Seawater Temperature on Copepods Due to Coastal Power Plants in Subtropical Areas." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 368, no. 2 (2009): 196-201. / No relevant outcome / Experiments on level of survival of copepods
N35 / Karas, Peter, Anders Adill, Maria Bostrom, Kerstin Mo, and Alf Sevastik. "Biological Surveys in the Area of the Forsmark Nuclear Power Station between 2000-2007." FinfoFiskeriverketInformerar 2, (2010): 1-41. / Not accessible / Full report not in English
N36 / Keeney, Ralph L., and Keshavan Nair. "Nuclear Siting Using Decision Analysis." Energy Policy 5, no. 3 (1977): 223-231. / Unsuitable study design / No primary data collection on marine environment
N37 / Keeney, Ralph L., and Gordon A. Robilliard. "Assessing and Evaluating Environmental Impacts at Proposed Nuclear Power Plant Sites." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 4, no. 2 (1977): 153-166. / Unsuitable study design / Estimations and modelling data
N38 / Khan, M. Feroz, and S. Godwin Wesley. "Radionuclides in Resident and Migratory Fishes of a Wedge Bank Region: Estimation of Dose to Human Beings, South India." Marine Pollution Bulletin 64, no. 10 (2012): 2224-2232. / No relevant comparator / Baseline data before construction of nuclear plant in area
N41 / Laskova, I. V. "Influence of Working Shift on Nervous System Functional State in Operators of Control Unit in Nuclear Power Station." MeditsinaTrudaiPromyshlennayaEkologiya, no. 3 (2009): 32-36. / Not accessible / Paper inaccessible
N44 / Moravec, Frantisek, Milan Gelnar, RadimErgens, and Tomas Scholz. "Metazoan Parasites of Fishes from the Section of the Vltava River Supposed to Be Affected by the Operation of the Temelin Nuclear Electric Power-Station, Czech Republic." ActaSocietatisZoologicaeBohemicae 61, no. 1 (1997): 65-76. / No relevant comparator / Baseline study, no comparators
N48 / Penaz, M. "Fish Cultures in the Area of the Nuclear-Power Station Dukovany and Their Prospects." Folia Zoologica 29, no. 1 (1980): 87-96. / Not accessible / Paper inaccessible
N50 / Poon, C. B., and S. M. Au. "Modelling the Cs-137 Ingestion Dose from Consumption of Marine Fish in Hong Kong." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 98, no. 2 (2002): 199-209. / Unsuitable study design / Modelled impacts based on secondary data
N52 / Reutter, J. M., and C. E. Herdendorf. "Thermal Discharge from a Nuclear Power Plant Predicted Effects on Lake Erie Fish." Ohio Journal of Science 76, no. 1 (1976): 39-46. / No relevant population / Closed body of water
N53 / Richkus, William A., and Richard McLean. "Historical Overview of the Efficacy of Two Decades of Power Plant Fisheries Impact Assessment Activities in Chesapeake Bay." Environmental Science & Policy 3, Supplement 1, no. 0 (2000): 283-293. / Unsuitable study design / Assessment based on secondary data
N54 / Roberts, Carlyle J. "Management and Disposal of Waste from Sites Contaminated by Radioactivity." Radiation Physics and Chemistry 51, no. 4–6 (1998): 579-587. / Relevant review / Review
N55 / Rochereau, Stephen, and David Pimentel. "Energy Tradeoffs between Northeast Fishery Production and Coastal Power Reactors." Energy 3, no. 5 (1978): 575-589. / Unsuitable study design / Paper using model predictions
N59 / Simkiss, K. "Metal Ions in Biological Systems. Vol. 8: Nucleotides and Derivatives: Their Ligating Ambivalency: Edited by Helmut Sigel. Pp. 256 Marcel Dekker, New York. 1979. Vol. 8, Sfr. 68." Endeavour 4, no. 3 (1980): 128. / Not accessible / Paper inaccessible
N63 / Taylor, Colin J. L. "The Effects of Biological Fouling Control at Coastal and Estuarine Power Stations." Marine Pollution Bulletin 53, no. 1–4 (2006): 30-48. / Relevant review / Review
N70 / Wohlgemuth, E., Z. Stanek, and M. Penaz. "Total Beta-Activity and the Content of Most Important Artificial Radionuclides in Tissues of Fishes from the Jihlava River Basin." Folia Zoologica 36, no. 2 (1987): 183-191. / Not accessible / Paper inaccessible
N71 / Wood, E. J. Ferguson. "Effects of Thermal Additions in Temperature and Cold Waters." Science of The Total Environment 2, no. 1 (1973): 61-80. / No quantifiable data / Opinion piece
OIL & GAS
Ref ID / Reference / Reason / Notes
G11 / Pulsipher, A. G. and W. B. Daniel Iv (2000). "Onshore disposition of offshore oil and gas platforms: Western politics and international standards." Ocean & Coastal Management 43(12): 973-995. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Onshore-only disposition as international policy
G14 / Lakhal, S. Y., M. I. Khan, et al. (2009). "An “Olympic” framework for a green decommissioning of an offshore oil platform." Ocean & Coastal Management 52(2): 113-123. / No relevant comparator / On decommissioning options, but no data on impacts
G16 / Dicks, B., T. Bakke, et al. (1986). "Oil exploration and production: Impact on the North Sea." Oil and Chemical Pollution 3(4): 289-306. / No quantifiable data / Overview of impacts in North Sea, no data collected
G20 / Ugland, K. I., A. Bjørgesæter, et al. (2008). "Assessment of environmental stress with a biological index based on opportunistic species." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 366(1–2): 169-174. / No relevant population / Construct an univariate index to measure impact
G22 / Osmundsen, P. and R. Tveterås (2003). "Decommissioning of petroleum installations—major policy issues." Energy Policy 31(15): 1579-1588. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Policy issues regarding decommissioning
G25 / Ekins, P., R. Vanner, et al. (2006). "Decommissioning of offshore oil and gas facilities: A comparative assessment of different scenarios." Journal of Environmental Management 79(4): 420-438. / No relevant comparator / Scenarios for decommissioning only
G26 / Johnson, K., S. Kerr, et al. (2013). "Marine renewables and coastal communities—Experiences from the offshore oil industry in the 1970s and their relevance to marine renewables in the 2010s." Marine Policy 38(0): 491-499. / No relevant outcome / Review
G34 / Ekins, P., R. Vanner, et al. (2007). "Zero emissions of oil in water from offshore oil and gas installations: economic and environmental implications." Journal of Cleaner Production 15(13–14): 1302-1315. / Unsuitable study design / Assessment of technologies to reduce impacts inc. produced water reinjection
G37 / Hegarty, A. (1997). "Start with what the people know: a community based approach to integrated coastal zone management." Ocean & Coastal Management 36(1–3): 167-203. / No relevant population
G38 / Alemagi, D. (2007). "The oil industry along the Atlantic coast of Cameroon: Assessing impacts and possible solutions." Resources Policy 32(3): 135-145. / No quantifiable data / Overview of impacts of oil industry in Cameroons but no actual data collection
G41 / Kokaly, R. F., B. R. Couvillion, et al. (2013). "Spectroscopic remote sensing of the distribution and persistence of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in Barataria Bay marshes." Remote Sensing of Environment 129(0): 210-230. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Oil impact on canopies, development of aapproach to detect oil
G52 / Cronin, M. A. (2011). "The conservation of seals in Irish waters: How research informs policy." Marine Policy 35(6): 748-755. / No relevant population / Policy only, no data
G99 / Kirchsteiger, C. (1999). "Trends in accidents, disasters and risk sources in Europe." Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 12(1): 7-17. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Trends in accidents, but no actual data
G108 / Ukwe, C. N., C. A. Ibe, et al. (2003). "Achieving a paradigm shift in environmental and living resources management in the Gulf of Guinea: the large marine ecosystem approach." Marine Pollution Bulletin 47(1–6): 219-225. / No relevant population
G126 / Alexander, L. M. (1993). "Large marine ecosystems: A new focus for marine resources management." Marine Policy 17(3): 186-198. / No relevant population / No data collection
G129 / Stirling, A. (1997). "Limits to the value of external costs." Energy Policy 25(5): 517-540. / No relevant population
G143 / Afgan, N. H., D. A. Gobaisi, et al. (1998). "Sustainable energy development." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2(3): 235-286. / No quantifiable data / Overview of other studies
G153 / Andrulewicz, E., D. Napierska, et al. (2003). "The environmental effects of the installation and functioning of the submarine SwePol Link HVDC transmission line: a case study of the Polish Marine Area of the Baltic Sea." Journal of Sea Research 49(4): 337-345. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Electric energy transfer and effect of cable installation
G313 / Kaiser, M. J. and B. F. Snyder (2013). "Economic impacts of the offshore supply vessel shipbuilding market in the Gulf of Mexico." Maritime Economics & Logistics 15(2): 256-287. / No relevant population / Irrelevant
G317 / Ross, J. A. S., J. I. Macdiarmid, et al. (2013). "Cognitive Symptoms and Welding Fume Exposure." Annals of Occupational Hygiene 57(1): 26-33. / No relevant population / Comparison of cognitive symptoms in offshore workers
G319 / Anthony, K. M., M. S. Love, et al. (2012). "Translocation, Homing Behavior and Habitat Use of Groundfishes Associated with Oil Platforms in the East Santa Barbara Channel, California." Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences 111(2): 101-118. / No relevant comparator / Translocation as mitigation option for decommissioning, but no quantification of impacts from oil platforms
G324 / Jorgensen, D. (2012). "OSPAR's exclusion of rigs-to-reefs in the North Sea." Ocean & Coastal Management 58: 57-61. / No relevant intervention/exposure / OSPAR's North Sea artificial reef policy
G359 / Hedd, A., W. A. Montevecchi, et al. (2011). "Reducing uncertainty on the Grand Bank: tracking and vessel surveys indicate mortality risks for common murres in the North-West Atlantic." Animal Conservation 14(6): 630-641. / Unsuitable study design
G378 / Pietri, D., S. McAfee, et al. (2011). "Using Science to Inform Controversial Issues: A Case Study from the California Ocean Science Trust." Coastal Management 39(3): 296-316. / Unsuitable study design
G404 / Sheehy, D. J. and S. F. Vik (2010). "The role of constructed reefs in non-indigenous species introductions and range expansions." Ecological Engineering 36(1): 1-11. / No relevant outcome / Review
G419 / Neff, J. M., J. H. Trefry, et al. (2009). "Task 5: integrated biomonitoring and bioaccumulation of contaminants in biota of the cANIMIDA study area: Final report. 2004-2006 field seasons consolidated report." OCS Study Report MMS 2009-037: i-xxiii, 1-160. / No relevant outcome
G421 / Todd, V. L. G., W. D. Pearse, et al. (2009). "Diel echolocation activity of harbour porpoises (Phocoenaphocoena) around North Sea offshore gas installations." Ices Journal of Marine Science 66(4): 734-745 / No relevant comparator / Data on dolphin presence and feeding behaviour at platforms, but not on the impacts of platforms on dolphin behaviour/feeding
G424 / Jones, D. O. B. (2009). "Using existing industrial remotely operated vehicles for deep-sea science." ZoologicaScripta 38: 41-47. / No quantifiable data / ROV exploration at oil and gas platforms, an overview
G452 / Smit, M. G. D., K. I. E. Holthaus, et al. (2008). "Species sensitivity distributions for suspended clays, sediment burial, and grain size change in the marine environment." Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27(4): 1006-1012. / Unsuitable study design
G471 / Azetsu-Scott, K., P. Yeats, et al. (2007). "Precipitation of heavy metals in produced water: Influence on contaminant transport and toxicity." Marine Environmental Research 63(2): 146-167. / No quantifiable data / Fate of metals in produced water, but no quantification of impacts
G479 / El Nemr, A., A. Khaled, et al. (2006). "Distribution and statistical analysis of leachable and total heavy metals in the sediments of the Suez Gulf." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 118(1-3): 89-112. / No relevant comparator / No clear separation between oil industry and other industries
G481 / Steinsvag, K., M. Bratveit, et al. (2006). "Exposure to oil mist and oil vapour during offshore drilling in Norway, 1979-2004." Annals of Occupational Hygiene 50(2): 109-122. / No relevant comparator / Interviews to collect data on exposure to chemicals
G486 / Page, H. M., J. E. Dugan, et al. (2006). "Exotic invertebrate species on offshore oil platforms." Marine Ecology Progress Series 325: 101-107. / No relevant comparator / Presence of exotic invertebrates only, no data on impacts to local ecosystem
G494 / Bram, J. B., H. M. Page, et al. (2005). "Spatial and temporal variability in early successional patterns of an invertebrate assemblage at an offshore oil platform." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 317(2): 223-237. / No relevant comparator
G511 / Keitt, B. and A. Aguirre (2004). "Potential effects of a liquefied natural gas offshore terminal on seabirds at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico." Pacific Seabirds 31(2): 43-46. / Unsuitable study design
G516 / Schroeder, D. M. and M. S. Love (2004). "Ecological and political issues surrounding decommissioning of offshore oil facilities in the Southern California Bight." Ocean & Coastal Management 47(1-2): 21-48. / No quantifiable data
G534 / McCrary, M. D., D. E. Panzer, et al. (2003). "Oil and gas operations offshore California: Status, risks, and safety." Marine Ornithology 31(1): 43-49. / No quantifiable data
G535 / Frumkes, D. R. (2002). "The status of the California rigs-to-reefs Programme and the need to limit consumptive fishing activities." Ices Journal of Marine Science 59: S272-S276. / No quantifiable data / Short communication only, no data collection
G567 / Lee, D. S. (1999). "Pelagic seabirds and the proposed exploration for fossil fuels off North Carolina: A test for conservation efforts of a vulnerable international resource." Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 115(4): 294-315. / Unsuitable study design / No original data
G569 / Clarke, K. R. (1999). "Nonmetric multivariate analysis in community-level ecotoxicology." Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(2): 118-127. / No relevant population / Examples on nonmetric multivariate analysis
G589 / Klungsoyr, J., R. Saetre, et al. (1995). "MANS IMPACT ON THE BARENTS SEA." Arctic 48(3): 279-296. / Unsuitable study design / No original data
G601 / Kingston, P. F. (1992). "IMPACT OF OFFSHORE OIL PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS ON THE BENTHOS OF THE NORTH-SEA." Ices Journal of Marine Science 49(1): 45-53. / Unsuitable study design
G607 / Bedborough, D. R., R. A. A. Blackman, et al. (1987). "A SURVEY OF INPUTS TO THE NORTH-SEA RESULTING FROM OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENTS." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 316(1181): 495-509. / Unsuitable study design
G614 / Alcock, S. R. (1977). "ACUTE OTITIS-EXTERNA IN DIVERS WORKING IN NORTH-SEA - MICROBIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 7 SATURATION DIVES." Journal of Hygiene 78(3): 395-409. / No relevant population
G611 / Atlas, R. M., M. I. Venkatesan, et al. (1983). "DISTRIBUTION OF HYDROCARBONS AND MICROBIAL-POPULATIONS RELATED TO SEDIMENTATION PROCESSES IN LOWER COOK INLET AND NORTON SOUND, ALASKA." Arctic 36(3): 251-261. / No relevant comparator / Comparator is unclear.
G406 / Hopf, N. B., J. Kirkeleit, et al. (2010). "Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene levels in offshore workers." International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 83(1): 55-59. / No relevant population / Direct impact of PAH and wellbeing onhuman-health, beyond scope of review
OFFSHORE WIND
Ref ID / Reference / Reason / Notes
W5 / Krone, R., L. Gutow, et al. (2013). "Epifauna dynamics at an offshore foundation - Implications of future wind power farming in the North Sea." Marine Environmental Research 85: 1-12. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Not actually an OWF
W104 / Lapena, B. P., K. M. Wijnberg, et al. (2010). "Environmental impact assessment of offshore wind farms: a simulation-based approach." Journal of Applied Ecology 47(5): 1110-1118. / No quantifiable data / Just demonstrating a method: didn't analyse actual data
W72 / Reubens, J. T., S. Degraer, et al. (2011). "Aggregation and feeding behaviour of pouting (Trisopterusluscus) at wind turbines in the Belgian part of the North Sea." Fisheries Research 108(1): 223-227. / No relevant comparator / No comparator
W267 / Alexander, K. A., T. Potts, et al. (2013). "Marine renewable energy and Scottish west coast fishers: Exploring impacts, opportunities and potential mitigation." Ocean & Coastal Management 75(0): 1-10. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Not possible to tell whether referring to OWF, wave/tidal or all
W262 / Alexander, K. A., T. A. Wilding, et al. (2013). "Attitudes of Scottish fishers towards marine renewable energy." Marine Policy 37(0): 239-244. / No relevant intervention/exposure / Not possible to tell whether referring to OWF, wave/tidal or all
W108 / Gee, K. (2010). "Offshore wind power development as affected by seascape values on the German North Sea coast." Land Use Policy 27(2): 185-194. / No relevant outcome / Concerns understanding of the reasons why people support/oppose OWFs, rather than any assessment of how particular services would be affected.
W105 / Gee, K. and B. Burkhard (2010). "Cultural ecosystem services in the context of offshore wind farming: A case study from the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein." Ecological Complexity 7(3): 349-358. / No relevant outcome / Concerns understanding of the reasons why people support/oppose OWFs, rather than any assessment of how particular services would be affected.
W234 / Wolsink, M. (2010). "Near-shore wind power—Protected seascapes, environmentalists’ attitudes, and the technocratic planning perspective." Land Use Policy 27(2): 195-203. / No relevant outcome / Review of a failed OWF development and what caused the failure