Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is broadly utilized worldwide, increasing more
dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the majority ends up in the aquatic …

The chlorophyte microalga Chlorella sorokiniana was tested for the bioremediation of heavy
metals pollution. It was cultured with different concentrations of Cu 2+, Cd 2+, As (III) and As …

The potential of remobilization of pollutants is a major problem for anthropogenic
ecosystems, because even when the anthropogenic source of pollution is identified and …

Marine plastic pollution is a growing concern worldwide and has the potential to impact
marine life via leaching of chemicals, with zinc (Zn), a common plastic additive, observed at …

Metals are considered to be one of the most hazardous substances due to their potential for
accumulation, magnification, persistence, and wide distribution in water, sediments, and …

Benthic biotic indices are important ecological tools extensively used to understand the
ecological quality of coastal wetlands. The present study aimed to assess the ecological …

The increasing prevalence of zinc pollution in marine ecosystems, primarily from industrial
sources, has become a global environmental concern. This study addresses zinc toxicity in …

Human activities, including industrial and agricultural production, as well as domestic
sewage discharge, have led to heavy metal pollution and eutrophication in coastal waters …

Metals are essential at trace levels to aquatic organisms for the function of many
physiological and biological processes. But their elevated levels are toxic to the ecosystem …

Although the influence of major nutrients on metal toxicity in marine phytoplankton has been
widely explored, the mechanisms involving the cell surface are poorly understood. Here, the …