Water fleas of the genus Daphnia have been a model system for hundreds of years and is
among the best studied ecological model organisms to date. Daphnia are planktonic …

Nanoparticle production is on the rise due to its many uses in the burgeoning
nanotechnology industry. Although nanoparticles have growing applications, there is great …

Genomic resources are increasingly being used to improve the production efficiency and
profitability of aquaculture. Crustaceans are a large group of invertebrates that …

Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the environment undergo various
transformations, leading to the formation of transformation products (TPs) with a modified …

Global warming and nanoplastics (NPs) are critical global issues. Among NPs, one of the
most hazardous types of plastics, polystyrene (PS), poses ecotoxicological threats to several …

The importance of the cladoceran Daphnia as a model organism for ecotoxicity testing has
been well-established since the 1980s. Daphnia have been increasingly used in …

Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental pollutants and a great threat to the aquatic
environment. Due to their small size (ranging from 1 µm to 5 mm), microplastics be easily …

Chitin is among the most important components of the crustacean cuticular exoskeleton and
intestinal peritrophic matrix. With the progress of genomics and sequencing technology, a …

In this study, we investigated the individual and combined effects of microplastics (MPs) and
chromium (Cr) on the freshwater water flea Daphnia magna by measuring mortality …

The eco-geno-toxicological impacts of the most widely used antiviral drugs against SARS-
CoV2-ribavirin, ritonavir, nirmatrelvir and tenofovir-were investigated in freshwater …