Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) organize knowledge on the progression of toxicity
through levels of biological organization. By determining the linkages between toxicity …

Ecological risk assessment is a process evaluating the likelihood that adverse ecological
effects may occur or are occurring as a result of exposure to one or more substances …

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 …

Aquatic contamination in agricultural areas is a global problem, characterized by a complex
mixture of organic and inorganic pollutants whose effects on biota are unpredictable and …

Amphibians are very sensitive to environmental change and pollution because they have
both aquatic and terrestrial life cycle stages and high skin permeability. Particularly during …

The aim of this study was to characterize the level and nature of the pesticide contamination
received by one-sided livebearer fish (Jenynsia multidentata) from a watercourse situated …

Abstract The Caño Negro Ramsar wetland is a conservation area of great natural and
societal value, located in the lower part of the Frío River watershed in the north of Costa …

In fish, the role that cholinesterases (ChEs) play in tissues other than those implicated in
neural activity, as well as the involvement of carboxylesterases (CbEs) and cytochrome …

The aim of the present study is to contribute an ecologically relevant assessment of the
ecotoxicological effects of pesticide applications in agricultural areas in the tropics, using an …

The use of pesticides has increased considerably over the past few decades to maximize
crop yields. This resulted in the presence of a range of toxic compounds in ecosystems …