A global perspective on microplastics

RC Hale, ME Seeley, MJ La Guardia… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in
about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low production costs have fueled …

Bivalve haemocyte subpopulations: a review

NR De la Ballina, F Maresca, A Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bivalve molluscs stand out for their ecological success and their key role in the functioning of
aquatic ecosystems, while also constituting a very valuable commercial resource. Both …

Effects of long-term exposure of Mytilus galloprovincialis to thiacloprid: A multibiomarker approach

A Stara, M Pagano, M Albano, S Savoca… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thiacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide widely exploited in agriculture and easily
mobilized towards aquatic environments by atmospheric agents. However, little information …

The toxic impacts of microplastics (MPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on haematic parameters in a marine bivalve species and their potential …

S Sun, W Shi, Y Tang, Y Han, X Du, W Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are universally detected
in the marine ecosystem and may exert adverse impacts on marine species. Although under …

What we know and don't know about the invasive zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels

AY Karatayev, LE Burlakova - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
We summarized existing knowledge on Dreissena polymorpha (the zebra mussel) and D. r.
bugensis (the quagga mussel), including data on their taxonomy, systematics, evolution, life …

A global synthesis of ecosystem services provided and disrupted by freshwater bivalve molluscs

A Zieritz, R Sousa, DC Aldridge, K Douda… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Identification of ecosystem services, ie the contributions that ecosystems make to human
well‐being, has proven instrumental in galvanising public and political support for …

Concentrations levels and effects of 17alpha-Ethinylestradiol in freshwater and marine waters and bivalves: A review

 Almeida, MG Silva, AMVM Soares, R Freitas - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical drugs are contaminants of emerging concern and are amongst the most
frequent in the aquatic environment. Even though a vast literature indicate that …

Diversity, distribution and intrinsic extinction vulnerability of exploited marine bivalves

S Huang, SM Edie, KS Collins, NMA Crouch… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Marine bivalves are important components of ecosystems and exploited by humans for food
across the world, but the intrinsic vulnerability of exploited bivalve species to global changes …

Simultaneous increases of filter-feeding fish and bivalves are key for controlling cyanobacterial blooms in a shallow eutrophic lake

Y Zhang, R Shen, X Gu, K Li, H Chen, H He, Z Mao… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms have severely affected many freshwater
ecosystems. We studied the effects of filter-feeding fish and bivalves on algal populations …

The antineoplastic drugs cyclophosphamide and cisplatin in the aquatic environment–Review

V Queirós, UM Azeiteiro, AMVM Soares… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cyclophosphamide (CP) and Cisplatin (CDDP) are antineoplastic drugs widely
used in the treatment of neoplastic diseases that have been detected in the aquatic …