Pesticide exposure is thought to be one of the common reasons for the decline in amphibian
populations, a phenomenon that is a major threat to global biodiversity. Although the single …

Due to intense agricultural activity in the rio Uruguai (South Brazil), there is the potential for
aquatic contamination by agrochemicals. In this region, there are many reservoirs to meet …

Polluted ecosystems may contain mixtures of metals, such that the combinations of metals,
even in low concentrations, may cause adverse effects. In the present study, we focused on …

The sensitivity of fish towards pollutants serves as an excellent tool for the analysis of water
pollution. The effluents generated from various anthropogenic activities may contain heavy …

In this study, we aimed to determine the toxic effects of metals on mussels (Unio mancus)
selected as biomonitor organisms in the Atatürk Dam Lake. The effect of metal pollution was …

Residues of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were detected in water, sediment and liver
tissue samples of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) collected from the …

The aim of this study is to examine the activity of several biomarkers in carp, Cyprinus carpio
L., to determine their response to xenobiotics, such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), in …

Label-free, optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS) based immunosensors were
developed for vitellogenin (Vtg) determination in carp (Cyprinus carpio). Purified polyclonal …

EROD and BFCOD activities were measured in liver and gills of barbel (Barbus callensis, a
native North African species) captured at Beni Haroun lake, the most important water …

The base levels and seasonal variability of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity,
glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity, reduced glutathione concentration (GSH) and …