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 …

Nanoparticles (NPs) of copper oxide (CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO) and especially nanosilver are
intentionally used to fight the undesirable growth of bacteria, fungi and algae. Release of …

Emerging data suggests that some types of nanoparticles (NPs) are toxic to fish, and given
the well-known toxicity of dissolved metals, there are also concerns about whether metal …

In fish, environmental pollution is one factor that induces oxidative stress, and this can
disturb the natural antioxidant defense system. Oxidative stress has been well characterized …

The present study was conducted to examine the contamination of rivulet situated at
Kasimpur, Aligarh (27.218° N; 79.378° E). It receives the wastewater of Harduaganj Thermal …

Among species, various strategies in metal handling can occur. Moreover, the same metal
concentration, or even the same metal dose, does not always seem to exert the same effect …

Copper is known to pose a serious threat to aquatic organisms. However, the mechanisms
of its toxicity still remain unclear. Cu is known to exert its toxicity partly due to the formation of …

Copper (Cu) is a micronutrient essential for the biochemical functioning of numerous
processes in vertebrates but is also often present in the aquatic environment at …

The individual toxicity and bioaccumulation of cadmium, copper and zinc for common carp
juveniles was evaluated in a direct comparison in two experimental setups. First, fish were …

Hypoxia and Cu 2+ pollution often occur simultaneously in aquatic ecosystems and jointly
affect physiology of fish. As the respiratory and ion exchange tissue of fish, how gill responds …