Zinc pollution of freshwater aquatic ecosystems is a problem in many countries, although its
specific effects on phytoplankton may be influenced by other environmental factors. Light …

The rapid proliferation of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) in industry and the environment
requires realistic toxicity assessments based on approaches that consider the biological …

Leaf litter decomposition is a key ecological process in freshwater ecosystems. Fungi,
particularly aquatic hyphomycetes, play a major role in organic matter turnover and …

While the emerging amphibian disease chytridiomycosis is causing dramatic and ongoing
biodiversity losses worldwide, sustainable strategies to mitigate this global threat to …

Anthropogenic pollution has impacted ecosystems and organisms globally. Aquatic
freshwater systems are of particular concern because of their importance to human health …

Antibiotics may constitute a risk for aquatic detritivorous macroinvertebrates (ie, shredders)
via waterborne and dietary antibiotic exposure. In addition, antibiotics can alter the food …

Ecological risk assessment is a process evaluating the likelihood that adverse ecological
effects may occur or are occurring as a result of exposure to one or more substances …

Recently, the Guardian published an article entitled “EU clean water laws under attack from
industry lobbyists” by Arthur Neslen (https://www. thegu ardia n. com/envi r onmen …

Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants of great concern due to their abundance
and persistence over time in aquatic environments. However, studies on their impacts on …

While the impact of various anthropogenic alterations, eg nutrient enrichment, has been
documented on leaf litter breakdown—a key process for stream ecosystems—, our objective …