Identification of ecosystem services, ie the contributions that ecosystems make to human
well‐being, has proven instrumental in galvanising public and political support for …

The aquatic life has been negatively influenced by harmful effects of environmental toxic
elements, including heavy metals. The elevated concentrations of metals may be harmful for …

Freshwater mussels and crayfish are commonly used as biomonitors of trace metals. In the
present study, the concentrations of ten metals were determined in mussels (Unio …

The concentration of heavy metals in the aquatic environment has reached alarming level
over the years. Hence, simple and field trial friendly methods have been developed to …

In various tissues of Luciobarbus esocinus, Cyprinus carpio, and Carassius gibelio which
were taken from Keban Dam Lake Pertek region's freshwaters, Turkey in January–February …

Freshwater mollusks are employed as bioindicators for the assessment of water quality in
biomonitoring studies since the water quality of natural resources is crucial for humans. The …

ABSTRACT This study examined Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), and Zinc (Zn) levels in
Limnothrissa miodon fish from Lake Kariba in Zambia and their potential impact on human …

Bu çalışmada, biyoindikatör (Unio elongatulus eucirrus) olarak bilinen tatlı su midyesinin kas
dokusunda evsel ve tarımsal deşarjın antioksidan vitaminler A, E, C, β karoten ve …

Türkiye, which is one of the important speciation regions of the Palearctic Region, is one of
the distribution centers of the genus Dreissena. Since the 1800s, many taxa belonging to the …

Here, lethal toxicity of cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) to the copepod Pseudodiaptomus
annandalei Sewell was examined. The 48 h LC50 values were 0.87 and 12.31 mg/L …