Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

G Sigmund, M Ågerstrand, A Antonelli… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary‐scale emergencies
requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are deeply interlinked, they need …

Daphnia as a model organism to probe biological responses to nanomaterials—from individual to population effects via adverse outcome pathways

K Reilly, LJA Ellis, HH Davoudi, S Supian… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The importance of the cladoceran Daphnia as a model organism for ecotoxicity testing has
been well-established since the 1980s. Daphnia have been increasingly used in …

Daphnia as a Sentinel Species for Environmental Health Protection: A Perspective on Biomonitoring and Bioremediation of Chemical Pollution

M Abdullahi, X Li, MAE Abdallah… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite available technology and the knowledge that chemical pollution damages human
and ecosystem health, chemical pollution remains rampant, ineffectively monitored, rarely …

The hologenome of Daphnia magna reveals possible DNA methylation and microbiome-mediated evolution of the host genome

A Chaturvedi, X Li, V Dhandapani… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Properties that make organisms ideal laboratory models in developmental and
medical research are often the ones that also make them less representative of wild …

[HTML][HTML] Combined toxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances and microplastics on the sentinel species Daphnia magna: Implications for freshwater ecosystems

T Soltanighias, A Umar, M Abdullahi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Persistent chemicals from industrial processes, particularly perfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS), have become pervasive in the environment due to their persistence, long half-lives …

Harnessing water fleas for water reclamation: A nature-based tertiary wastewater treatment technology

M Abdullahi, I Stead, S Bennett, R Orozco… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanisation, population growth, and climate change have put unprecedented pressure on
water resources, leading to a global water crisis and the need for water reuse. However …

Interactions between phenanthrene exposure and historical chemical stress: Implications for fitness and ecological resilience of the sentinel species Daphnia magna

F Gigl, M Abdullahi, M Barnard, H Hollert… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) arise from incomplete combustion of oil, coal, and
gasoline, with lipophilic properties facilitating their widespread distribution and persistence …

Understanding Ecological Complexity in a Chemical Stress Context: A Reflection on Recolonization, Recovery, and Adaptation of Aquatic Populations and …

M Bundschuh, F Mesquita‐Joanes… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recovery, recolonization, and adaptation in a chemical stress context are processes that
regenerate local populations and communities as well as the functions these communities …

History of exposure to copper influences transgenerational gene expression responses in Daphnia magna

G Jeremias, AB Muñiz-González… - Epigenetics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The establishment of transgenerational effects following chemical exposure is a powerful
phenomenon, capable of modulating ecosystem health beyond exposure periods. This …

Zooplankton vulnerability to glyphosate exacerbated by global change

ME López-Valcárcel, A Del Arco, G Parra - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities generate a severe footprint at a global scale. Intensive agriculture is
a global change driver that affects aquatic systems due to the discharge of pollutants. This …