The global plastics production has increased from 1.5 million tons in the 1950s to 335
million tons in 2016, with plastics discharged into virtually all components of the …

Interest about interactions between microplastics and organisms is on the rise. Accessing
organisms' responses to these chemically “inert” compounds plays an important role in …

The variations of haematological parameters hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration,
leukocyte and erythrocyte count have been used as pollution and physiological indicators of …

The present review gives a brief account of the toxic effects of heavy metals on fish. In
aquatic ecosystem, heavy metals are considered as the most important pollutants, since they …

Control strategies and routine biomonitoring programs are commonly performed worldwide
using sentinel marine invertebrates, such as mussels of the genus Mytilus, for assessing the …

After application, antidepressants, like other pharmaceuticals, are excreted from human
body in their native form or as metabolites and enter the aquatic environment via different …

Heavy metal pollution is a major concern in China because of its serious effects on human
health. To assess potential human health and ecological risks of heavy metal pollution …

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace-element that becomes toxic when present at high
concentrations for aquatic organisms. The knowledge about the mechanism of Se toxicity in …

There is a growing global concern about the health implications of xenobiotics, which have
harmful effects to both humans and wildlife. Among them, teleost fish are known as very …

Abstract Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) is an active substance of many
herbicides. According to literature studies, glyphosate residues and their metabolites have …