Cellulose-based materials and their adsorptive removal efficiency for dyes: A review

A Kausar, ST Zohra, S Ijaz, M Iqbal, J Iqbal, I Bibi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dyes are emerging as harmful pollutants, which is one of major issues for the
environmentalists and there is a urgent need for the removal of dyes from the effluents. In …

Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons

SJ Varjani - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants are recalcitrant compounds and are classified as priority
pollutants. Cleaning up of these pollutants from environment is a real world problem …

What are heavy metals? Long-standing controversy over the scientific use of the term 'heavy metals'–proposal of a comprehensive definition

H Ali, E Khan - Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The term 'heavy metals' is commonly used in the environmental literature to refer to metals
and metalloids associated with environmental pollution, toxicity and adverse effects on biota …

Exploring the impact of contaminants of emerging concern on fish and invertebrates physiology in the Mediterranean Sea

F Impellitteri, CR Multisanti, P Rusanova, G Piccione… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Consumption and excessive use of substances or items that are taken for
granted in our daily lives such as personal care products, plastic objects, and medicines …

Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life

A Bakir, IA O'Connor, SJ Rowland, AJ Hendriks… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
It has been hypothesised that, if ingested, plastic debris could act as vector for the transfer of
chemical contaminants from seawater to organisms, yet modelling suggest that, in the …

Constraints and priorities for conducting experimental exposures of marine organisms to microplastics

I Paul-Pont, K Tallec, C Gonzalez-Fernandez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Marine plastic pollution is a major environmental issue. Given their ubiquitous nature and
small dimensions, ingestion of microplastic (MP) and nanoplastic (NP) particles and their …

Energy homeostasis as an integrative tool for assessing limits of environmental stress tolerance in aquatic invertebrates

IM Sokolova, M Frederich, R Bagwe, G Lannig… - Marine environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
Energy balance is a fundamental requirement of stress adaptation and tolerance. We
explore the links between metabolism, energy balance and stress tolerance using aquatic …

[HTML][HTML] (Eco) toxicological tests for assessing impacts of chemical stress to aquatic ecosystems: facts, challenges, and future

LM Schuijt, FJ Peng, SJP van den Berg… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Monitoring of chemicals in the aquatic environment by chemical analysis alone cannot
completely assess and predict the effects of chemicals on aquatic species and ecosystems …

Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment

T Blacquiere, G Smagghe, CAM Van Gestel… - Ecotoxicology, 2012 - Springer
Neonicotinoid insecticides are successfully applied to control pests in a variety of
agricultural crops; however, they may not only affect pest insects but also non-target …

[HTML][HTML] Health risk assessment and levels of toxic metals in fishes (Oreochromis noliticus and Clarias anguillaris) from Ankobrah and Pra basins: Impact of illegal …

NK Kortei, ME Heymann, EK Essuman, FM Kpodo… - Toxicology Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are toxic heavy metals that
naturally occur in the ecosystem. Their levels are on the rise due to anthropogenic activities …