Abstract The 125 km 2 East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) is not only the world's largest
wastewater fed aquaculture site but also a Ramsar recognized eco-diversity zone. The EKW …

Abstract Everyday nearly 1.1 million m 3 d− 1 composite wastewaters from different source
points, both municipal and industrial, pass through the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) via a …

The biotoxicity of heavy metals in sediments toward benthic organisms has evoked great
concern for the health of freshwater ecosystems. This study applied a sediment toxicity …

In this study, the concentration of six metal (loid) s was examined in the fish Oreochromis
aureus collected from El Comedero dam during a massive mortality event induced by a mine …

An increasing number of studies have shown the ability of organisms to escape from toxic
effects due to contamination, by moving spatially towards less contaminated habitats …

The failure of a tailings dam occurred in January 2013 at the Santa María de Otáez mining
region (Mexico) released a spill (~ 300,000 m3) on Los Remedios River, which was …

The present study evaluates a battery of marine species-based bioassays against
chemically characterized municipal wastewater samples (raw and WWTP treated). We …

The study of bottom sediments was conducted within the basins of water bodies used for
recreational purposes (eg, bathing, fishing and diving) in the Silesian Upland and its …

Chemical pollution poses adverse effects on aquatic organisms, including altered gene
expression. This study, therefore, investigated the hepatic expression of biomarkers of …

Oreochromis niloticus was used to determine the effects of heavy metals and their
concentration in aquatic environments. Its wide distribution, resistance, and economical …