Environmental pollution, one of the most serious problems facing human health, ecosystems
and biodiversity, is defined as the contamination of the physical and biological components …

In the context of the increasing environmental and sanitary crisis, it is accepted that soil
pollution can cause health alterations and disturb natural population dynamics …

Massive use of pesticides in conventional agriculture leads to accumulation in soil of
complex mixtures, triggering questions about their potential ecotoxicological risk. This study …

We investigated concentrations of Zn, Cu, Cd and Pb in the compartments of a soil-plant
(Urtica dioica)-snail (Cepaea nemoralis) food chain in four polluted locations in the …

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) of inorganic metals and metalloids (metals) must be
specific to these substances and cannot be generic because most metals are naturally …

Environmental pollution caused by human activities is a global public health concern. This
review discusses the impact of different types of pollutants such as pesticides, metals …

Due to diffuse atmospheric fallouts of process particles enriched by metals and metalloids,
polluted soils concern large areas at the global scale. Useful tools to assess ecotoxicity …

Among soil invertebrates, terrestrial snails are herbivorous and detritivorous organisms
exposed to polluted soils by both digestive and cutaneous routes. Using laboratory‐reared …

Consumer products containing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) release silver (Ag) to the
environment, particularly wastewater. Sewage sludge (SS), which contains numerous …

The combined contamination of terrestrial environments by metal (loid) s (MEs) and
microplastics (MPs) is a major environmental issue. Once MPs enter soils, they can interact …