Higher plants provide valuable genetic assay systems for screening and monitoring
environmental pollutants. They are now recognized as excellent indicators of cytogenetic …

Metals and organic contaminants, present in the water‐column, sediment or food, are readily
accumulated by aquatic organisms. Exposure to and toxic effects of contaminants can be …

The rapidly evolving field of environmental toxicology involves the study of toxic compounds
and their effect on living organisms, as well as their fate within the natural environment …

Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water is a major threat to human health. Millions
of people across the world are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water with …

Five biomarkers (MT: metallothionein-like proteins, EROD: ethoxyresorufin ortho-dééthylase,
DNA strand breaks, LPO: peroxidation of lipids, VG: vitellogenin-like protiens) were …

As ecosystems become increasingly affected by human activity, the need to monitor,
evaluate, manage, and remediate ecological change will increase. Because of the …

This paper presents a critical review on phytotoxicity tests for environmental monitoring and
assessment. Vascular macrophytes used in the laboratory testing are emphasized; algae …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted on adult mussels P. perna and M
galloprovincialis, collected from two stations: a reference station, Cap Ghir, and a polluted …

Even under the best of circumstances, DNA is constantly subjected to chemical
modifications. Several types of DNA damage such as SSB (single strand break), DSB …

Studying animals in the environment may be a realistic and highly beneficial approach to
identifying unknown chemical contaminants before they cause human harm. Animals as …