Studies investigating the use of biomarkers in pesticide risk assessment have greatly
increased in recent years; however, issues concerning the ecological meaning of enzymatic …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

Monitoring biodiversity is essential to assess the impacts of increasing anthropogenic
activities in marine environments. Traditionally, marine biomonitoring involves the sorting …

The water quality in South Africa's river systems is rapidly deteriorating as a consequence of
increased discharge of wastewater effluents. The natural ability of rivers and reservoirs to …

The induction of heat shock proteins (Hsps) is considered as an important protective,
ecophysiologically adaptive, and genetically conserved response to environmental stress in …

Based on the Pressure–State–Response (P–S–R) approach, an index system for landscape
ecological security (LES) was suggested using three dimensions, six factors, and three …

Although pharmaceuticals have been detected in the environment only in the range from
ng/L to μg/L, it has been demonstrated that they can adversely affect the health status of …

The Vaal River is situated in the mining and industrial heartland of South Africa. It is
regarded as a “work horse” river in South Africa and as a consequence it receives treated …

Goldfish (Carassius auratus) bred in clean water were transferred into different stations in
Taihu Lake for active biomonitoring exposures. The biotransformation enzymes 7 …

Seven deep-sea fish species were sampled in the Blanes Canyon area (NW Mediterranean)
at a depth of 1200 m during winter. The concentrations of nine metals were determined in …