The most significant risk factor for organisms living in an environment contaminated by
heavy metals is the metal bioavailability. Therefore, an efficient ecotoxicological approach to …

Crayfish, an aquatic food consumed globally, has been reported to accumulate heavy metal.
To assess the health risk to the crayfish-consuming population, we investigated heavy …

Water pollution is a critical management issue, with many rivers and streams draining urban
areas being polluted by the disposal of untreated solid waste and wastewater discharge …

Aquatic macroinvertebrates are considered effective bioindicators of ecosystem health due
to their different sensitivities to habitat alteration and pollution. Macroinvertebrate community …

Background: Evaluation and prediction of the freshwater status based on freshwater
macroinvertebrates (FwM) has become valuable in bioindication because they provide a …

The mentum deformity incidence in Chironomus plumosus larvae to assess the
environmental contamination level in Lake Trasimeno, Central Italy, was investigated. The …

The spatial heterogeneity and nonlinearity exhibited by bio-optical relationships in turbid
inland waters complicate the retrieval of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration from …

Abstract Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) concentrations in the liver and
the quadriceps muscle of adult stone marten (9 specimens) and pine marten (11 specimens) …

Many freshwater ecosystems are facing ecological challenges such as influx of trace
elements from human activities, and sediments behave as a sink for trace elements in these …

Baetis pavidus is considered the larva of aquatic insects belonging to the order
Ephemeroptera. These ephemeral larvae measure 1 cm on average, and adults have a very …