As emerging pollutants, direct and indirect adverse impacts of micro (nano) plastics
(MPs/NPs) are raising an increasing environmental concern in recent years due to their poor …

Although weekly consumption of fish is recommended, the presence of contaminants in
seafood has raised many concerns regarding the benefits of fish intake. In the present study …

Accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in fish tissues is an important factor in monitoring the
health and safety of aquatic ecosystems. Furthermore, fish are important parts of aquatic …

Three fish species (Carassius auratus, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, and Squaliobarbus
curriculus) were collected from Xiang River near Changsha City, Southern China. The …

The present study aimed to quantify the concentration levels of potentially toxic elements
(PTEs) such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, and …

Bivalves are one of the key components of the biogeochemical cycle in the marine system,
and respond to heavy metal (HM) sensitively as filter feeders. To determine relationship of …

Microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals have become a real concern in the marine biota. In
this study, we investigated the concentration of heavy metals and MPs in Atropus atropos …

Heavy metal pollution in marine fish has become an important worldwide concern, not only
because of the threat to fish in general, but also due to human health risks associated with …

Nanoplastics may adsorb other pollutants in the environment due to their high specific
surface area and small size. We used earthworms as experimental organisms to evaluate …

Potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in edible marine fish have been widely reported from at least
15 different regions or countries in the literature. This evidently demonstrates the importance …