Parasites and pollution: the effectiveness of tiny organisms in assessing the quality of aquatic ecosystems, with a focus on Africa

BM Gilbert, A Avenant-Oldewage - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The aquatic environment represents the final repository for many human-generated
pollutants associated with anthropogenic activities. The quality of natural freshwater systems …

Monitoring of metal pollution in waterways across Bangladesh and ecological and public health implications of pollution

G Kibria, MM Hossain, D Mallick, TC Lau, R Wu - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Using innovative artificial mussels technology for the first time, this study detected eight
heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, Zn) on a regular basis in waterways across …

Trace/heavy metal pollution monitoring in estuary and coastal area of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh and implicated impacts

G Kibria, MM Hossain, D Mallick, TC Lau, R Wu - Marine pollution bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
Using artificial mussels (AMs), this study reports and compares time-integrated level of
eleven trace metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, Zn) in Karnafuli River estuary and …

Gastropods as potential biomonitors of contamination caused by heavy metals in South Ural lakes, Russia

TG Krupnova, IV Mashkova, AM Kostryukova… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gastropods have long been used as biomonitors of the contamination caused by heavy
metals (HMs) in aquatic environments. The main aim of this study was to investigate the …

Effects of pollution on freshwater organisms

BS Choudri, Y Charabi, M Baawain… - Water Environment …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review covers research papers and scientific literature published in the year 2016 on
the effects of anthropogenic pollutants on freshwater organisms. In the first, the review …

The PAH body burdens and biomarkers of wild mussels in Port Phillip Bay, Australia and their food safety implications

H Shen, S Grist, D Nugegoda - Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Wild Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were collected from 10
coastal sites of Port Phillip Bay, Australia, and 16 types of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Diversity, distribution and abundance of freshwater snails in Eleyele dam, Ibadan, south-west Nigeria

OO Oloyede, B Otarigho, O Morenikeji - Zoology and Ecology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Freshwater molluscs help in the assessment of the ecological status of water bodies and
also play significant roles in the public and veterinary health. Hence, scientific studies …

A first field evaluation of heavy metals uptake by innovative artificial mussel (AM) technology versus live mussel (LM) from inshore of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh …

D Mallick, G Kibria, MMM Hossain, TC Lau… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The comparative application of innovative artificial mussel (AM) technology together with live
mussel (LM) has yet to be performed in the coastal waters of Bangladesh. Here, we report …

Spatial and temporal variations of trace metal body burdens of live mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis and field validation of the Artificial Mussels in Australian inshore …

H Shen, G Kibria, RSS Wu, P Morrison, D Nugegoda - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The body burdens of eight trace metals: Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr, Se, Hg, and As, were measured
in live mussels (LMs) Mytilus galloprovincialis at 14 coastal sites in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria …

The application of artificial mussels in conjunction with transplanted bivalves to assess elemental exposure in a platinum mining area

M Labuschagne, V Wepener, M Nachev… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is increasing evidence that platinum group elements (PGE) are pollutants of emerging
concern worldwide. Limited information exists on levels, particularly in regions where PGEs …