The health of freshwater and marine ecosystems is critical to life on Earth. The impact of
solar UV-B radiation is one potential stress factor that can have a negative impact on the …

Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are ubiquitous in the environment. Wildlife
(including fish) are chronically exposed to PACs through air, water, sediment, soil, and/or …

A key challenge in ecotoxicology is to assess the potential risks of chemicals to the wide
range of species in the environment on the basis of laboratory toxicity data derived from a …

The dynamics of abiotic and biotic environmental factors, like temperature and predation,
can strongly influence the effects of anthropogenic chemical pollutants in natural systems …

The micronucleus test has been applied for more than three decades in tadpoles,
generating an early warning of environmental quality. In this study, we reviewed 48 articles …

Ecological risk assessments (ERAs) of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), as single
congeners or in mixtures, present technical challenges that raise concerns about their …

Pesticides and other chemicals often have detrimental effects at environmental
concentrations. Many amphibian species are particularly threatened because of their …

Acute lethal and sublethal toxicity of the pirimicarb-based commercial formulation Aficida®
were evaluated on Boana pulchella tadpoles. Whereas mortality was used as end point for …

Solar UV radiation is one of the most important environmental genotoxic factors. Its
incidence increased due to stratospheric ozone depletion, climate changes, and …

Consequences of human actions like global warming, spread of exotic species or resource
consumption are pushing species to extinction. Even species considered to be at low …