The concentration of nanoplastics (NPs) is expected to increase in aquatic environments
thus potentially threatening freshwater organisms through interactions with plastic particles …

Several studies have shown that ingestion of microplastics causes adverse effects in aquatic
organisms, including sediment-dwelling invertebrates. Most studies focus on evaluating the …

Microbial insecticides are being used as ecologically-friendly alternatives to traditional
insecticides. However, their effects have been poorly investigated on non-target freshwater …

Fipronil is a pyrazole insecticide used to control undesirable insect populations. Due to its
large-scale application, there is the potential for surface waters' contamination, with toxic …

The fungicide difenoconazole, widely used to reduce the negative impacts of fungi diseases
on areas with intensive farming, can reach freshwater systems causing deleterious effects …

Bio-insecticides have been increasingly used worldwide as ecofriendly alternatives to
pesticides, but data on their effects in non-target freshwater organisms is still scarce and …

The evaluation of the ecotoxicological effects of the effluent after treatment with peracetic
acid is relevant to help establish reference concentrations for the disinfection process and …

Background Freshwater organisms are facing increasing salinity levels, not only due to
natural environmental processes, but also human activities, which can cause several …

Advanced oxidative processes, such as Photo-Fenton, transform organic contaminants due
to the attack by radicals. In this context, the lethal and sub-lethal effects of the Cruiser® …

Microplastic particles appear in great abundance and variety in freshwater ecosystems
across the globe, spanning lakes and rivers, with increasingly frequent exposure of aquatic …