Although we are witnesses of an increase in the number of studies examining the
exposure/effects of microplastics (MPs) on different organisms, there are many unknowns …

ABSTRACT The 3Rs–Replacement, Reduction and Refinement–are embedded into the
legislation and guidelines governing the ethics of animal use in experiments. Here, we …

Abstract Background The Fish Embryo Acute Toxicity (FET) test with the zebrafish (Danio
rerio) embryo, the OECD test guideline (TG) 236, has been designed as an alternative for …

Abstract In 2013 the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) test
guideline (236) for fish embryo acute toxicity (FET) was adopted. It determines the acute …

Various additives are used in plastic products to improve the properties and the durability of
the plastics. Their possible elution from the plastics when plastics are fragmented into micro …

The textile dyeing industry is one of the main sectors contributing to environmental pollution,
due to the generation of large amounts of wastewater loaded with dyes (ca. 2–50% of the …

Tests with zebrafish embryos have gained wide acceptance as an alternative test model for
drug development and toxicity testing. In particular, the behavioral response of the zebrafish …

Following the world-wide ban of brominated flame retardants (BFRs), organophosphate
esters (OPEs), which could potentially affect human health and ecosystem safety, have been …

The paper provides a review of the current state of research in the field of biotesting, and the
problems of environmental studies and ways to solve them are discussed. The basic …

Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are part of the near billion‐dollar rodenticide industry.
Numerous studies have documented the presence of ARs in nontarget wildlife, with …