Potentially toxic metals and metalloids (PTMs) may become a concern to plant and animal
health when soil concentrations exceed toxicity limits. These limits are often exceeded in …

The presence of the toxic metal cadmium (Cd2+) in certain foodstuffs is recognised as a
global problem, and there is increasing legislative pressure to reduce the content of Cd in …

Until now, the term entomotoxicology has only been used in medico-legal sciences.
However, entomotoxicology as a whole has a much wider scope and forensic …

Heavy metals are major environmental pollutants that affect organisms across different
trophic levels. Herbivorous insects play an important role in the bioaccumulation, and …

Cadmium, a common environmental contaminant in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,
presented a serious hazard to growth and development of phytophagous insects. For better …

Our environment is increasingly polluted with various molecules, some of which are
considered endocrine disruptors. Metals and phthalates, originating from industrial activities …

Anthropogenic trace metal contamination has significantly increased and has caused many
hazardous consequences for the ecosystems and human health. The Terni basin valley …

Long-term exposure of populations to pollution may result in enhanced ability to cope with
environmental stress. To compare the responses of two Lymantria dispar populations living …

By exposing herbivorous cutworm Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae to
Cadmium (Cd) stress via Cd treated cabbages Brassica campestris and artificial diets, we …

Cadmium (Cd) can display a variety of different effects on living organisms. The objectives of
the present study were to investigate Cd bioaccumulation and differences in parameters of …