Scientific knowledge is considered to be an important factor (alongside others) in
environmental policy-making. However, the opportunity for environmentalists to influence …

Multiple Stressors in River Ecosystems: Status, Impacts and Prospects for the Future
provides a comprehensive and current overview on the topic as written by leading river …

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of WWTP effluents on the sediment microbial
communities throughout the Mureș River. This study shows the existence of an ecological …

Water abstraction is rapidly increasing worldwide in order to respond to escalating demands
for water, food and energy. Abstraction can alter the hydrological regime of streams and …

Numerous sections of the Mureş River vary in terms of the abundance of nitrates, ammonia,
and orthophosphates; and of correlated lotic sediment bacterial microbiome structures in …

The biological trait analysis (BTA) is regarded as a promising approach to unravel how
ecosystem functions respond to human-induced disturbances. This study considered the …

Rivers are among the most diverse and threatened ecosystems on the Earth, but their
conservation is a requisite for sustainable development. Conservation must consider both …

Further resolving physicochemical-fish associations would be of considerable benefit to
advancing both scientific research and monitoring programs in the Baltic states. We …

Human activities are neither limited nor localised. With the passage of time and growth of
population the intervening actions of the human beings have assumed a severe dimension …

Due to increasing volumes of certain types of waste and the cost of municipal waste
management, California and local jurisdictions are pursuing legislation to engage …