The presence of toxic substances in wastewaters and outdoor bodies of water is an
important ecotoxicological issue. The aim of this review is to illustrate how duckweeds …

Many chemical reactions at the Earth's surface are influenced by biota. Ecosystem
ecologists study the flow of matter and energy in ecosystems composed of organisms and …

Effects of cadmium, copper, and zinc on the aquatic plant Lemna gibba were determined
under controlled conditions; in parallel their removal from the growth medium was followed …

Moss (Scleropodium purum) transplants were used to study bioconcentration originating
from dry and bulk deposition, by measuring the tissue contents of Al, As, Ca, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn …

The present study focuses on the biochemical responses of the aquatic plant duckweed
(Spirodela polyrhiza L.) to zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). Laboratory experiments were …

The application of biocides is a traditional method of controlling biodecay of outdoor cultural
heritage. Chlorophyll degradation to phaeopigments is used to test the biocidal efficacy of …

With the aim of investigating the effects of wateracidity and metal concentrations on the
accumulationof heavy metals by aquatic bryophytes, batches of Fontinalis antipyretica …

Release of nanoparticles into the aquatic environment will inevitably influence the behavior
and toxicities of other existing pollutants. In the present study, 10 mg/L of nano-ZnO …

We determined levels of Cd, Cr, Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, Zn, Fe, and Mn in aquatic bryophytes
[Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw., Fissidens polyphyllus Wils., Brachythecium rivulare Schimp …

Use of agricultural land for forest plantations has become a common practice in Galicia,
northwest Spain, causing a change in biological diversity. Relationships between surface …