Application of wide range of pharmaceuticals is a serious threat to the environment causing
a significant deterioration of aquatic faunal health as well as its survival status. The …

The fish as a bioindicator species plays an increasing important role in the monitoring of
water pollution because it responds with great sensitivity to changes in the aquatic …

In the present study, a 96 h LC 50 of diazinon were firstly determined for Caspian roach
(Rutilus rutilus caspicus) juveniles. In order to investigate sub-lethal effects of diazinon on …

Globally, the prevalence and pollution of pharmaceutical drugs in aquatic environments
have been steadily increasing. This study sought to evaluate the effects of 14 days of …

Steroidal and non-steroidalanti-inflammatories are pharmaceutical prescribed in human
medicine and have the potential to contaminate water and sediments via inputs from …

The agricultural sector is considered to be the backbone of a countries economy. To
increase the crop yield, there is an extensive use of agrochemicals in the form of …

Toxic substances may be introduced deliberately or accidentally into the aquatic ecosystem,
impairing the quality of water and making it unsuitable for aquatic life. When the …

The residues and metabolites from pharmaceuticals have been noted to cause adverse
effects to both target and non-target aquatic organisms. The sublethal effects of diclofenac at …

Background. Lake Van, the second-largest soda lake in the world, has a pH 9.8 value. A fish,
locally known as Van fish, Alburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814), is an endemic fish of Lake …

Many contaminants which are toxic and adversely affect living organisms enter surface
waters. Among them, there are endocrine compounds such as steroid hormones, which can …