Pesticides are one of the persistent organic pollutants which are of concern due to their
occurrence in various ecosystems. In nature, the pesticide residues are subjected to …

The combined toxicity of heavy metals and pesticides to aquatic organisms is still largely
unexplored. In this study, we investigated the combined impacts of cadmium (Cd) and …

The in vivo sublethal toxic effects (0.2 and 0.6 LD 50) of topically applied imidacloprid on
biochemical biomarkers in the land snail, Helix aspersa was examined. Biochemical …

Siverskyi Donets is the fourth longest river in Ukraine and its ecosystem is heavily affected
by numerous agricultural and industrial activities. An impact of the on-going armed military …

The present investigation was aimed to assess the effects of imidacloprid on the survival,
genetic materials, hepatic transaminase activity and histopathology of loach (Misgurnus …

Imidacloprid is a global health threat that severely poisons the economically and
ecologically important honeybee pollinator, Apis mellifera. However, its effects on …

Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus at 9 days post-hatch were exposed in semi-static
experiments to the carbamate insecticide carbofuran, which is applied in agricultural …

Blood and liver from curimbata (Prochilodus lineatus) acclimated at pH 4.5, 7.0 and 8.0 and
at 20 and 30° C were exposed in vitro to different concentrations of copper (Cu): 98±0.8 μg …

This review includes works published in the general scientific literature during 2009 on the
effects of anthropogenic pollutants on freshwater organisms. It begins with two broad …

Imidacloprid (IMI), a neonicotinoid insecticide, is widely used to control pests in agriculture.
We investigated the changes in antioxidant enzyme activities, lipid peroxidation levels …