Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the wide spread contamination of soils with trace
metals. Invertebrates form a key link between the soil and trophic levels. Hence, an …

Heavy metal (HM) pollution is a severe global environmental issue. HMs in the environment
can transfer along the food chain, which aggravates their ecotoxicological effect and …

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 …

Ants accumulate heavy metals and respond to pollution with modification in species
composition, community structure, altered behaviour and immunity. However, the levels of …

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

Pollution is among the major anthropogenically induced drivers of environmental change.
Heavy metals, released from industry and transport, can contaminate aquatic and terrestrial …

Metallic pollutants can have harmful impacts on ant morphology and physiology. We studied
the occurrence of labial gland disease in Camponotus japonicus from two polluted areas …

Heavy metals, like many other chemical elements, are naturally present in the environment;
however, the concentrations of these metals in various environmental matrices have …

Certain poisons and drugs can influence the growth and developmental patterns of
necrophagous species, possibly affecting the accuracy of the postmortem interval (PMI) …

We investigated the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris as a bioindicator and biomonitor of
metals in the industrial area. Using traps, we collected 257 yellowjackets along a pollution …