This study describes the application of a protocol for biological assessment of water quality
at first to third order streams at Serra dos Órgãos, an area covered by Atlantic Forest in Rio …

Managers, researchers and technicians involved in the conservation and management of
water resources in the Central Amazonia need a robust tool to assess biological quality in …

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma análise dos principais bioindicadores
utilizados para avaliação do impacto ambiental em recursos hídricos, já que a simples …

Os Bioindicadores de qualidade ambiental são espécies, grupos de espécies ou
comunidades biológicas cuja presença, quantidade e distribuição indicam os impactos …

Biotic indices are important tools for evaluating water quality in Biomonitoring Programmes
of river basins. The objective of this study was to develop a Benthic Multimetric Index (BMI) …

Air, water, and soil pollution pose significant threats to environmental and human health,
particularly in rapidly urbanising regions. This comprehensive review evaluates the scientific …

Aquatic environments are being modified by anthropogenic activities regarding their
biological, physical, and chemical conditions; even pristine aquatic ecosystems can be …

In Brazil, the state of São Paulo contains both preserved areas (Juréia-Itatins Ecological
Station) and extremely impacted ones (Cubatão Municipality). This study evaluated the …

In order to assess the effects of tannery effluents (TE) in organism health, juveniles of
Prochilodus lineatus were submitted to in situ tests at four different river locations: site A …

Background Microeukaryotes are an effective indicator of the presence of environmental
contaminants. However, the characterisation of these organisms by conventional tools is …