The pollution by heavy metals poses a serious threat to the aquatic environment and to the
organisms if the concentration of heavy metals in the environment exceeds the safe limits …

Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic metal in aquatic environments. Fish are at the top of the food
chain in most aquatic environments, and are the most susceptible to the toxic effects of Pb …

The present study, seasonal pollution of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr and Cu) in water,
sediment, tissues of fish Carassius carassius and oyster Crassostrea gigas were determined …

The drive for development and modernization has come at great cost. Various human
activities in developed and developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Heavy metals, the most potent contaminants of the environment, are discharged into the
aquatic ecosystems through the effluents of several industries, resulting in serious aquatic …

Cadmium (Cd) is a type of toxic metal, in most cases, coming from fuel burning and aquatic
plants. The cells of organisms can be caused serious damage, including pyroptosis …

Lead (Pb) is a toxic heavy metal and an aquatic pollutant. Various amounts of heavy metals
are released into the environment through industrial discharge, causing excessive …

The presence of heavy metals (HMs) in aquatic ecosystems is a universal concern due to
their tendency to accumulate in aquatic organisms. HMs accumulation has been found to …

Heavy metals (HMs) in an aquatic environment mainly affects fish, and thus, fish are
convenient pollution bio-indicators. In this study, the toxic effects of HM mixture (chromium …

Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly being detected in freshwater environments, which have
the potential to cause combined toxicity with other contaminants on aquatic organisms. To …