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Morphology and size of blood cells of Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) as environmental health assessment in disturbed aquatic ecosystem from central Argentina
(Springer Heidelberg, 2017-11)
Four populations of Rhinella arenarum from aquatic environments with different degrees of disturbance in central Argentina were compared to assess the ability of cytomorphology and cytomorphometry of blood cells as a ...
A preliminary report of aquatic hyphomycetes isolated from Anzali lagoon (Gilan province, North of Iran)
(2019)
Aquatic hyphomycetes equipped with a rich array of extracellular enzymes are involved in bioremediation of anthropogenic pollutants, plastics, aromatic contaminants and petroleum hydrocarbons. The current study contributes ...
Microplastics alter composition of fungal communities in aquatic ecosystems
(2017)
Despite increasing concerns about microplastic (MP) pollution in aquatic ecosystems, there is insufficient knowledge on how MP affect fungal communities. In this study, we explored the diversity and community composition ...
Evaluation of benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of metal pollution in Brazilian rivers
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2021)
The evaluation of water resources quality is an important tool for controlling and monitoring water bodies, among which, the evaluation of toxic metal levels in benthic macroinvertebrates has been highlighted. This study ...
Review on the occurrence and biological effects of illicit drugs in aquatic ecosystems
(Springer, 2020-05-02)
Illicit drugs (IDs) and their metabolites are recognized as contaminants of emerging concern. After consumption, illicit drugs are partially metabolized and excreted unchanged in urine and feces or as active metabolites ...
The organic Rankine cycle: A promising technology for electricity generation and thermal pollution mitigation
(2022-05-15)
Waste heat emissions derived from cooling systems of the thermal power plant often discharged into rivers, lakes and seas, have been the direct cause of environmental problems for marine life. To control these wastewater ...
COVID-19 in the environment
In recent months, the presence of an emerging disease of infectious etiology has paralyzed everyone, already being a public health problem due to its high rate of infection, a life-threatening disease. The WHO has named ...
Permanent occurrence of Raphidiopsis raciborskii and cyanotoxins in a subtropical reservoir polluted by domestic effluents (Itupararanga reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil)
(2022-03-01)
Toxic cyanobacteria blooms are a frequent problem in subtropical reservoirs and freshwater systems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of potentially toxic cyanobacteria and the environmental ...