Atrazine is a pre-and post-emergence herbicide used to control weeds in many crops. It was
introduced in the late 1950s, but its use has been controversial because of its high potential …

Pesticides play a significant role in crop production and have become an inevitable part of
the modern environment due to their extensive distribution throughout the soil ecosystem …

The determination of the real toxicity of sediments in aquatic ecosystems is challenging and
necessary for an appropriate risk assessment. Different approaches have been developed …

Instead of individual ones, pesticides are usually detected in water environment as mixtures
of contaminants. Laboratory tests were conducted in order to investigate the effects of …

Pesticide use in agriculture threatens non-target insects such as bees. Considering the
ecological and economic relevance of native bees, such as Scaptotrigona postica, and the …

Freshwater riverbeds are a major repository of microplastics (MPs) from inland activities.
Benthic macroinvertebrates that live in close contact with sediments seem to ingest a …

Despite the frequent detection of organic ultraviolet-filters (UV-filters) in freshwater
sediments, there is a lack of ecotoxicological data undermining a correct risk assessment for …

The insecticide thiamethoxam (TMX) is a systemic neonicotinoid widely used for pest control
in several agricultural crops. TMX mimics the action of acetylcholine causing uncontrolled …

The contaminants, instead of single contaminants, are usually found as chemical mixtures in
terrestrial environment. However, little information is now available about the joint effects of …

Nickel (Ni) toxicity has been reported to produce biochemical and behavioral dysfunction.
The present study was undertaken to examine whether Ni chronic administration can induce …